Install first
Air Canada
Flights, check-in, baggage and boarding pass
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
iPhone setup
Install at home.
Travel lighter.
Canadian App Store links are paired with official web fallbacks. Start with the first six; attraction apps wait until you choose the attraction.
Minimum useful setup
Maps, Translate, NAVITIME, Air Canada, GO, Safety Tips
Install, sign in, test the Canadian payment card, then download offline areas and Japanese before departure.
Install first
Google Maps
Live navigation, saved lists and offline map areas
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install first
Google Translate
Camera and downloaded Japanese translation
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install first
SmartEX
Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen reservations; use official web if the Canadian App Store does not offer the app
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install first
NAVITIME Japan Travel
Japanese transit routes, platforms and alternatives
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install first
GO Taxi
Licensed taxi dispatch where service is available
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tickets, entry, Premier Access and park operations
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
Universal Studios Japan
Tickets, wait information and timed entry
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
Safety Tips
Japan Tourism Agency disaster alerts
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
TableCheck
Restaurant reservations; official web is the reliable Canadian fallback
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
Wise
Travel card and currency tools
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
Install if chosen
Ubigi
eSIM option; compare coverage and total
Before departure: sign in if needed, test payment and review permissions. Offline ability varies.
iPhone safety setup
- Enable Find My sharing between Vahid and Maral.
- Complete Medical ID and learn Emergency SOS.
- Create a private Shared Album and never make it public.
- Download Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima map areas.
- Download Japanese in Google Translate.
Connectivity + Wallet
- Install eSIM on Wi‑Fi, label both lines and block Canadian roaming data.
- Add Suica in Apple Wallet if supported; test a small top-up and keep a fallback.
- Use current official guidance for Welcome Suica Mobile.
- Keep QR and boarding-pass screenshots in a private offline album.
App artwork is official Canadian App Store artwork or an official website icon, cached locally so the page remains visually reliable.