{"id":6232,"date":"2018-02-06T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/japan-sim-card\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:02:29","slug":"japan-sim-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/japan-sim-card\/","title":{"rendered":"What SIM Card to Buy in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posting your amazing selfie in exotic locations is a pretty integral part to any holiday these days. More importantly, Google Maps is a travellers best friend when you\u2019re frequently exploring new corners of the globe.\u00a0So having a chunk of data to use is very useful, and buying a local sim card when you land is a good way to avoid the huge shocker of a bill from data roaming charges.<\/p>\n<p>There are of course other options, like a good roaming plan, or renting the internet device, or relying on your hotel WiFi or hunting down free WiFi spots in the city. But for all who prefer the reliability of a local SIM card, you get constant good connectivity and peace of mind that you have enough data to last the trip.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve picked out some of the best sim cards to get when you travel in different cities. This one is for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/Destinations-In-Japan.d89.Hotel-Destinations\"> Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What SIM Card to Buy in Japan<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sim-divider-1024x52-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"52\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19024 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20-SIM-cards.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Fuji, Japan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Best SIM<\/strong>: IIJmio Travel SIM<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong>: Y2460 (~SGD29), with 1GB data for 30 days<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Other popular Telcoms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alternatives<\/strong>: B Mobile Visitor SIM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best place to buy<\/strong>: Bic Camera shops and convenience stores<\/p>\n<p><em>Pro-Tip: Tourists with visa less than 90 days who want a voice-call-capable SIM card can only purchase B-Mobile and SoftBank (get it from the Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka airports). Get familiarised with installing SIM card and APN settings to save yourself the time and the Y480 (~SGD6) installation fee at Bic Camera shops<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best for group travels:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rentafonejapan.com\/\">Rentafone<\/a> Pocket Wifi Rental, at Y5900 \/Y6900 per week, for unlimited data. Up to 5 devices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posting your amazing selfie in exotic locations is a pretty integral part to any holiday these days. More importantly, Google Maps is a travellers best friend when you\u2019re frequently exploring new corners of the globe.\u00a0So having a chunk of data to use is very useful, and buying a local sim card when you land is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/japan-sim-card\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What SIM Card to Buy in Japan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,14],"tags":[],"authors":[10],"class_list":["post-6232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","category-tips-inspiration","authors-expedia-singapore","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What SIM Card to Buy in Japan - Expedia SG Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/japan-sim-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What SIM Card to Buy in Japan - Expedia SG Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Posting your amazing selfie in exotic locations is a pretty integral part to any holiday these days. 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