Japan: what to choose
What to settle before a trip to Japan.
If you want to keep your number
Staying online: eSIM, SIM card or pocket Wi-Fi?
Get the eSIM if you have an iPhone XS or later, or a Galaxy that takes one, and want to keep your home number.
If you will see and ride a lot
The Osaka Amazing Pass: will it pay for itself?
Buy the Osaka Amazing Pass if you will see several of its attractions and ride trains and buses a lot: it costs 3,500 yen for 1 day and 5,000 yen for 2 days on the Osaka Amazing Pass official site, checked 12 November 2026.
Once your date is fixed
USJ: when should you buy the Studio Pass?
Buy the Studio Pass ahead once your date is fixed: a 1 Day Studio Pass starts at 8,400 yen for an adult and the price depends on the date (the official price from Universal Studios Japan, checked 13 November 2026).
It depends where you are staying
Narita to Tokyo: the Skyliner or the N'EX?
Take the Skyliner around Ueno or Asakusa, and the N'EX, with no change, around Tokyo Station, Shibuya or Shinjuku: its one-way ticket to Tokyo Station is 3,140 yen for an adult in an ordinary car (the official price from JR East, checked 13 November 2026).
Choose the park first
Tokyo Disney in one day: which park?
The 1-Day Passport is sold for one date and one park, so choose the park first and buy once the date is fixed: for an adult it starts at 8,900 yen and the price depends on the date (the official price from Tokyo Disney Resort, checked 13 November 2026).
If your plans are fixed
Should you book Shibuya Sky ahead?
Book online if you can commit to a date and time slot: an adult web ticket for entry by 14:59 is 2,700 yen (the official price from SHIBUYA SKY, checked 13 November 2026).
Go yourself, if you can plan the day
Fuji and Hakone from Tokyo: take a tour, or go yourself?
Go yourself by Fuji Excursion or Romancecar if you are happy planning the day and starting early.
The HARUKA, for Osaka or Kyoto
Kansai Airport to your hotel: the HARUKA or the bus?
Take the HARUKA if your hotel is near Tennoji, Osaka, Shin-Osaka or Kyoto station: its one-way ticket for visitors from Kansai Airport to Kyoto is 2,700 yen for an adult at JR West's official price, checked 12 November 2026.
If you mostly ride the subway
The Tokyo Subway Ticket: will you ride enough?
Buy the Tokyo Subway Ticket if you will ride mostly the subway and are eligible to buy it: 24 hours cost 1,000 yen for an adult at Tokyo Metro's own price, checked 13 November 2026.
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