Manaca

manaca
LocationUsable nationwide
Distributed in the Greater Nagoya Area
LaunchedFebruary 11, 2011
Technology
ManagerTransportation Bureau City of Nagoya and Meitetsu
CurrencyJapanese yen (¥20,000 maximum load)
Stored-valuePay as you go
Credit expiryNone[1]
Retailed
Websitewww.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/en/pc/manaca/
manaca.meitetsu.co.jp
How to use Manaca in a ticket gate

Manaca, stylized in lowercase as manaca (マナカ, manaka) is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in Nagoya, Japan and the surrounding area in Aichi Prefecture. It launched on February 11, 2011, replacing the Tranpass magnetic fare card system. Since 2013, it has been part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service, allowing it to be used in all major cities across the country.[2][3]

  1. ^ "利用方法について". Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Ito, Etsuro (October 2013). "Launch of Nationwide Interoperable Transport System IC Cards" (PDF). East Japan Railway Culture Foundation. Japan Railway & Transport Review. pp. 6–15. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference japan-guide IC cards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).