The English language version of JR Central-JR West smartEX, the Tokaido~Sanyo Shinkansen eTicket service launched October 2017. This is a simple guide and review for Apple Pay Suica users. To understand the good and weak points of smartEX and see if it’s worth using or not, it’s important to look […]
My Not Smart Shinkansen Trip with smartEX
I followed all the smartEX registration instructions, honest I did. I logged into EX with my smartEX generated ID and password and purchased my Shinkansen ticket to Nagoya without a hitch. All looked good. At the appointed day and time I went to the Tokyo station Tokaido Shinkansen gate. Everything […]
smartEX Beats Suica to the App Store with English
There is a small chance that Suica App could release an English language version before smartEX App arrives on October 30 but I doubt it. The reasons are varied but boil down to one single difference: smartEX is a simple streamlined app that pulls information off a simple streamlined ticket […]
smartEX English Language Service and App Coming on October 30
JR Central announced that an English language version of the smartEX Shinkansen e-ticket service will launch October 30 along with the smartEX app. This comes exactly one month after the launch of the Japanese service. The app looks like a localized version of the current Japanese EX App. This is […]
Intriguing Pieces
It’s very odd when you consider that global FeliCa iPhone 8 is the only smartphone in the world that you can use out of the box to add a Suica card and use SmartEX to ride the Shinkansen with just iPhone 8 and Apple Pay Suica. You do not need […]
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