As you're walking through the busy train station, you'll soon realize that the pace is very fast. Everyone is rushing to get somewhere, and you have to keep up with the constant flow of traffic. As you pass through the ticket gates, you'll need to have your PASMO card ready to beep you through. Each time you beep your card, the balance will appear on the screen. As the children scan their cards, there will be a tweeting sound of a bird.
To make this process easier, stores in Japan sell PASMO holders in various shapes and forms. Before buying holders for the kids, it felt like we were in a speed walking relay race. I would pass out the cards as we were approaching the gates as quickly as possible. This was extremely stressful. As we watched the locals quickly beep through using their holders, we made sure to do the same. Here are some of the PASMO holders that we found.
We bought this Winnie-The-Pooh purse at Tokyo Disneyland.
We bought the Rillakuma Yamanote Line at Solomachi near the Tokyo Sky Tree.
Notice the cord that pulls out. This allows her to scan the bear's head as she walks through the gate.
Totoro PASMO card holder
Again, you don't have to take the card out. Simply pull on the cord and scan the card through the plastic holder.
I kept my PASMO holder in the inside pocket of my purse and pulled the cord out as I walked through the ticket gates.
These holders helped our family to keep up with the traffic of the station.
Those are so cute!!!
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