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Nimoka, written in lower-case letters, , is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) introduced the system on May 18, 2008. Its name is an acronym of "nice money card", while in Japanese means "also," as the card is usable ''also'' on buses, ''also'' on trains, ''also'' for shopping, etc. Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses FeliCa, RFID technology developed by Sony. On March 13, 2010, nimoca was interoperated with two similar cards in Fukuoka—SUGOCA from Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) and Hayakaken from Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau—plus Suica, a card used in Greater Tokyo Area by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). 〔(Official news release ) by JR Kyūshū, February 7, 2008. 〕 The card features a ferret as the official mascot. ==Usable area== ''As of March 2011'' *Buses: * *Nishitetsu Group: All local bus lines, and some highway bus lines. * *Showa Bus: All local bus lines in Fukuoka Prefecture and some express bus lines. * *Oita Bus: All local bus lines and some express bus lines. * *Oita Kōtsū: All local bus lines and ''Airliner'' airport report bus lines. * *Kamenoi Bus: All local bus lines. *Trains: All the lines. *Others (as electronic money): Solaria Plaza, Solaria Stage, Tenjin Core, Nishitetsu Store (those along Tenjin-Ōmuta Line), and others. ''Future plans'' *Buses: * *Showa Bus: All local bus lines in Saga Prefecture. * *''From 2013.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nimoca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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