Hayakaken
Hayakaken (はやかけん) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau introduced the system on March 7, 2009. Its name derives from the words quick (速い, hayai), friendly (優しい, yasashii), comfortable (快適, kaiteki), and card (券, ken). Hayakaken (速かけん) also means "because it's quick" in the local Hakata dialect.
| Location | Usable nationwide Distributed in Fukuoka |
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| Launched | 7 March, 2009 |
| Manager | Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau |
| Currency | Japanese yen |
| Stored-value | Pay as you go |
| Credit expiry | 10 years after last use |
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| Website | http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/hayakaken/ |
On March 13, 2010, Hayakaken began interoperation with Nishitetsu's nimoca, JR Kyushu's SUGOCA, and JR East's Suica smart cards. In 2013, interoperation was extended country-wide, and Hayakaken became usable in all major cities across Japan as part of the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service.
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