| TOICA | |
| Location: | Usable nationwide Distributed in the Tōkai region (including Chūbu and the Greater Nagoya Area) |
| Launched: | July 28, 2006 |
| Sales Location 1: | JR Central stations |
| Currency: | Japanese yen |
| Stored Value: | Pay as you go |
| Credit Expiry: | None[1] |
| Maximum Credit: | ¥20,000 |
| Technology 1: | FeliCa |
| Manager: | JR Central |
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) of Japan on November 25, 2006. The name is an acronym for Tōkai IC Card.[2] Like JR East's Suica or JR West's ICOCA, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony known as FeliCa.[3] [4]
As of December 2007, a year after launch, 350,000 cards had been issued, and 50% of riders (and 70% of commuter pass holders) in the Nagoya area used the card.[5] By Spring 2023, 3.27 million cards had been issued.
Since 2013, it has been part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service, allowing it to be used in major cities across the country.[6]
As of 2022, TOICA is currently accepted on JR Central lines in the following area:
Since 2018, TOICA is also supported on the Aichi Loop Line (Aikan).
As of March 23, 2013, TOICA began interoperability with nine other major IC cards, allowing it to be used country-wide as part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service.[7] As such, it may be used interchangeably with manaca, Suica (including Mobile Suica), PASMO, ICOCA, SUGOCA, and other cards.
Prior to the beginning of nationwide interoperability, TOICA became interoperable with Suica and ICOCA in March 2008 and with SUGOCA in March 2011.
Smart card systems in Shizuoka Prefecture, namely LuLuCa (Shizuoka Railway) and NicePass (Enshu Railway), are yet to be integrated.