SAPICA
Sign in to savethumb|SAPICA commuter pass is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (SCTB) introduced the system from January 30, 2009. The name of the card means "Sapporo's IC card". is also the sound symbolic word for quickly pulling a card out and is the equivalent of "beep". The card is issued by , the third sector (public-private) company of Sapporo City Government.
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SAPICA（サピカ）は、札幌圏の地下鉄・バス・市電で乗車券としてご利用いただけるICカードです。さらにSAPICAのロゴマークのある店舗や自動販売機などで電子マネーとしてご利用いただけます。
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thumb|SAPICA commuter pass is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (SCTB) introduced the system from January 30, 2009. The name of the card means "Sapporo's IC card". is also the sound symbolic word for quickly pulling a card out and is the equivalent of "beep". The card is issued by , the third sector (public-private) company of Sapporo City Government.
The integrated service with Kitaca, a smart card system by JR Hokkaidō, was initially considered, but they decided to introduce the different systems because of the technical and financial difficulties. The two operators initially hoped to start an integrated service, but as of February 2020 Sapica still could not be used on JR services.
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