Apps that require a Japanese phone numberĮmergencies aside, you’ll need a Japanese phone number in order to use a number of apps locally - even if they can be downloaded outside of Japan. With the exception of Mobal’s voice + data SIM, Japan’s SIM cards for short-term travelers are data-only, meaning you can’t call or text, or even receive phone calls. A partial workaround is to make VoIP calls through an app like Facebook Messenger, Skype, LINE or WhatsApp, but, as a group of tourists found out after driving their rental car into a ditch, this can be unreliable - we had to lend them our phone to call for roadside assistance. Making voice calls with a Japan travel SIM While data-only SIMs are often the default for travel these days, there are strong arguments for getting a SIM that allows you to make and receive calls and send/receive texts, from an actual Japanese phone number. You can buy them at electronics stores and Aeon, too. Delivery costs ¥ 370 to Japan airport post office, or ¥ 520 to a hotel/other accommodation. SIM cards can be recharged with extra data. Chinese language call center support is available. Prices are approximate, and the maximum (theoretical) speed is 788Mbps. Fair usage applies to data.Ĭalled Japan Travel SIMs, IIJmio SIMs are available at airports and electronic stores countrywide. Sakura Mobile SIM cards come pre-activated, so you simply plug and play. Fair usage applies, and speeds may be temporarily reduced if more than 3GB is used in a day. There is free shipping to many countries, or pick-up at the post office at Narita Airport or at other major airports in Japan. Simcard Geek has other SIM plans available. On the data-only SIM, speeds may be temporarily reduced if more than 3GB is used in a day. Similarly to all voice-calling products, the voice + data SIM carries a ¥ 2,970 initial fee, which is included. Free shipping to many countries, or pick-up at Narita or Haneda Airport, as well as Fukuoka, Kansai, Nagoya and Sendai airports and downtown Tokyo and Osaka. ![]() ![]() If you’re traveling from China, you have access to a range of other prepaid packages. 60-, 90-day and long-term packages also possible. ![]() With the Mobal voice + data SIM, when your 7GB is up, data is still available at slower speeds.
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