Suica Penguin and ICOCA’s Iko-chan Collaborative Plushies Released – Also Features Holding Hands with Magnets

JR East Commerce and JR West Commerce are releasing collaborative plushies of the ICOCA character “Iko-chan the Platypus” and the Suica character “Suica Penguin” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of nationwide mutual use of transportation IC cards and the 20th anniversary of ICOCA’s launch.

There are two types of plushies: “Holding Hands Plushies” and “Hood Plushies.” Holding Hands Plushies can connect their hands together tightly with magnets embedded in the palms. Hood Plushies are wearing each other’s face hoods. Both are approximately 21 cm in depth, 26 cm in width, and 17 cm in height. A woven name tag with a logo commemorating the 10th anniversary of the mutual use of transit IC cards is attached to the bottom.

The Holding Hands Plushies are priced at 4,180 yen, and the Hood Plushies at 4,400 yen. Starting February 15th, they will be available in station premises, railway museums such as the Kyoto Railway Museum, and on the online shopping site “JRE MALL.”