is a rechargeable contactless
smart card ticketing system for public transport in
Sapporo,
Japan.
Hokkaidō Railway Company (JR Hokkaidō) introduced the system from October 25 2008. Its name means "the
card of ", while 北 is also the first character of . Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses
RFID technology developed by
Sony corporation known as
FeliCa. The card has an official mascot of
Ezo momonga (Pteromys volans orii), a kind of
flying squirrel found in Hokkaidō. The mascot is designed by Sora, an illustrator who lives in Sapporo.