Kitaca (キタカ, Kitaka) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. But you can use Kitaca at any nationwide IC marked railroad, bus, and so forth. If within the IC areas of Tokyo metropolitan area, Nagoya, Kansai, Kyushu and so forth, you can pay with one touch of your Kitaca card at your travel or business destination.

• - The Kitaca card is already loaded and ready for use. You will be able to add credit during your stay if necessary. 

• - Once the credit has been used up, the card can be topped up at the station as many times as needed.
• - The Kitaca card can be purchased prior to your departure to Japan, without affecting its operation.
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Remark :

It is not possible to travel outside IC card areas. Both, the origin and destination stations have to be located inside the IC card's coverage area. Furthermore, it is not possible to use an IC card to travel between disjoined IC card areas. For example, you cannot use it to travel between Tokyo and Sendai.

Loaded Value : 

 1,500 Japanese Yen credit and 500 Japanese Yen deposit

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