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Old May 18, 2012 | 12:04 pm
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O Sora
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Originally Posted by SeattleFlyerGuy
Interesting. Thank you all for the information. So, you don't earn anything for riding the train (nothing for BIS), but do you earn for tickets purchased with your SUICA?

For example, if I have a registered SUICA card that is enrolled in the program and I use that card to head out to Kamakura on JR by tapping it at the usual pay gate. That's 890Y for the ticket (I think). Would I earn 4 SUICA points for that? If I spent another 110Y on a Mt. Rainier Coffee ("The Mountain of Seattle") would I earn another SUICA point at the end of that transaction?

(So, (890 + 110)/200 = 5 SUICA points?)
No, you earn zero Suica points. It makes nonsense if JR encourages people to purchase tickets from vending machines while they can touch and go.

Originally Posted by SeattleFlyerGuy
JR is functioning as a bank in regards to this aspect of their business.
That's right.
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