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Bic Camera Suica Card ビックカメラSuicaカード

rail and transit card · Viewcard (JR East) · Credit cards

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Bic Camera Suica Card is a rail and transit card from JRE Bank / Viewcard, issued on Visa and JCB. The annual fee is ¥524 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold. It earns Bic points / JRE POINT at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-13.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥524 including tax
  • Earns Bic points / JRE POINT at about 1% base rate
  • Travel insurance
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥524 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: 18+; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥524 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.

Points and rewards

This card earns Bic points / JRE POINT at a published base rate of 1% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
Bic points / JRE POINT
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 for many uses
Best for

Popular no/low-fee Suica card

Watch out for

Two point balances; charge rules

How you earn

Earning rule
Card-specific: ordinary View spending often 5 points per ¥1,000; Suica charge/rail products and station facilities can earn more
Extra earning on this card
Strong Bic and Suica combination; base combined point route
Programme bonuses
Suica charge, Mobile Suica, e-ticket, JRE MALL, station-building and annual-spend bonuses by card
Spend that earns
Eligible View Card, registered Suica, rail and JRE POINT partner activity
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees/cash advances; annual-bonus calculations exclude Suica charge, tickets and designated items
Caps, registration and thresholds
Rates depend on product, registration, purchase channel and card tier
Expiry
Until 2 years after the month of last point-balance change; activity extends ordinary points

Using your points

What points can be used for
Suica charge; Suica Green Car tickets; station/JRE POINT checkout; JRE MALL; products; family transfer; airline miles on eligible cards
Statement credit or cash
No broad cash statement-credit route
Shopping and merchants
JR East station buildings and JRE MALL
Airlines and travel
Rail tickets/Green Car; JAL conversion on JAL Card Suica
Hotels
JR/travel catalog and merchant use
Transit and e-money
Suica charge is a core 1-point=¥1 use
Partner points and gifts
Products and card-specific airline conversion
Investing and charity
Limited; not a general investment currency
Highest-value route
Suica charge or JR East purchase at ¥1 per point; miles only when the card-specific ratio fits

Programme rules published by jrepoint.jp · jreast.co.jp · Recorded from official material on 2026-08-17.Official program rule + card product page; temporary campaigns excluded unless labeled

Benefits

Standing benefits only — short-term signup campaigns are deliberately excluded.

Annual fee and waivers
¥524
Insurance
Travel insurance
Family cards and ETC
ETC available
Networks
Visa · JCB
Stated eligibility
18+

Issuance and the credit limit remain subject to the issuer’s screening.

Network variants

The networks this card is issued on. The issuing company, the annual fee and where the card is accepted can differ by network.

NetworkAnnual feeNote
Visa¥524Selectable network stated or represented at family level
JCB¥524Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Selectable networks: Visa and JCB. Benefits and the issuing company can differ by network.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥524 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.
Fee waiver
The first year is stated as free. A waiver is stated for the conditions on the issuer page; confirm the exact threshold.
Rewards
Earns Bic points / JRE POINT.
Base earning
It earns Bic points / JRE POINT at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply.
Bonus conditions
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Bic points / JRE POINT sets the redemption options and the value of a point on its own programme page; the same earning rate is worth different amounts as a statement credit, partner points or miles.
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current percentage before travelling.
Insurance
Travel insurance. Activation, covered persons, limits and exclusions follow the policy guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Transit
Transit features are part of this card; area, device and top-up conditions are set by the transit operator.
Digital wallets
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Family cards
ETC available
ETC card
ETC available
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: 18+. Issuance and limits remain subject to screening; no approval-likelihood claim is made.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. The issuer, not this site, decides issuance and the credit limit.
Payment settings
One-time, installment, bonus and revolving choices have different availability, fees and conditions; verify the selected setting.
Revolving payment
Revolving payment incurs the issuer-disclosed fee. Confirm automatic-revolving enrollment and any later-payment conversion before and after applying.
Cash advance
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Limitations
Recorded from the issuer lineup and product page on the stated date. Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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