Date: August 09, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPASMO PASSPORT Launches Sunday, September 1
To Offer Foreign Visitors Convenient, Enjoyable, and Discounted Short-Term Travel in Japan–The Smart Train Ticket Features an Original DesignShowcasing Popular Sanrio Characters–
TOKYO—August 9, 2019— PASMO Committee today announced that PASMO Co., Ltd. will launch PASMO
PASSPORT on Sunday, September 1, 2019. This smart train ticket, valid for 28 days, is for short-term travelers
to Japan. With points of sale in key stations in the Tokyo Metropolitan area—including Narita Airport Terminal
2-3 Station, the SKYLINER & KEISEI INFORMATION CENTER at Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Keikyu'sHaneda Airport International Terminal Station, and the Keikyu Tourist Information Center at Shinagawa
Station—nonresident foreign visitors to Japan will be able to easily verify their status and purchase PASMO
PASSPORT.

Uses a limited-edition original design that makes PASMO PASSPORT perfect as a souvenir.

This card—named PASMO PASSPORT to signal its value as a “second passport” when traveling to Japan—
uses an original design from Sanrio.
The delightful design features HELLO KITTY, CINNAMOROLL, and POMPOMPURIN, three characters fromSanrio Co., Ltd., a company with a massive fanbase across Asia and many other countries. These iconiccharacters are set against a backdrop of sakura, the iconic flower of Japan, and sightseeing spots familiar toforeign tourists, including Mount Fuji and the TOKYO SKYTREE®. After facilitating trips to Japan full of funmemories, the card becomes a souvenir that travelers can bring home.
PASMO PASSPORT enables e-money transactions throughout the public transit system, whether for boarding
IC card-compatible trains and buses or for making purchases at shops in stations. PASMO PASSPORT holders
can recharge the card any number of times at stations, on buses, and in some stores. The card offers moreconvenience, enjoyment, and discounts for short-term travelers in Japan, as holders also get a variety ofexclusive privileges when they show their PASMO PASSPORT at sightseeing spots around the Kanto region.
PASMO PASSPORT English Website▶▷▶ https://www.pasmo.co.jp/en/pasmopassport/

PASMO PASSPORT Outline
1. Launch date

Sunday, September 1, 2019

2. Details of use

E-money transactions throughout public transit systems in Kanto and other regions,
whether for boarding IC-card compatible trains and buses or for making purchases
in station shops

3. Available toForeign visitors to Japan

4. Sale price¥2,000 (¥1,500 for use + ¥500 issuance fee) *No deposit required

5. Purchase locations

Keisei Electric Railway
・ Narita Airport Terminal 1 Sta. / Terminal 2・3 Sta.
“SKYLINER & KEISEI INFORMATION CENTER”
7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Keikyu Corporation
・ Haneda Airport International Terminal Sta. "Keikyu Tourist Information Center
Haneda Airport International Terminal Station"
7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
・ Shinagawa Sta. "Keikyu Tourist Information Center Shinagawa Station"
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Tokyo Metro
Ueno Sta, Nihombashi Sta,
Ikebukuro Sta（Marunouchi Line・Yurakucho Line）, Ginza Sta,
Shimbashi Sta, Shinjuku Sta, Ebisu Sta, Iidabashi Sta , Takadanobaba Sta,
Akasaka-mitsuke Sta, Meiji-jingumae <Harajuku> Sta, Shin-ochanomizu Sta ,Otemachi Sta, Tokyo Sta commuter pass sales counter at each of the stations
listed above
7:40 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Toei Subway
Ueno-okachimachi Sta. Tourist Information Center
8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Tokyu Corporation
Shibuya Sta. “WANDER COMPASS SHIBUYA”
10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
PASMO®

* PASMO PASSPORT points of sale have the following poster or stand-alone POP signs to mark theirlocations.

(Poster)(Stand-alone POP sign)6. How to purchase

Points of sale ask to see visitors’ passports to confirm they are from overseas before
issuing and selling the card with its exclusive case.

7. Period of use

28 days (Charged balances cannot be refunded)3