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Originally Posted by sweetokyo
Pasmo is probably better if traveling far distances or a lot, right? Just because one can put up to JPY 20000. I think thats what I remember reading. So, you can go to Kyoto, Mt. Fuji, ect. Or atleast the train stations that accept pasmo.
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I'm not sure if you can pay for a Shinkansen ticket with a PASMO card. The PASMO and SUICA are mostly interchangeable in Tokyo, so having one of each is sort of redundant. Both seem to have a JPY20,000 limit, so there's no real difference there.
As far as usage goes, I think the SUICA can be used in more places outside Tokyo than the PASMO, but don't quote me on that.
Both cards are used for convenience. Once doesn't have to buy tickets all the time. One can just hold it against the reader instead of feeding it through and picking it up again at the beginning station and then repeating it at the final station. You can buy things at 7-eleven, Lawson, etc.