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Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Metro payment methods

Check how to enter the gates, buy tickets and use fare cards on Tokyo Metro. Operated by Tokyo Metro; last verified on 2026-07-21.

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Partial
bank card at gate
Partial
open-loop payment

Quick answer

Can I tap a bank card on Tokyo Metro?

Partly. Tokyo Metro has limited contactless bank-card entry; availability can depend on the line, station, gate, issuer or card type. Documented schemes: Visa.

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Passenger access

Gate entry

Transit card

Yes
PASMO, Suica, nationwide IC cards Source: Tokyo Metro tickets

Contactless bank card

Partial
Visa Contactless bank-card pilots and rollouts should be verified by line and gate.

Mobile wallet

Yes
Apple Pay Suica, Apple Pay PASMO, Mobile Suica, Mobile PASMO Source: Tokyo Metro tickets

QR gate entry

Partial
QR ticket availability depends on product and channel.

Official app

Partial
App and online products exist, but IC card remains the main gate-entry channel.

Paper ticket or token

Yes
Magnetic ticket Source: Tokyo Metro tickets

Visitor pass

Yes
Tokyo Subway Ticket Source: Tokyo Metro tickets

Purchase and top-up

Ticket purchase

Cash

Yes
Source: Tokyo Metro tickets

Bank card

Partial
Availability depends on machine and product.

Contactless card

Partial
Treated as partial because bank-card support is not a network-wide default for all products.

Mobile wallet

Partial
Treated as partial because wallet support depends on IC card or specific ticket product.

QR payment

Unknown

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