Kitaca

Kitaca
	Normal unregistered Kitaca (on top) and the debut memorial Kitaca (on bottom)
Location	Usable nationwide; Distributed in Hokkaido
Launched	October 25, 2008 (15 years ago)
Operator	Hokkaido Railway Company
Manager	Hokkaido Railway Company
Currency	Japanese yen
Stored-value	Pay as you go
Auto recharge	None
Unlimited use	None (Other non-related unlimited use passes available)
Validity	JR Hokkaido; Sapporo Municipal Subway; Sapporo Streetcar; Hokkaido Chuo Bus; Valid areas of Suica, PASMO, manaca, TOICA, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, Hayakaken, nimoca;
Website	www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/kitaca/index.html

Kitaca (キタカ, Kitaka) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) introduced the system from October 25, 2008. Its name means "the card of north (北, kita)", while 北 is also the first character of Hokkaidō (北海道). Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony corporation known as FeliCa. The card has an official mascot of Ezo momonga (Pteromys volans orii), a kind of flying squirrel found in Hokkaidō. The mascot is designed by Sora, an illustrator who lives in Sapporo.

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