If you are planning to visit the land of rising sun then you should read this article before making any decision. There are certain apps that will make your trip enjoyable and memorable. Actually, there is only a few percentages of people that speaks English in Japan. This makes hard for foreigners to interact with the people of Japan. First Thing first you need a Japan Travel sim to use internet and to receive and make calls .
There are some applications available that you need to know before your departure. These apps will help you to understand Japan better without asking for help there. Download all these apps and make your trip to Japan memorable.
1. Hyperdia: We all know about the effective transportation system of Japan. The high-speed train, modern buses and taxi all work according to their time table. For travelers it is very hard to understand the transportation system because it looks complicated at first glance. Moreover, the Time tables and other transport information is not always translated into English.
This app gives you the correct information about the routes and times for both trains and buses in English and Japanese. If you decide to walk through the streets of Japan than this app give you the shortest and best possible route to your destination. Mostly people use this apps to navigate the train systems of Japan. The application is available for both iOS and Android systems.
2. Navitime: This app is designed to give the correct information to the visitors about the metro system of Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and every visitor land here to see many things and to enjoy the night life of the capital.
It is only designed for Tokyo and provide info of route maps, train timings etc.
3. Yomiwa: This is the most useful app if you are travelling alone or with your family without any guide. The main function of this app is to translate the Japanese menus, signs and notice in English language, also in other languages. Japanese do not speak English and those who do speak, know a few words. So you cannot take help from natives and it is hard to find a native who understands English completely. Therefore, we advise you to download this app and enjoy your trip without any language problem.
Just turn on your camera and point it to the written text it will automatically translate it into the English. You need to set your preferred language before operating the app. It is totally free for iOS and Android systems.
4. Gurunavi: The Japanese food is world famous and is very healthy. For sure you will eat there but how will you find out the best restaurants near your locations. This app has the largest data base of Japan’s restaurant chains. It recommends coffee shops, hotels, restaurants near your locations. You can feed your preferences and refresh the search results the app will shows results according to your settings.
It is free for android and iPhone. Go to your play store and download it now.
5. Google Translator: It is the best translating app in the world. If you stuck somewhere in japan just open the app type in your language and translate to Japanese. If you cannot pronounce it do not worry you can show to native so that they can understand and help you out.
if you do not understand something in your hotel menu translate it in English.