I thank the developers for a well thought out and very usable application. Incredibly helpful for getting around Japan. Pretty amazing. Sometimes it helps to check Google Maps to see which station is closer to your actual destination All the train stations are in English but I would have also liked if the local Bus stops which were often in Japanese were also in English.
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Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More. With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.
App Store Preview. Oct 7, Version 4. The Jorudan app is available for both iOS and Android system. However, unlike the first two apps described in this article, Jordan has no free version. However, unlike the first two apps, described in this article, Jordan has no free version. Google Maps is one of the oldest and best-known transportation apps. By clicking Details you will see the name of your train in this example Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen is the bullet train line and the time it will take you to get to your selected final destination.
The displayed cost is only valid for those who do not hold a Japan Rail Pass. The biggest advantage of this app is that it is more visual regarding location.
Apart from your destination station, you can easily see nearby restaurants, parks, bars and more. Tripadvisor is a top-rated app, used by millions of people all over the world. If you are using to it in your own country, no doubt you will use it while in Japan as well.
It is available for Android and iOS. Having all of this information at the tip of your fingers will surely make a difference. Select your preferred food, price limit, personal interests and start discovering. The app is completely free of charge. However, you will need an internet connection to access it.
Apart from the amazing Pocket Wi-Fi option, you can also order a Data SIM card internet only that will give you direct access to the fastest internet connection available in Japan.
Gurunavi is a great and easy to use restaurant-finder app. It lets you select your prefecture Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, etc. Once you have selected where you want to eat, the app shows you restaurants search results by cuisine such as:.
The app is available for iOS and Android and is completely free of charge. Available for: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch , Android and computers. These apps are also useful to find out where is the closest wifi spot that you can use.
The nice feature in both of these apps is that you can find things by categories, for example restaurants, bars or sightseeing spots. The problems with these apps is that neither of them has any kind of information about public transportation. These are very good apps to find smaller interesting places and places you can get to by walking.
Available for: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android. This app has many features in it but unfortunately if you are not willing to pay for it, it will lose to google maps in its usefulness, just like google maps it needs internet connection.
It has bit more of information about things happening in Japan,tourist attraction and other places, but again to read these you need to be connected to the internet, so basically you could just google them if using google maps. Images courtesy of Google play. If you do not want to use internet to get where you need to go there is no one app that helps you with that, but using couple of aps together will pretty much do the job.
So, the first App you should have for this is the Maps.
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