Essential Travel Apps for your next trip to Japan

And it’s not just in everyday life we rely on our smartphones. With so many handy travel apps, smartphones have become essential to travel as well. When organising travel, many of us will research the various apps that will help us work out where to stay and what to do.

For anyone planning a trip to Japan, there are plenty of travel apps that can help with almost every aspect of the journey. From planning and organising, to finding out where’s best to eat, shop, sightsee and sleep – there is an app for all of it.

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So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the best ones. Here are Japan’s top travel apps, ready to download.

Planetyze

Based on the popular website of the same name, Planetyze is an app for anyone who prefers visual stimulation over reading. While both the app and the website offer very informative articles, it’s the videos that set this little gem apart from the pack.

Set to music, these short videos give an awesome representation of some of the best sights to see in various cities in Japan, allowing visitors to see exactly what they might experience should they visit. Alongside these videos are photos and itineraries, alongside popular foods and souvenirs.

Navitime

When visiting somewhere new, finding your way around isn’t always easy – especially if you don’t know the language. With Navitime, finding your way around Japan is simple. Helping you find your way from point A to point B, this app offers easy-to-follow navigation and essential public transport information.

Allowing you to save up to 50 routes, you can even keep track of where you are and where you are going when you’re offline. Other offline searches include Wi-Fi hotspots, ATMs, tourist information centres and currency exchanges. When online, you can also check out basic guides written by foreigners living in Japan.

Imiwa & Yomiwa

If you don’t happen to be fluent in Japanese, you will need something to help you get by as you travel the country. Apps such as Imiwa and Yomiwa can help with this. Imiwa is a great dictionary app, allowing you to type in words you want to translate. Yomiwa allows you to translate Japanese into English using your smartphone’s camera.

Tabimori

Arriving in a new country can be something of a culture shock. Luckily, apps like Tabimori can help. This free app helps visitors get their bearings when they arrive in Japan, offering functions such as speech translation, route planners, weather forecasts, flight information, a currency converter and sightseeing info.

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