If you have an iPhone, just change your phone region to Japan, and use wallet ap...

modeless · on Dec 28, 2023

As long as you aren't using a foreign Visa card! They are having some sort of spat with Visa right now.

Tourists should get a physical card at the airport. There are too many caveats and exceptions to phone wallet support for non-residents.

klausa · on Dec 28, 2023

You don't need to change regions anymore.

And I think recently when you look up directions in Apple Maps, it even suggests adding a transit card if you don't have one!

Here, under Transit Cards in Maps. https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-16-maps/

It would be a _fantastic_ feature if I wasn't a control freak and didn't add one before I even boarded the plane, but still a very nice touch.

aspenmayer · on Dec 28, 2023

There’s no need to change any region; just open Wallet, press the + sign in upper right corner, scroll down to transit cards, and scroll down to Japan section to find Suica as well as PASMO and ICOCA.