eSIM for Japan

Speed and data rules

Full speed

3 GB

For the whole 7-day plan

After that

384 kbps

Messages, maps and slow web pages, no videoFor the rest of the plan

Billion Connect: “your connection speed will be reduced for the remainder of the day.” Source

Billion Connect coverage

Runs onNTT Docomo and SoftBankThe map shows the best of them at each spot.

Billion Connect 4G coverage

Docomo and SoftBank combined, from their own maps. Blank: not covered.

Strongacross Japan

Coverage by place
PlaceCoverage
All over JapanStrong
TokyoStrong
Osaka and KyotoStrong
Mt Fuji and HakoneStrong
Compare these networks on the coverage map

Coverage areas from the service area maps published by NTT docomo, KDDI au, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile. Changes: maps and cell positions converted to hexagons by network.

Source: NTT docomo service area map; KDDI au service area map; Rakuten Mobile service area map; SoftBank service area map; nPerf coverage map; OpenCelliD via Source Cooperative, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What you get

Data
3 GB
Valid for
7 days
Network
Docomo and SoftBank
Japanese number
No, data only
Texts (SMS)
No
Top-up
Yes

How it works

Starts
Starts when the eSIM first connects at your destination and runs without pause.
Install
QR code, App
App
Yes
Support
AI chat, Live chat (24/7, in the app)

Price checked on esimdb.com.

$3.90

7-day trip, $0.56 a day, $1.30/GB

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