The ICOCA card is valid on the Osaka Loop Line, Osaka subway, Kyoto subway, Kobe subway, Osaka buses, Kyoto buses and Kobe buses plus other transport providers in the Kansai area. The ICOCA & Haruka set is a way of encouraging visitors to use the ICOCA card by offering the discounted Haruka ticket as a bonus. ICOCA - Prepaid fare systems in Kansai - All Japan ... ICOCA is the prepaid card which West Japan Railway issues and is very convenient card usable for various railroads, buses, and even shopping at stores all over Japan. We recommend foreign residents in Osaka, Kobe, and other areas in the Kansai region to use ICOCA because you don't have to buy tickets to get on and change trains and buses; you can pass the automatic ticket gates with one touch