Traffic category
Japan's traffic routes are complex and staggered, so it takes a lot of time to study the routes in person. Map app can find the best route in the shortest time, which is convenient and fast. In most cases, GoogleMaps can meet the demand. If the route planned by GoogleMaps does not meet expectations, you can also use Yahoo! Conduct a second search or transfer case in Japan.
1. Google Maps
Highlight: The best overseas map app supports Chinese input.
GoogleMaps is a powerful tool for travel, and its intuitive map interface, support for Chinese input, concise and clear route planning and other advantages make GoogleMaps quite easy to use. Besides basic navigation, detailed map information is a big advantage. In addition to clearly marking the subway exit, some large shopping malls in some cities even have simple floor plans.
GoogleMaps is not available in China, but can be downloaded. After arriving in Japan, you can mark the planned destination as "the place you want to go", which is simple and clear.
2. Yahoo! Japan
Recommended reason: accurate map of Japan suitable for niche deep tour
For some minority areas where tourism is not popular, Yahoo Japan map is more accurate than Google. In addition to basic navigation and indoor maps, the latest information such as traffic delay information caused by climate and accidents is released in real time, so that you can avoid bad weather and congested road sections when planning your trip. The disadvantage is that it needs to be input in Japanese or Japanese English Pinyin, and it needs to be downloaded in the Japanese application store, so the use threshold is high.
3. In the transfer case
Highlight: A map of Japan with detailed traffic preferences.
The transfer box supports Chinese input. The biggest highlight is that you can set the traffic preferences in detail. For example, from Tokyo to Osaka, you can set a stopover, specify the departure/arrival time or not, and you can also set preferences for transportation, such as Shinkansen, airplanes, high-speed buses, etc. In the "More Settings", even the walking speed is detailed.
Food category
How to quickly lock in the popular restaurants around Japan? Where can I find the most secret tunnel pavilion? What food will you regret if you don't taste it in the restaurant? With the following three gourmet apps, you can easily get everything done.
1.tabelog_ べログ _
Highlight: Japan's largest food review App.
Tabelog is a very popular food application in Japan. After arriving in Japan, you need to switch to the Japanese app store or download it. The simple way is to use the Chinese web version of tabelog. Visitors can search according to the location, type and popularity of restaurants, and they can also see whether some restaurants have vacancies and support reservations. If you are lucky enough to find a restaurant with more than 4 points, congratulations, there must be something delicious to enjoy.
2. Letty
Highlight: User's real name comments, looking for a midnight snack artifact.
Retty is a food review website with a history of 20 years in Japan, and its mobile App is used in a similar way to tabelog. If you have any questions about tabelog's "One Family Statement", you can open Retty again to confirm and verify. Retty needs the real name registration of users, and the food evaluation is more authentic. Download needs to switch to the Japanese app store.
3. Public opinions
Highlight: Quickly find a popular restaurant that meets the tastes of Chinese people.
Due to the overwhelming upsurge of travel to Japan, domestic tourists have accumulated a lot of user comments on restaurants in popular tourist destinations in Japan. According to public comments, you can quickly find restaurants and food that are more in line with the tastes of China tourists. For tourists who don't have a Japanese foundation, this is also a gourmet App without any use threshold.
Utility class
The following recommendation is a Chinese App specially developed for the travel needs of tourists coming to China. There is no language barrier for Japanese tourists to use, which is in line with travel and mobile phone usage habits. Real-time translation, exchange rate conversion and shopping discount, these three apps can remove obstacles to overseas travel and make the trip to Japan smoother.
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Highlight: It's just like translating with your name.
With the help of translation app, language barriers will be greatly eliminated. There is a translation machine that can not only translate the input Chinese characters into Japanese, but also "shoot translation" at any time, that is, translate the Japanese photographed by the camera into Chinese. With the help of mobile phone microphone, direct bilingual translation of voice can also make the dialogue between China and Japan smooth.
2. Minimum exchange rate
Highlight: One-click conversion based on real-time exchange rate.
It is convenient for tourists to quickly check the exchange rate when traveling and shopping in Japan. Not only can you exchange Japanese yen and RMB according to the real-time exchange rate, but you can also see the historical exchange rate change curve and the exchange rates of banks, helping tourists to grasp the latest exchange rate situation anytime and anywhere.
3. Sweep Japan for shopping
Highlight: scan code to compare prices and download coupons.
When shopping in Japan, you can see the price of the product on different e-commerce platforms by scanning the QR code of the product with the "Japan Shopping Scan" App. Visitors can judge whether the order is cost-effective according to the price comparison, and even use it to bargain when buying large household appliances. In addition, the App also has many shopping vouchers to download, and the title of "money saving assistant" belongs to it. If you buy a lot of things in the pharmacy, you can also use the shopping list function of the App to avoid missing items.