# First Time in Japan — PayPay·Suica·Visit Japan Web

> PayPay·Suica·Visit Japan Web (iPhone/iPad app by 志轶 沈.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-time-in-japan/id6812944974 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [志轶 沈](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776894923)
- Category: Travel, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-time-in-japan/id6812944974/reviews.md

## What is First Time in Japan?

Travel Japan with confidence.

Prepare before you fly, practice the confusing parts, then use the guides offline in Japan.

Step-by-step help for PayPay, Suica, Visit Japan Web, trains, ticket machines, and more - everything you need for your first trip.

Can tourists use PayPay?
Short answer: usually not - PayPay needs a Japanese mobile number. The free PayPay chapter explains who can scan PayPay QR codes with Alipay, Kakao Pay and other partner wallets, how to pay at the register, and what to use instead when you cannot.

Free to try
Pre-trip guides are free - Visa and Visit Japan Web, money and IC card, essential apps, and your phone checklist. The PayPay chapter, maps and transit, plus emergency numbers, are also free.

First Time in Japan is a practical handbook for first-time visitors. Instead of hundreds of generic tips, it focuses on what matters most: arriving prepared, riding trains, ordering food, and handling emergencies.

What's included

Before You Arrive - Free
- Visa and Visit Japan Web
- Money and IC card
- Essential apps
- Pre-trip checklist

First Steps
- Immigration and customs
- Get cash and your IC card
- Get to your hotel
- Hotel check-in

Explore Japan
- Pay: Suica, PayPay and QR pay, cash and ATMs, tax-free, no tipping
- Eat: ticket machines, restaurants, convenience stores
- Get around: maps, metro, taxi, Shinkansen
- Etiquette: onsen, shrines, daily manners, trash

Practice before you go
- Visit Japan Web form simulator
- Restaurant ticket machine simulator
- Train fare map and ticket gate simulator
- Shinkansen ticket and platform simulator

Built for real situations
- At a Glance summaries
- Step-by-step actions
- Pro tips and common mistakes
- Works offline

Why you'll love it
- Works completely offline
- Practice simulators, no account required
- No ads
- Instant search across all guides (after unlock)
- Lifetime content updates included

Emergency
Emergency numbers are always free. Full guides for hospital, police, lost passport, and embassy are included when you unlock.

One purchase
Unlock the complete handbook with a single purchase.
No subscription. Lifetime access.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Guide | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-09

New: PayPay and QR Pay chapter. Can tourists use PayPay? Who can scan PayPay QR codes with Alipay, Kakao Pay and other partner wallets, how to pay at the register, and what to use instead. Free, no unlock needed.
PayPay now appears as a shortcut on the Home screen.
Every guide now shows you what to look for — ATMs, ticket gates, onsen curtains, tax-free counters, Shinkansen tickets — with shorter, faster-to-scan steps.
Visit Japan Web simulator updated for the single QR code that now covers immigration and customs.
Train and Shinkansen simulators updated with current fares (JR East March 2026 revision) and Nozomi non-reserved cars.
Simulators now feel closer to the real thing: a full food-ticket button panel with sold-out buttons, a bilingual fare map, and visual guides to the ticket gate and platform markings.
Content updated to October 2026.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-21

No release notes.

## More apps by 志轶 沈

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All apps by 志轶 沈: https://appshunter.io/developer/6776894923

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