📍 Navigation & Transportation 🎟️ Booking Activities & Experiences 🚖 Taxi & Ride-Hailing Apps 🌸 Seasonal Apps
📍 Navigation & Transportation
📌 Google Maps →
Essential for easy navigation, train schedules, and walking routes.
🚆 SmaRtEX → SmaRtEX Website
The best app for Shinkansen tickets – reserve seats, check schedules, and manage tickets digitally (available in English).
📲 Suica on Apple Wallet → How to Add Suica to Apple Wallet
If you use an iPhone, add a virtual Suica card to pay for trains, buses, and even shopping directly from your phone.
🚲 Docomo Bike Share → Docomo Bike Share
Quick and easy bike rentals in major cities like Tokyo and Osaka.
🛴 LUUP (Bike & Scooter Rentals) → LUUP App
Rent bikes & scooters with multiple docking stations across Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and more.
No Japanese driver’s license required – just pass a quick in-app test.
E-sim services:
- Ubigi
🎟️ Booking Activities & Experiences
Klook → Klook Website
Book attractions & activities in advance and enjoy discounts! 📌 Discount code: TABIMAWARI
GetYourGuide → GetYourGuide
Discover and book unforgettable travel experiences, tours, and tickets.
Tabelog → Tabelog Japan
Japan’s #1 restaurant listing & review site, perfect for finding great places to eat.
🍽️ Food & Special Diets
Halal Navi → Halal Navi
Helps you find Halal restaurants, mosques, and Halal-friendly shops.
HappyCow → HappyCow
Find Vegan & Vegetarian restaurants in Japan.
🔋 Power & Battery Charging
Spot Charge → Spot Charge
If you don’t have a power bank, rent one at convenience stores, malls, hotels, restaurants, bars, and entertainment locations.
🗣️ Translation & Communication
DEEPL → DEEPL Translator
One of the most accurate translation tools for text.
Google Translate → Google Translate
Great for scanning menus and signs with the camera function.
🌸 Seasonal Apps
Mymizu → Mymizu
Find free water refill stations, natural springs, and businesses that allow you to refill your bottle (very useful in summer).
Sakura Navi → Sakura Navi
Track the cherry blossom forecast and find the best viewing spots.
🚖 Taxi & Ride-Hailing Apps
GO App (Japan’s Taxi App) → GO Taxi App
The most widely used taxi app in Japan – book, track your ride, and pay through the app.
Uber Japan → Uber Japan
Available in some major Japanese cities.
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