Smartphone Apps for Your Japan Rail Travel

If you have a jam-packed schedule visiting all of the exciting places in Tokyo, the Tokyo Metro app is your new best friend. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Japanese, this app will tell you how to get from point A to point B without following the complicated metro map. It can even use your current location to help you find the nearest station!

Get the app for your iphone here.

The City Rail Map App will also give you transportation information about the Tokyo area.

Hyperdia is one of our favorite ways to get organized and get moving while traveling through the country. Not only is the website convenient, you can also download their app and keep their endless resources of train schedules in your pocket! For lightning-fast info, try their Hyperdia for Voice application, too.

For more information on how to use Hyperdia, see our website.

The new Japan Travel Guide App for tourist can help you to find interesting spot and restaurant.

You’ll find that Japanese people across the country are extremely friendly and helpful (regardless of their English ability!), but for the most dire of circumstances, the Yomiwa app can get you over the language barrier.

This app, which is available even when you’re not connected to the internet, will translate the Japanese that you see around with from photos taken with your smart phone!

Find it here.