Japan Rail Transit there are a lot of
apps a lot of garbage too so today I'm
going to share the good ones
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hey guys welcome back to Japan in a jiff
today we're talking about getting around
Japan using this right here now going
quick today so pay attention and do not
be shy about sharing your ideas and all
that in the comment section below
starting super simple with the Japan at
transit app which is a basic point A to
point B navigation in timetable app when
I first moved to Japan like ten years
ago before smartphones were a thing I
see uses company's website to get around
so I could trust them next is the Japan
travel app by Navi time which is still a
really basic app but has incredibly
useful features like offline spots which
needless to say is very useful in a
disaster prone country like Japan
speaking of offline maps I loved maps
Emmy for exactly this reason and they
have one more really good feature that I
like which is the cycling maps that
actually work really well in Tokyo I
always recommend that you rent a bicycle
and explore Tokyo it can be kind of
hilly at times and they give you like an
elevation estimate and everything just
it Maps temmie I like this one and while
these three should have you covered for
the most part I haven't even gotten to
my favorite ones yet I do feel though
that I should give an honorable mention
to hyper dia which has a Japan Rail Pass
option I've just never been able to get
the app to work for me if it works for
you try it out and let me know what you
think down in the comments below my two
absolute favorites are in Japanese but
one of them is super useful the first
one is by the same company that does
that second app Navi time it is the most
popular app in Japan can even give you
an estimate of how crowded your trains
are so that that's really cool and the
other is specifically for the Tokyo
Metro subway line but is by far the most
used app on my phone
these are lets me know which train car
to get on for quick and easy transfers
so that I'm not fighting the crowds
which is super useful when you've got a
bunch of bags also yes Google Maps does
work but I find it likes to recommend
city buses with in Tokyo and roads that
don't exist in the countryside so it's
kind of like use at your own risk type
scenario and for those that like to
travel in luxury Japan taxi has an app
that works really well in English also
in the case of the Tokyo transit system
terrifies you I linked a video on how to
use it and get around and all that so
feel free to check that out told you
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