Originally Posted by
msb0b
In Tokyo, Suica and Pasmo are collectively called IC card. IIRC, all gates are IC card enabled. JR gates have blinking blue circle on the right hand side where you're supposed to touch the card.
So there’s no confusion for the OP, *all* gates, JR and Tokyo Metro (ie, not the private lines), have the blue clrcle where you tap your card. Here’s a photo:
http://alwaysupward.com/images/flyer...rd_at_gate.jpg
Hopefully, this one won’t be enormous like my last one.
You’ll see regular riders slapping their wallets against the dot like they’re swatting flies. The things work through many types of material; my travel “wallet” is actually a silk pouch, which I simply tapped on the dot without taking the card out. Worked like a charm.