GORYO BUS will provide touch payment gateway services on Narita-Karuizawa route from July 2025

Goryo Bus Co. Ltd. (Head office: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Kenichi Soma; hereinafter "Goryo Bus") will begin offering a payment service on the Narita-Karuizawa route on July 1, 2025 (Tuesday), using the "stera transit" public transportation solution provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Yukihiko Onishi; hereinafter "Sumitomo Mitsui Card"). The payment boarding service using touch-sensitive cards (credit, debit, and prepaid cards) and smart phones with card settings which utilize the "stera transit" solution for public transportation provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card.

With this service, customers will be able to board the bus by touching their touch-sensitive cards or smart phones with their cards to a dedicated reader. This will allow foreign visitors to Japan and domestic customers to use their familiar credit cards to pay fares, making the bus service more convenient and smoother than ever before.

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How to get on and off the bus

Passengers can board the bus by touching their credit/debit/prepaid card or smart phone with the dedicated reader. Touching the reader when getting off the bus is not necessary.

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Dedicated reader

Applicable routes

Goryo Bus Narita Airport-Karuizawa Route

Narita Airport Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu - Karuizawa Prince Hotel West

(In winter, the service is extended to the Prince Hotel ski resort.)

Vehicles handled

Available on all vehicles

Start of use

Available from July 1, 2025

Payment Brands

Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay, Mastercard(R)

How to check the touch payment history

Access QUADRAC's Q-move site (https://q-move.info/) and complete the registration process for My Page.

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About Touch Settlement

Touch payment is a payment method that utilizes international standard security authentication technology, which is deployed in Japan and overseas. By simply touching a touch-sensitive card (credit, debit, or prepaid) or a smartphone with a card installed, payment can be completed quickly, safely, and securely, with no signature or PIN required*. The card can be used not only at convenience stores, fast food restaurants, supermarkets, restaurants, drugstores, bookstores, department stores, commercial facilities, etc., but also at public transportation systems, and is increasingly used in our daily lives.

For payments over a certain amount, customers are required to confirm their identity by inserting their card and entering their PIN or by signing their name.

About stera transit

The "stera transit" payment platform was developed by SMCC in collaboration with GMO Payment Gateway, GMO Financial Gate, and Visa to solve the problems associated with the introduction of cashless payment systems. stera transit" is a solution for public transportation that utilizes the "stera" payment platform and international brand contactless "touch payment". In addition to "improving convenience" for consumers by eliminating the need for cash and advance recharging, the solution is expected to have a wide range of benefits beyond the transportation sector, including "measures to prevent infectious diseases," "improvement of the environment for accepting inbound travelers," and "promotion of cashless payment in the region.