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Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by a_t48 on Monday August 28, 2023 @03:29AM (#37290951)
Oh wow, that sucks. Glad I was able to get one when I was there in March. Tourists can still use https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/welcomesuica/welcomesuica.... though it seemed like a worse deal than a regular card when I was there.
Re:Tokyo by Train (2016) [video] by nicolas314 on Monday August 28, 2023 @03:59AM (#37291137)
Outside of Tokyo you can still easily get one of the other regional IC cards [1]. They can now all be used everywhere in Japan including the Tokyo subway, provided you don't start travel in one region and end it in another.

[1] https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2359_003.html