- LuLuCa
nihongo|LuLuCa|ルルカ is a rechargeable contactless
smart card ticketing system for public transport in Shizuoka,Japan , introduced byShizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu) group, from March, 2006. The card is officially called SHIZUTETSU CARD LuLuCa. Just like JR East'sSuica or JR West'sICOCA , the card uses RFID technology developed bySony corporation known asFeliCa . Shizutetsu group also introducedPiTaPa andICOCA from Sepetmber, 2007 for their lines. However, normal LuLuCar cards (except of LuLuCa+PiTaPa) is not usable in PiTaPa/ICOCA accepting area.Usable area
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Shizutetsu Justline ; all the buses in Karase, Oshika, Torisaka, Mariko and Nishikubo.
*Shizuoka Railway ; Shizuoka Shimizu Line.
*Other facilities of Shizutetsu group, including Shinshizuoka-Center and Shizutetsu Store.Types of cards
*LuLuCa POINT: A simple loyalty card of Shizutetsu Stores. Not a smart card.
*LuLuCa PASAR+POINT: A smart card for public transport, as well as the above function.
**All day adult card
**Special discount card: For handicapped customers only.
**Child's card: For elementary school students or younger.
**Student's card: For junior high school students or older.
*LuLuCa+: A credit card forThe Shizuoka Bank , as well as the above two functions.
*LuLuCa+PiTaPa: The card usable in PiTaPa accepting area, with the above functions.External links
* [http://www.shizutetsu.co.jp/luluca/ Official website by Shizuoka Railway]
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