Reply To: Japan SIM card advice

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RK228 wrote:

If you only need data, I find Airalo to be easiest for Japan.

When I’ve needed to call or text within Japan, I’ve found a Voxi sim (Vodafone’s low-cost PAYG network) with global roaming add on to work well. It’s not a huge allowance of minutes, texts, and data, but one of the few that affords not only calls/texts back to UK, but also within country you’re travelling in (such as Japan).

Two important things to note: 1) you would need to get the Voxi sim in the UK before you travel and 2) while you’d be able to call/text Japan numbers at no extra charge within your allowances, you’d still have a UK phone number, so might not be useful if needing to receive texts from Japanese numbers.

FWIW, I don’t bother with the mobile Wi-Fi or other options at airports in Japan.

Thanks, that’s good to know.