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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 4:36 pm
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Originally Posted by ninja138
I need to correct myself... after going to check on what CCs Narita service center takes, I found this blurb there: We accept the following credit cards: Only cash (Japanese currency) can be used to recharge Suica cards. I raced over to JR East's Suica website and sure enough, it's also mentioned in the Japanese and English sites ("Only yen may be used to load a card. A credit card cannot be used to load a Suica.").

I guess you are out of luck. Cash in hand inside of Japan is your only way to recharge.
Thank you for doing all the research. Much appreciated.

I'm still amazed how in such advanced countries sometimes you need cash even for mainstream activities like a train / subway card. No big deal though. Appreciate all the replies, folks.
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