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Japan eSIM vs SoftBank / WiFi
Solo travelers: eSIM. Groups: pocket WiFi — filter SoftBank / Docomo then open real product pages
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Plans that fit
39 items
SoftBank 5G (Klook)
Daily data · good for maps and photos
eSIMSoftBank 5G · 6 days · Unlimited/day
- 6 days
- SoftBank
- Unlimited/day
Pick SoftBank 6-day on the product page — daily high-speed data, then slower after quota
eSIMPopularSoftBank 5G · 7 days · Unlimited/day
- 7 days
- SoftBank
- Unlimited/day
Pick SoftBank 7-day on the product page — daily high-speed data, then slower after quota
eSIMSoftBank 5G · 8 days · Unlimited/day
- 8 days
- SoftBank
- Unlimited/day
Pick SoftBank 8-day on the product page — daily high-speed data, then slower after quota
eSIMSoftBank 5G · 9 days · Unlimited/day
- 9 days
- SoftBank
- Unlimited/day
Pick SoftBank 9-day on the product page — daily high-speed data, then slower after quota
eSIMHeavy useSoftBank 5G · 10 days · Unlimited/day
- 10 days
- SoftBank
- Unlimited/day
Pick SoftBank 10-day on the product page — daily high-speed data, then slower after quota
Docomo 4G (Klook)
Data bucket · easier on budget
eSIMBudget controlDocomo 4G · 5GB total · 7 days
- 7 days
- Docomo
- 5GB
Pick Docomo 5GB / 7 days — fixed data bucket until used up
eSIMBudget controlDocomo 4G · 8GB total · 7 days
- 7 days
- Docomo
- 8GB
Pick Docomo 8GB / 7 days — fixed data bucket until used up
eSIMPopularDocomo 4G · 10GB total · 7 days
- 7 days
- Docomo
- 10GB
Pick Docomo 10GB / 7 days — fixed data bucket until used up
eSIMBudget controlDocomo 4G · 10GB total · 10 days
- 10 days
- Docomo
- 10GB
Pick Docomo 10GB / 10 days — fixed data bucket until used up
eSIMDocomo 4G · 15GB total · 10 days
- 10 days
- Docomo
- 15GB
Pick Docomo 15GB / 10 days — fixed data bucket until used up
Xplori · KDDI/SoftBank
Instant QR · hotspot sharing
eSIMPopularXplori eSIM · Unlimited · 7 days
- 7 days
- KDDI/SoftBank
- Unlimited
Xplori unlimited · 7 days — pick the pack on the product page
eSIMBudget controlXplori eSIM · 1.5GB/day · 7 days
- 7 days
- KDDI/SoftBank
- 1.5GB/day
Xplori 1.5GB/day · 7 days — pick the pack on the product page
eSIMBudgetXplori eSIM · 600MB/day · 7 days
- 7 days
- KDDI/SoftBank
- 600MB/day
Xplori 600MB/day · 7 days — pick the pack on the product page
Sakura · Docomo
Japan carrier · QR in ~5 minutes
eSIM 4G email QR
Good value · no hotspot
eSIMPopulareSIM 4G email QR · Unlimited · 7 days
- 7 days
- Email QR
- Unlimited
Email QR eSIM · 7 days — activate from the product page
eSIMEmail QReSIM 4G email QR · Unlimited · 10 days
- 10 days
- Email QR
- Unlimited
Email QR eSIM · 10 days — activate from the product page
eSIMBudget controleSIM 4G email QR · 1GB/day · 7 days
- 7 days
- Email QR
- 1GB/day
Email QR eSIM · 7 days — activate from the product page
eSIMEmail QReSIM 4G email QR · 1GB/day · 10 days
- 10 days
- Email QR
- 1GB/day
Email QR eSIM · 10 days — activate from the product page
eSIMEmail QReSIM 4G email QR · 2GB/day · 7 days
- 7 days
- Email QR
- 2GB/day
Email QR eSIM · 7 days — activate from the product page
eSIMEmail QReSIM 4G email QR · 2GB/day · 10 days
- 10 days
- Email QR
- 2GB/day
Email QR eSIM · 10 days — activate from the product page
Hotspot share
One phone shared with travel partners
Pocket WiFi
Airport pickup / hotel delivery · multi-device
WiFiShare devicePocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days · Osaka
- 7 days
- Osaka
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiFamilyPocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days · Osaka
- 10 days
- Osaka
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiShare devicePocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days · Kyoto
- 7 days
- Kyoto
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiFamilyPocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days · Kyoto
- 10 days
- Kyoto
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiShare devicePocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days · Fukuoka
- 7 days
- Fukuoka
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiFamilyPocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days · Fukuoka
- 10 days
- Fukuoka
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiShare deviceNinja WiFi Unlimited · 7 days · airport pickup
- 7 days
- Airport
- Multi-device
Ninja WiFi unlimited · 7 days — airport pickup in Japan
WiFiFamilyNinja WiFi Unlimited · 10 days · airport pickup
- 10 days
- Airport
- Multi-device
Ninja WiFi unlimited · 10 days — airport pickup in Japan
WiFiHotel deliveryPocket WiFi hotel delivery · 7 days
- 7 days
- Hotel delivery
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi · 7 days — delivered to your hotel
WiFiHotel deliveryPocket WiFi hotel delivery · 10 days
- 10 days
- Hotel delivery
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi · 10 days — delivered to your hotel
WiFiAirport pickupPocket WiFi · 7 days · airport pickup
- 7 days
- Airport
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 7 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
WiFiAirport pickupPocket WiFi · 10 days · airport pickup
- 10 days
- Airport
- Multi-device
Pocket WiFi SoftBank · 10 days — airport pickup; pick the plan on the product page
Asia / Asia-Pacific
Japan plus multiple Asian countries
eSIMMulti-countryAsia-Pacific eSIM · 8 days (works in Japan)
- 8 days
- Multi-country
Asia-Pacific eSIM · 8 days — works in Japan; pick the pack on the product page
eSIMMulti-countryAsia-Pacific eSIM · 10 days (works in Japan)
- 10 days
- Multi-country
Asia-Pacific eSIM · 10 days — works in Japan; pick the pack on the product page
eSIMMulti-countryAsia 5G eSIM · 7 days (Japan KDDI/au)
- 7 days
- Multi-country
Asia 5G eSIM · 7 days on KDDI/au — pick the pack on the product page
eSIMMulti-countryAsia 5G eSIM · 10 days (Japan KDDI/au)
- 10 days
- Multi-country
Asia 5G eSIM · 10 days on KDDI/au — pick the pack on the product page