Japan Travel–Trip,Transit&Rail

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4.2
12.3K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Japan Travel by NAVITIME helps you travel around Japan like a local – especially by train, transit, and Shinkansen!

App Overview:
-Explore (Travel guides/articles)
-Route Search
-Map / Offline Spot Search
-Plan

About the Features:
[Explore]
-We provide you with basic guides and informative articles about traveling in Japan, written by foreign authors living in Japan.
-Topics include transit tips, Shinkansen use, Wi-Fi, money, food, art & culture, nightlife, shopping, etc
-Recommended itineraries are also provided for areas throughout the country.

[Route Search]
-Easily find the best transit routes, including Shinkansen, local trains (JR, subway), buses, ferries, and more.
-View platform numbers, station lists, and train timetables.
-Use the interactive Tokyo area map for transit search.
-Save up to 50 routes and view them offline.
-Use Japan Rail Pass mode to see optimized Shinkansen and JR routes for pass holders.

[Map / Offline Spot Search]
-Search offline for the following spots: Free Wi-Fi hotspots (NTT FREE Wi-Fi, FREESPOT, Starbucks, etc.), currency exchange spots, ATMs, TICs, and train stations.
-Book hotels, rental cars, and activities near you or your destination.

[Plan]
-While reading articles or searching on the map, add spots to your favorites that sounds attractive.
-Create your own travel plan with your favorite spots by adding them in a timeline. Your plan can also be viewed on a map.
-Check transit and transportation options (Shinkansen, local trains, buses, taxis, etc.) directly from your plan.
-Start your planning from our recommended itineraries, and coordinate it by adding spots from your interests.

[Itinerary] (New!)
Search, create, and share itineraries. Choose from over 200 curated travel plans by our editors and other users.

[PAID Features]
-Find alternative transit routes in case of delays.
-Voice navigation will show you directions and landmarks.
-Check the rankings of articles to know the hot topics.
-Make more collections and sort out your favorite spots.
-Rain & snow radar will show the forecast up to 6 hours ahead.
To upgrade, please purchase the 30-day ticket via In-App-Purchase.

*Notice:
-This app uses GPS in the background for the purpose of enhancing user experience. You can turn the GPS off from Settings on your device.
-Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
-At the time of your initial access, an optional Japan Tourism Agency survey may appear. This survey is optional, and you will be able to use the app without answering them.
Updated on
19 Jun 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.2
12K reviews
thagoldensun
11 January 2025
While the search function with transit passes like the JR Rail Pass is usefull, the fact that details like time tables and in-between stations are hidden behind a paywall (as opposed to its predecessor by the JNTO) is a major downside. Furthermore, the premium plan cannot be purchased as it continuously creates connection errors. Honestly, learn to program and stresstest an app before you ask money for features that are free in any other railway app.
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Wildfire van willigenburg
18 July 2023
Completely useless. Station names are still in Japanese; train names are in scribble and unreadable. This app is intended for internal market, definately not for non-jap speakers. Even hyperdia is better, and that means a lot, since that is the worst travel planner on the planet. Together with this one. Edit: wow. A premium plan. With no way to figure out HOW MUCH IT COSTS. Giant wow. And giant "nope".
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Carlos de la Torre
30 June 2025
that app is amazing 👏 it has help me a lot to prepare my trip, honestly it has the whole information that how to take trains, buses and all the stuff that you will need to travel through Japan, you can create a itinerary, add different stops, search the shinkansen tikets put your hotels, and from the web page you can generate a PDF. I just put 4 stars because sometimes the app has a fail to sync the information and give you some message like a bug, but for all the other things was amazing.
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What's new

Ver10.6.2
- Point release