Airalo Japan eSIM
12 plans on SoftBank, au and Rakuten Mobile. 5 GB for a week from US$11.00. Prices checked .
Is Airalo good for Japan?
Airalo runs on SoftBank, au and Rakuten Mobile, strong in all 10 areas on our coverage map, with good 4G at all 28 rural and mountain places. A week with 5 GB costs US$11.00, the 36th cheapest of the 60 providers with a week plan. 5G on some plans. 6 unlimited plans, 1 of them with 3 GB a day at full speed. Review rating 3.6 out of 5 from 599 customer reviews. How we rank Airalo.
Japan plans
Shown in USD, converted from AUD at ECB rates of
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1 GB 7 days | $4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 GB 15 days | $6.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 GB 30 days | $8.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 GB 30 days | $11.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 GB 30 days | $18.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 GB 30 days | $25.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unlimited: No daily cap, fair-use policy applies, on 5 of 6 plans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 3 days | $11.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 5 days | $17.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 7 days | $26.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 10 days 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps until the allowance refills, every 24 hours | $34.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 15 days | $48.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unlimited 30 days | $69.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airalo speed and data rules
| Data at full speed | When it runs out | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | No daily cap, fair-use policy applies | 5 plans |
| 3 GB a day | Slows to 1 Mbps until the allowance refills, every 24 hoursBrowsing and music, not HD video | 1 plan |
| 1 to 20 GB | Airalo doesn't say | 6 plans |
Airalo: “resets every 24 hours, counted from the time you activated” Source
Airalo ratings from customer reviews
599 reviews: 442 on the App Store, 125 on Google Play, 27 on Trustpilot and 5 on SmartCustomer, written 21 Dec 2022 to 13 Nov 2026. 39 of them are about a trip to Japan. Each rating needs at least 10 reviews that mention it.
Review rating3.6 out of 5The mean of the ratings below
| Aspect | Rating | Reviews that mention it |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 3.0 out of 5 | 37 reviews |
| Coverage | 3.6 out of 5 | 304 reviews |
| Setup | 4.0 out of 5 | 198 reviews |
| Support | 3.0 out of 5 | 85 reviews |
| Value | 3.7 out of 5 | 131 reviews |
| App | 4.0 out of 5 | 110 reviews |
| Data problems | 4.3% of reviews | 26 of 599 reviews report one |
| Refund problems | 3.3% of reviews | 20 of 599 reviews report one |
On trips to Japan: coverage 3.7 from 25 reviews and setup 4.2 from 21 reviews.
Airalo speed tests in Japan
2 published speed tests of Airalo in Japan, by Find Your eSIM.
- Shiba Park, Tokyo318 MbpsUpload 50.2 MbpsLatency 18 msFind Your eSIM, Aug 2026
- Shiba Park, Tokyo183 MbpsUpload 25.2 MbpsLatency 18 msFind Your eSIM, Nov 2025
| Where | Download | Upload | Latency | Tested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiba Park, Tokyo | 318 Mbps | 50.2 Mbps | 18 ms | Find Your eSIMAug 2026 |
| Shiba Park, Tokyo | 183 Mbps | 25.2 Mbps | 18 ms | Find Your eSIMNov 2025 |
How fast these networks are for their own customers
Ookla's median speeds for people on each network's own plans, H1 2026 unless marked.
KDDI (au)- Download
- 67.85 Mbps
- Time on 5G
- 48.8%
SoftBank- Download
- 73.78 Mbps
- 5G download
- 153.55 Mbps
- Time on 5G
- 41.4%
- Latency
- 45 ms
Rakuten Mobile- Download
- 53.54 MbpsQ3 2025
- 5G download
- 124.59 Mbps
- Time on 5G
- 37.4%
| Network | Download | 5G download | Time on 5G | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDDI (au) | 67.85 Mbps | Not published | 48.8% | Not published |
| SoftBank | 73.78 Mbps | 153.55 Mbps | 41.4% | 45 ms |
| Rakuten Mobile | 53.54 MbpsQ3 2025 | 124.59 Mbps | 37.4% | Not published |
Sources: Ookla Speedtest Connectivity Report H1 2026 via TelecomLead, 17 Sept 2026; Ookla Speedtest Intelligence Q3 2025 via TelecomsTechNews, 15 Dec 2025.
