Outside the South Ticket Gate, left side in front
Greater Tokyo · A-rated official location
Buy Welcome Suica at Ikebukuro Station
Leave Ikebukuro's South Ticket Gate and look to the left in front for the JR East center that currently sells Welcome Suica.
Official-source recordLeave Ikebukuro's South Ticket Gate and look to the left in front for the JR East center that currently sells Welcome Suica.
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JR East
Welcome Suica
JR EAST Travel Service Center on the left in front after leaving the South Ticket Gate
- Floor / level
- South Exit station concourse
- Gate side
- Outside the South Ticket Gate, left side in front
- Counter / machine
- staffed JR EAST Travel Service Center
- Initial value
- JPY 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 / 4,000 / 5,000 / 10,000
- Deposit
- None
- Validity
- 28 days from purchase
- How to buy
- One card per person in principle; choose an adult or child card and a loaded amount
- Payment
- The staffed JR EAST Travel Service Center accepts major credit cards
- Refund
- No refund of remaining value, including before expiry
- Child card
- Child ID such as a passport must be presented; a family member may buy it with the child's ID
Two limits travelers miss
Nationwide use is not unlimited travel.
Usable in participating IC areas nationwide, but one rail journey cannot cross between separate IC card areas
Stored value alone is not a Shinkansen reservation; register the card to an eligible reservation service such as SmartEX or use the required tickets
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