Five Applications for the Next Trip to Japan

3 June 2018 Lifestyle

As we know Thais love Japan, Japan is the most popular destination for Thai people of all time. There are more and more Thais choosing Japan as their dream country for vacation. It is unsurprisingly Japan offers various types of vibes from their modern landscape, fashion to the cultural sites, shopping spots where you can find the rare and unique items. Most of all, it is a paradise of the food lovers.

Talk about how to prepare yourself before visiting Japan, there are tonnes of travel reviews we can find on the internet. That review also gives us a clue about some difficulties such as Japan’s onerous social codes. Apart from different social codes, norm and manners, there are a lot of signs whether the general sign, traffic sign and public information that still provide only Japanese language.

The most often trouble tourists find in Japan is their modern railway network either on-ground or subway which is similar to the spider web. It is much tougher to commute by train there since we cannot read Japanese.

The travellers should have prepared themselves by studying necessary information, and we have five apps to recommend all travellers to make sure your vacation is really a good break. Here we go;

1. THiNKNET PUBLISHING: The app is just like lonely planet on another platform, but this one is from ThinkNet Publishing, it comes in the form of eBook and Interactive eBook. Once you load this app, you will get tips to catch the hectic railway and subway in Tokyo with less fuss. It also provides you Japanese manner and norm when using their public transit.

Download

iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/thinknet-publishing/id1257068968?l=th&mt=8

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.askmedia.thk&hl=en

 

2.Tokyo Subway Navigation: The app shows the map of subway and ground railway network in Tokyo. What you have to do is only type starting station and the destination, it will show you how to find the right subway line and provide the information which lines to commute to your destination stop by stop, commuting time and exact fare. Also, you can check which station you can connect to WiFi.

Download

iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/tokyo-subway-navigation/id844802451?l=th&mt=8

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.tokyometro.tokyosubwaynavi&hl=th

 

3. Waygo: All signs in Japan are mostly in the Japanese language, making it difficult to communicate. Better have helping tool, the Waygo app helps translate Japanese to English, just let your device read the sign and it is super convenient since you can use it offline.

Download

iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/waygo-chinese-japanese-and-korean-translator/id496038103?l=th&mt=8

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waygoapp.waygo&hl=th

 

4. Travel Japan Wi-Fi: The app shows you the place where you can stay connected to free Wi-Fi access of over 60,000 points across the country without password required, also it keeps you connecting premium network at over 200,000 participated stores nationwide.

Download

iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/travel-japan-wi-fi/id935204367?l=th&mt=8

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ne.wi2.tjwifi&hl=en

 

5. AccuWeather: The app allows you to check the weather real-time which is one of the most popular among travellers across the globe on its precise weather forecast.

Download

iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/accuweather-weather-for-life/id300048137?l=th&mt=8

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accuweather.android&hl=en