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The Best Apps For Traveling In Japan With Your Jr Pass

Fit right in with the Japanese and be busy with your smartphone on the train! We’ve made a selection of the best apps - so you may do just that!

Apps for JR Pass

Apps for JR Pass

January 21, 2013

Mobile Apps To Make The Most Of Your Japan Rail Pass

From JR Pass-optimised train planners to offline maps and camera translation — here are the apps that make Japan travel genuinely effortless in 2026.

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