Nimoca


Nimoka, written in lower-case letters, nimoca, is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nishi-Nippon Railroad introduced the system on May 18, 2008. Its name is an acronym of "nice money card", while nimo in Japanese means "also," as the card is usable also on buses, also on trains, also for shopping, etc. Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses FeliCa, RFID technology developed by Sony. On March 13, 2010, nimoca was interoperated with two similar cards in Fukuoka—SUGOCA from Kyūshū Railway Company and Hayakaken from Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau—plus Suica, a card used in Greater Tokyo Area by East Japan Railway Company. The card features a ferret as the official mascot.

Usable area

As of March 2011
Future plans
These three cards can be issued either as prepaid cards or commuters passes.

Mejiron nimoca

See also: Mejiron nimoca
The Mejiron nimoca introduced the system on December 26, 2010 by Oita Bus, Oita Kōtsū and Kamenoi Bus in Oita Prefecture. The cute design combines nimoca mascot Ferret with Mejiron, the mascot character widely loved as Oita Prefecture's cheering squad.

Personalization

The Nimoca company provides a service where designers can upload images and have them printed on their custom IC cards. The minimum order is 500 cards where each card costs approximately ¥800.

Interoperation

The Nimoca card can be used anywhere Ic cards are accepted in Japan. As of July 2017 cards are accepted at all MOS Burger locations throughout Japan.