SAPICA

SAPICA (サピカ, Sapika) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan.

Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (SCTB) introduced the system from January 30, 2009.

Sa' (サッ) is also the sound symbolic word for quickly pulling a card out and pi' (ピッ) is the equivalent of "beep".

[2] While SAPICA uses FeliCa NFC technology, just like Suica and Kitaca, SCTB intentionally uses a different system code and encryption key to break compatibility, thus avoiding JR East licensing fees.

[3] From 2001 to 2004, Sapporo Municipal Subway experimented with the rollout of different smart card called S.M.A.P.