in japan there are so many different types of ic cards.there are actually nine types of them
which can be used in any prefectures but i can't i couldn't remember so let me just read it
they're really convenient because we are able to use it in so many places
so we don't need to carry cash as much as before but can we really use it everywhere
so today i have set myself a challenge can i survive a day in japan using SUICA with a budget
seeing how many places i can and can't use my SUICA card
guys let's go
while we are heading to harajuku let me tell you how to buy a sika there are two ways to buy it
number one download the app. You can download the app to your phone using either google play
or apple store
number two buy it at the station
most stations sell ic cards at the commuters sells
counters located in the stations and can also be purchased at the top of machines located outside the gates
okay we're here first stop will be my favorite ramen shop in harajuku follow me
before heading there i want to buy something to drink
let's go
it's been a while since i've been to this ramen shop so i'm really excited i'm not sure if we can
use SUICA at this particular shop harajuku brands though i could use suica with other branches
of this ramen shop before so i think we can have high hopes here
this challenge is actually harder than i thought suddenly not every restaurant allows
us to play with SUICA yet oh well we just need to give up on this awesome ramen shop this time
let's just buy lunch at the convenience store
i still want to eat ramen and feel a bit sad about it but you know what let's just move on and think
positively japanese company BENTOs are actually really tasty and if we just buy something there
and eat at the park we can save money so it's not too bad also it's a perfect weather for picnic
tamago sandwich featuring my dirty finger
i'm full Since we are in the Harajuku area i want to go to takeshita street and do some shopping
i hope i can buy something there using my suica
up oh before going there i want to test something
let's go
to test if you can use SUICA for taxi let's wride one. In japan most of the taxi companies
allow us to pay with suica.
let's try at my favorite shop to see if we can go shopping using our SUICA
okay seems like we can use zika here so let's pick one
i decided to buy this pen case, Yellow one
so i wanted to buy some souvenir for my mom at this super cute accessory shop but
sadly we can't use suica here so let's move to the next shop
i'll come back here next time okay
i tried four shops in total and i could only pay with my suica at two out of them
so when it comes to shopping about fifty percent of the shops in central tokyo let us use Suica
oh that's so cute maybe i should buy some of them for my niece kawaii
i hope we can use zika here i'll
those are so cute key holders for souvenir too
anyways and really happy i hope my niece will be happy with my presents too
i thought it's easy to find a nice restaurant where we can pay using sika
but turns out it's not that easy to find one in shinjuku but it's still fine we
just need to ask around to see if we can use it or not let's do a small japanese lesson
quickly here's the phrase when you want to ask if we can play using your suica sumimasen
which means excuse me can i use SUICA let's ask
okay now we're in the izakaya so let's order something izakaya in japan are super convenient
as we are able to order using touchpad screens that usually have the option to be translated
into many languages so let's go with english we can check our bills from this touch panel
so it's like when we split it's around 2000 yen per person okay i'm not gonna order any more then
i also like the fact that it's reasonable and most importantly water comes free
okay let's go pay with SUICA
now i'm full and tired let's find a hotel where we can use SUICA
okay that was quite an adventure today i hope this video can be your help in the near future
also i'll definitely go to that ramen shop tomorrow anyways until next time good night