You Bought a Pasmo for Trains; You'll Tap It at the Register
A Pasmo pays more than train fares. The same tap works at shop counters, coin lockers, vending machines, and buses, and the balance can never go negative.
Cultural Etiquette
Everyday procedures and manners for Tokyo shrines, baths, dining, transit, payments, lockers, and trash.
Worried about using a communal bath at your ryokan?
A ryokan bath runs on a fixed order: wash seated, rinse fully, soak, then return to the station. Confirm private versus communal before you book.
Where a Suica Works Off the Train, and Where It Doesn't
Suica works at convenience stores, vending machines, lockers, and most Tokyo taxis, but cash wins at small counters and shrines. Here's where the line falls.
Where Do You Eat Konbini Food If the Store Has No Seats?
No seats at the konbini? Here is where the food actually gets eaten, how the onigiri tab opens, and why the wrapper rides in your bag to the next store.