日本 General Travel tip
Put a Suica card on your phone before you fly
One tap-to-pay transit card covers trains, subways, and most buses in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima, plus convenience stores and vending machines.
- iPhone: Wallet → + → Transit Card → Suica, then top it up with your credit card.
- Android: most phones sold outside Japan can't add Suica, so pick up a physical Welcome Suica at the airport instead.
Adding it at home means you can walk straight from arrivals onto the train.