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Your trip length

Any whole number of days from 1 to 90.

Picks the plan for your trip length.

Choose your data

This is the full price. Nothing gets added at checkout.

See all Japan plansThe full list has every plan we sell here.

Your plan

Pick a plan above to see your total.

If your eSIM won't connect and we can't fix it within 24 hours of you contacting us, we refund your plan to your original payment method. Read the refund policy

A plan's clock, from buying it to the day it startsThree marks on one line. Buy and Install both show a stopped clock, because buying and installing do not start a plan on their own. First connect is ringed, the clock starts running and the plan's first day begins there, and the plan runs for the days it lists from that point. Depending on the plan it starts when you install the eSIM, when it first connects at your destination, or when you buy it. If you're not sure when yours starts, email us before you install.BuyClock stoppedInstallStill stoppedFirst connectDay 1
Most plans start on first connection. Your plan page says.
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What you get with every Japan plan

  • Where it works

    Japan

  • Networks

    Differs by plan. Good to know lists them for each plan.

  • Hotspot

    Allowed

  • When your plan starts

    When you land

  • Install by

    Within 180 days of buying

Where it works

Where your plan works.
  • KDDI/au (5G)
  • NTT docomo (5G)
  • Rakuten Mobile (5G)
  • SoftBank (5G)

How it works

  • The phone checker, with a model typed in and a yes backThis site's own phone checker, drawn. A phone model is typed into the Phone model field, and under the Check my phone button the answer says the phone supports eSIM, ticked and marked Supports eSIM. The checker answers from one list of phones, checked against each manufacturer's own page, and it never guesses: a phone that is not on the list gets told so. Your phone also needs to be unlocked.Phone modeliPhone 15 ProCheck my phoneSupports eSIMYes, the iPhone 15 Prosupports eSIM.
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    Type your phone model. We say if it works.
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  • The Mobile data screen at home, with the new line listed and roaming offA phone's Mobile data screen with two lines on it. Main, your home carrier, is still ticked for mobile data. The new line, labelled Travel, is the Ryvo eSIM, newly listed under it. Data roaming is off, so nothing has connected and the plan's clock is stopped. Beside the phone, a Wi-Fi symbol: install over Wi-Fi or your home data, any time after you buy, and give the line a label like Travel so you can tell your lines apart.9:41Mobile dataMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMData roamingOFFAt homeNot started
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    Buy and install.

    Install at home on Wi-Fi. Nothing starts yet.
  • The same screen after landing, with the travel line chosen and roaming onThe same Mobile data screen after you land. Travel, the Ryvo eSIM, is now ticked for mobile data, and Data roaming is on for it. Beside the phone, signal bars and a running clock: the eSIM has connected to a partner network, and on a plan that starts on first connection that is where its first day begins. Your own plan page says when yours starts.9:41Mobile dataMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMData roamingONConnectedDay 1
    Turn me on and you're connected.
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    Connect on arrival.

    Land, turn roaming on. Your days start now.

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Install now, start when you land

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Install on Wi-Fi at home. It starts when you land.Install now, start when you land

Do I need an eSIM in Japan?

Yes, an eSIM is the simplest way to have data the moment you land in Japan.

Pocket Wi-Fi has to be collected at the airport and posted back, and a physical SIM means swapping cards over a tray.

The eSIM goes on your phone at home, so maps and train times work from the arrivals hall.

Local plan or World eSIM?

Japan plan

Country list to be confirmed

World eSIM

One country, or one eSIM for the whole trip.

For a trip in Japan only, the local plan costs less.

Japan plans compared with World plans of the same size
PlanJapanWorld
10GB, 30 days24.95 Australian dollars16.95 US dollars22.95 Canadian dollars12.95 British pounds14.90 euros86.95 Australian dollars56.95 US dollars78.95 Canadian dollars43.95 British pounds49.90 euros
20GB, 30 days34.95 Australian dollars23.95 US dollars31.95 Canadian dollars17.95 British pounds20.90 euros152.95 Australian dollars100.95 US dollars138.95 Canadian dollars76.95 British pounds88.90 euros

Going to several countries? See the World eSIM

Questions about Japan eSIMs

  • Will my eSIM work in Hokkaido?

    Hokkaido is part of Japan, so the coverage list on this page is the answer, and it names countries rather than towns.

  • Does Google Maps work on the Tokyo subway?

    Underground is where any network can drop out, and we do not promise a signal station by station.

  • Do I need mobile data to use Suica on my iPhone?

    Not to tap through a gate.

  • Is there mobile signal on the Shinkansen?

    The line runs through long tunnels where the signal goes for a minute or two at a time, which is the tunnel rather than a fault with your eSIM.

Everything about using your eSIM in Japan

Do I need a SIM card for Japan, or will an eSIM do?

An eSIM will do, and it is the quicker of the two once you land.

A counter card or a rental at Narita or Haneda means finding the desk, showing a passport, and with a rental, handing the hardware back before you fly home.

An eSIM asks for none of that, and it leaves your own SIM in the phone for calls and texts on your Australian number.

Phones sold here in recent years generally take one, and our compatibility page says which.

Good to know

  • How your traffic is routed

    Routed through Hong Kong. TikTok, Gemini and Apple Intelligence may not work on this plan.

  • Phone number

    None. Keep your usual SIM for calls and texts.

  • WhatsApp and chat apps

    They run on mobile data, so they work.

  • Top-ups

    You can top up without reinstalling

  • Extra fees

    None. The price is the total you pay.

  • Your phone

    It needs to support eSIM and be unlocked. Check my phone

  • Installing

    Install on Wi-Fi at home, before you fly. Install now, start when you land

  • If it won't connect

    Email us and we'll get you connected. support@ryvosim.com

Network details

10GB, Japan:
KDDI/au (5G), NTT docomo (5G), Rakuten Mobile (5G), SoftBank (5G)
20GB, Japan:
KDDI/au (5G), NTT docomo (5G), Rakuten Mobile (5G), SoftBank (5G)
50GB, Japan:
NTT docomo (5G)
100GB, Japan:
NTT docomo (5G)
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In short

4 Japan plans are on sale, with fixed totals from 10GB up to 100GB.

Every Japan card prints its cap, its days and its price per day before you pay.

A Japan plan starts when you land, not when you buy it.

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