ICOCA
Sign in to saveICOCA () is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on the JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003, for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe (Keihanshin). It is now usable on many other networks nationwide. The ICOCA area has gradually been expanded, and now includes the San'yo region through the Okayama and Hiroshima urban areas, and some lines in northern Shikoku, San'in and Hokuriku regions as of 2024.
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- Official website
- www.westjr.co.jp/global/th/howto/icoca
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- Kips ICOCA 裏.jpg
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- name in kana
- イコカ
- inception
- 2003-11-01
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- ICOCA
- commercialization date
- 2003-11-01
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ICOCA () is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on the JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003, for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe (Keihanshin). It is now usable on many other networks nationwide. The ICOCA area has gradually been expanded, and now includes the San'yo region through the Okayama and Hiroshima urban areas, and some lines in northern Shikoku, San'in and Hokuriku regions as of 2024.
ICOCA is an abbreviation of "IC Operating Card" and is also a play on the phrase , an informal, Kansai dialect invitation meaning "Shall we go?"