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Best Travel Apps, Websites, and tickets for the Bestest Japan Trip!
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items The best travel apps and websites that can help you plan your trip to Japan. Includes eSims, train apps, and restaurant bookings!
If you have an iPhone you can get a digital Suica card, but otherwise you can buy a physical card. Suica and Pasmo cards can be used for trains, vending machines, and loads of other places.
Suica
Airalo offers a load of esims that you can add to your phone so you will be connected the moment you step off the plane! No need for a pocket wifi!
Japan eSIM, from $4.50 USD | World’s first eSIM store · Airalo
Sometimes google translate can be a little wonky, but DeepL offers great translations. Download the app before you go!
DeepL Translate: The world's most accurate translator
A popular translation app that originated in Korea, but offers up translations for many languages!
Naver Papago - AI Translator - Apps on Google Play
A lot of Japanese people do not use Yelp, but Tabelog instead! They offer an English version and many times you will need to make reservations using their site!
Tabelog - Japan's No. 1 Restaurant Listing and Reservation Site.
Make sure to calculate where you are going on your trip to make sure this JR pass is worth buying! They have other passes that just cover certain regions of Japan as well. If you plan on doing extensive traveling all across Japan then this pass is fo...
Buy Whole 7, 14 & 21 Days Japan Rail Pass Online - Explore Japan by Trains - Klook
If you're planning on getting an eSim you don't need a pocket wifi, but if you have a large group or kids, you might want to consider getting a pocket wifi that you can pickup at the airport. You just carry it around with you and everyone can access ...
4G Portable WiFi (Japan Pick Up) with Unlimited Data for Japan - Klook
World eSim offers unlimited data for about $20 USD in Japan.
eSIM Japan | World eSIM
Klook is one of the best sites to book tours or buy tickets in Japan such as Universal Studios, Tokyo Disney, and teamLabs!
Klook Travel
Japan doesn't really use Yelp, but they use Tabelog to review and list restaurants. You can also use Tabelog to make reservations at many of the tiktok famous restaurants.
Tabelog - Japan's No. 1 Restaurant Listing and Reservation Site.
Google maps as simple as a suggestion as this is WORKS. It can tell you exactly how to get from point A to point B via the complicated subways.
Google Maps
Uber and Lyft are limited in Japan. Go Taxi lets you hail taxis and pay them from your phone. Especially helpful if you happen to be out past when the last train leaves.
GO / Taxi app for Japan - Apps on Google Play
Get earthquake alerts or notified about other natural disasters in Japan.
NERV Disaster Prevention App
If Google Maps isn't quite detailed enough, try Japan travel. They offer quite a bit more information on certain routes and subways.
Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner
Reserve trains and bullet trains right from your phone
Tokaido Sanyo Kyushu Shinkansen Online Reservation Service!
Most of their plans are under $5 a month. Using a vpn when traveling is great especially for streaming services.
NordVPN: Monthly and yearly plans