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Pocket WiFi or eSIM, or use International data plan of your Carrier? By watching this video, you’ll find the best options for you to have Internet in Japan on your smart phone.
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【Pocket WiFi】
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【eSIM】
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eSIM compatible iPhone
* An iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, or later
Android phones
Holafly – How to check if my phone is eSIM compatible?: https://esim.holafly.com/how-to/check-phone-esim-compatible/
AIralo – How do I know if My phone supports eSIM?:
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Chapters:
0:00 Staying Connected in Japan
0:25 Turn off International Roaming
1:17 Getting by with Public WiFi
1:44 Public WiFi in Tokyo
2:30 Starbucks WiFi
3:12 Advantage and Disadvantage of Public WiFi
4:32 What is Pocket WiFi
5:00 Pro and Cons of Pocket WiFI
7:03 eSIM or SIM card in Japan
8:00 Is your phone eSIM compatible?
9:13 Check International Plans of your phone carrier
9:50 How much speed and data amount you need in Japan?
11:00 How to save data consumption
12:00 Smart Apps to use Public WiFi
20 Comments
I’ve been wondering about this, thank you very much Ken-chan ! 😊😊
I used esim on my recent visit to Japan. It worked perfectly.
To save data you can also save offline maps in Google Maps.
I rent a pocket WiFi. Worked well for my family and I. At the hotel we used the hotel WiFi. The rental also came with a separate battery pack. Drop off was easy. Just put all the items in the envelope they give you and drop it in the mailbox.
Used a sim card from Sakura Mobile off of Klook for the two weeks I was there. Worked great, twice it disconnected for about 30 minutes, but was able to get reconnected to the network after that. My buddy used T-Mobile International plan, worked great for him.
I used the Verizon international plan for $100/ month for my usual unlimited data. I got connected to Docomo with it. I kept my own phone number in case people needed to contact me from home. I used my phone for Google maps, text, photos, check social media when out of the hotel. The speed was fine and no problem with reception. I might do that again for my next trip for the convenience
I’m sure your viewers found this video informative! We use T-Mobile and have the option to pay for 1 day data pass for $5 for 512MB or 10 days for 5GB for $35 and 30 days for 15GB for $50. We’ve found the passes dependable and can make international call with no extra charges. One disadvantage is that our Japanese friends are charged International charges by their service provider if they call us. We have Line accounts and can talk to our Japanese friends makes free calls on Line. Thanks you as always for your informative videos!
I'm really considering a SIM card for my travel since I don't have to worry about charging anything but my phone.
I used pocket WiFi and found it really easy to use. I just picked it up at Haneda airport, and took a few minutes to set up. Then on the way back, you just need to post it in a prepaid envelope (there's a postbox at the airport so I used that) and that was it. Coverage was great throughout my trip and the battery lasted all day.
Very informative as always Kenchan! I used eSim and it worked fine. It wasn't amazingly fast but I only used it for google maps when I was out and about, I did everything like respond to messages/send photos/watch shows etc when I was back at the hotel/ryokan.
I used a physical sim because my phone didnt accept esims! My new phone does, so next time i go I'll probably try and esim
The last time my wife and I were in Tokyo, we rented a pocket WiFi and I think it worked pretty well! The problem was that the issuing company gave us a pocket WiFi with the wrong subscription that I purchased, so instead of the "unlimited" data cap that I had purchased, I only had a few gigabytes of data I could have used before the device was going to be severely throttled. I didn't notice it until the day before we left and had talked with the staff at the departing airport about it. For better or worse, they could not do much as I had already been using it, not to mention that only the issuing station which I rented it from, would have been able to do anything and I did NOT want to spend a several hours just to go back to Narita airport and exchange it for a device that should have had the "unlimited" data cap when we still had 2GB of data available to use with the device we were given. For our next trip, we will just buy a SIM card for 16 days and initialize it prior to us landing into the country. I guess what I'm trying to say is to always verify with airport staff that you are given the correct device prior to you leaving the airport or station where you picked it up!!
