N'EX/Suica versus Skyliner/Metro pass
Last fall I did the N'EX/Suica pass to get from NRT into the city and my hotel in Shinagawa. I refilled the Suica card a couple of times through the week and found it as convenient as advertised on both the Tokyo and Yokohama JR and metro systems. However, I see the competition has come up with its own version, price-wise even cheaper: Y2100 w/ 1-day metropass; Y2480 w/ 2-day metropass versus Y3500. I also gave the Keisei Express a try going back to NRT (I was planning to take the Skyliner from Nipporo but only had enough cash left for the Express...Keisei doesn't take credit cards!) and it wasn't all that bad albeit a normal commuter rail seating configuration.
Given my sightseeing agenda for this trip, the new combo seems worth trying out along with my Suica card that I'll bring along and refill.
Two questions:
1. Does Keisei take credit cards in payment for this combo at its NRT ticket office?
2. These passes are only available to those holding non-Japanese passports and useable from NRT into the city, not the other way around. However, are these limited to one sale/one time? That is, can one buy one of these passes on further visits? (Is one's passport details recorded in their systems such to deny an attempt to purchase a pass on a subsequent visit?)