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ecomyca

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ecomyca
LocationToyama Prefecture
LaunchedFebruary 2010
Technology
OperatorToyama Chihō Railway
CurrencyJapanese yen
Stored-valuePay as you go
Credit expiryNone[1]
Retailed
Website(in Japanese) Official site

ecomyca (えこまいか) is a rechargeable contactless smart card issued by the Toyama Chihō Railway in Japan since 2010.[3] The name is a portmanteau of "ecology" and "my card", and is a play on the Toyama dialect "ikomaika" (行こまいか) which translates to "let's go".[4]

The card supersedes the contactless passca (パスカ, pasuka) card issued by the Toyama Light Rail from 29 April 2006, until its merger with the Toyama Chihō Railway on 31 October 2019.

Functions and services

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ecomyca cards are contactless payment cards, used on the Toyama Chihō Railway, Toyama Light Rail, and Maidohaya community bus routes in Toyama.[3] The minimum cost is ¥2,000, including a ¥500 deposit.[4]

ecomyca cards can also be used in Toyama's Cyclocity bike share scheme.[4][5]

On 30 September 2019, the Toyama Chihō Railway operator announced ecomyca cards and their stored values will no longer expire after ten years.[1]

Interoperability

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Japanese IC card interoperability

JR West announced IC cards in Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service including ICOCA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa, Hayakaken, nimoca, and SUGOCA would be accepted alongside ecomyca starting 10 October 2021.[6][7][8]

However, ecomyca cards carry discounted fares,[4] and national IC cards cannot yet be recharged at Toyama Chihō Railway stations.[9]

Technology

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ecomyca cards incorporates contactless RFID technology developed by Sony called FeliCa, in common with other Japanese and global IC card tickets.[10]

Mobile devices

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Toyama City's Toyo Activity (とほ活, tohokatsu) smartphone app can be used to check balances on compatible iOS and Android hardware supporting NFC.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "「ICカードえこまいか 10年間ご利用がない場合の失効」規定の撤廃について" (in Japanese). Toyama Chiho Railway Co., Ltd. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ^ "鉄道・バス - 乗車券販売所一覧" (in Japanese). Toyama Chiho Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ^ a b "ecomyca" (in Japanese). Toyama Chiho Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ^ a b c d "No.444-1:春間近、おでかけは便利で環境にやさしい乗り物で！" (in Japanese). Toyama Just Now. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ^ "In Practice - FAQ - Payments". Cyclocity. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  6. ^ "市内電車でＩＣＯＣＡ等の全国交通系ＩＣカードが利用できるようになります" (PDF) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  7. ^ "路面電車でスイカ可能に　富山市、20年度予算案で" (in Japanese). Nikkei. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  8. ^ "富山市の路面電車 イコカ・スイカＯＫ　対応ＩＣカード１０種類増" (in Japanese). 北陸新幹線で行こう！北陸・信越観光ナビ. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  9. ^ "富山地鉄の路面電車「全国ICカード」OKに　従来カードと異なるサービスや利用方法" (in Japanese). Railway Pressnet. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  10. ^ "FeliCa In Use". Sony. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  11. ^ "えこまいか等の残高・履歴照会機能を追加しました！" (in Japanese). Toyama City. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

See also

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