Thanks for this Kengo San. I realized the limitation of pocket wifi, that is for instance if my wife wanted to go hello kitty shopping in Ginza while me and my son went in for Akihabara… But she figured, she was able to connect to a public wifi and was able to communicate 👍
Aloha Kenchan! I too rented the pocket Wi-Fi from Ninja using your 10% discount code. Worked great. Google maps was kinda horrible but luckily we were able to use our phones as a compass and followed the buildings in Ginza to get around. Everything you have recommended worked out great. So glad I have been a subscriber. Arigato for your help. BTW, never walked so much in my life for seven days straight. 😎💕🌺
When I visited Japan in April, '23, I ordered an eSim from SakuraMobile, which I picked up when I arrived at Haneda. I did have problems with the SIM card, as it did not work well with my Apple iPhone 10. However, once I contacted Sakura Mobile, they immediately dispatched a courier to deliver a Pocket WiFi to my hotel at Akihabara. This was free of charge, and worked perfectly for my three week trip. With Google tools like Maps, Lens, and Translate being extremely useful, as well as DeepL as an alternative translation tool, I felt the Pocket Wifi is definitely an option to consider if you are not confident in getting by with the language, or navigating transportation.
Kengo-San, Arigatou gozaimasu for sharing very important info for Wi-Fi! I used to use a company in Japan, but one year I took through customs with me at Haneda and I found out no postal box past customs! I had to mail back via FedEx when I reach home… now I been using a Japanese tour company here in Hawaii and I can bring back with me. The ones in Japan are very good and no matter where I went- even in remote parts of Hokkaido, Japan has excellent WiFi!! 🙋🏻♂️
Hi Kenchan, I just came back from Japan last week. Initially, I reserved a pocket wifi at K** and I did mention my hotel check-in date in my reservation. However, the mobile service provider apparently called my hotel who gave them the wrong check-in date. Hence, I was not able to pick up the pocket wifi at my hotel as it hadn’t arrived on the check-in date. At 7.30am the next morning, the pocket wifi still hadn’t arrived and, as I had to go to Kyoto on that day, I bought a 15-day SIM card at Haneda Airport for 6,000 yen which I thought was very pricey. I also had to set it up in my hp all by myself as it is the store’s policy that they do not do it for us. Luckily, the steps were very easy and the SIM card was literally my lifesaver for the rest of my trip as I made many day trips to the countryside i.e., Ohara, Kibune & Kurama, Narai, Tsumago and Magome. The mobile service provider refused to give me a refund as they stated it was not their fault and I had to pay a redirect shipping cost to ship it to my hotel in Kyoto. I’m making another trip to Japan next April and you can be sure I will be getting a SIM card instead of a pocket wifi as the one I got worked beautifully everywhere I went in my last trip. Thanks, Kenchan, for all the tips and information you've provided us at your YT channel.
Also, I will be using the Hokuriku Arch Pass for my April 2024 trip to move from Tokyo-Kyoto-Tokyo. As I will be making the trip with 7 other family members, I would appreciate it if you could find the time to make a video about how to reserve multiple seats on the Hokuriku shinkansen and the limited express Thunderbird train from Kanazawa/ Tsuruga to Kyoto using the Hokuriku Arch Pass. I did use the Shinkansen ticket machine to reserve all my tickets during my November trip but I had a 7-day JR Rail Pass for that trip. I was wondering if the exact same process is applicable for the Hokuriku Arch Pass ticket reservation or are there some differences involved. It's okay if you're unable to make this video but I would be very grateful if you could. Thanks, Kenchan
Very informative video 🙂
An important thing to note — if you have AT&T as a mobile carrier, you must make sure your iPhone (regardless of which one) is unlocked, which only happens if it’s paid off completely. I got excited after seeing this video and was let down upon research 😅 so keep it in mind!
What do you think of using eSim as wifi (tether from phone)? I like to travel ultra-light. But concerned about slow connection in rural areas.