Hereabouts vs NipponGo

Every street has stories. Hereabouts finds the ones around you and turns them into a walk. AROUND YOU Wherever you are, Hereabouts shows the places nearby — temples, markets, old streets, landmarks — each with its story, how far it is, and a street-level look before you go. Stories come from Wikipedia, with authors and licences credited. STORY WALKS Pick a walk and Hereabouts strings nearby places into a route with a theme. Put your phone away: when you reach the next stop it buzzes and shows you what you're standing in front of. Afterwards, a recap of where you went. DAYS AND TRIPS Plan today, tomorrow or a whole trip. Each day becomes a story line — morning, afternoon and evening, each in its own part of town. Move places between days, add the ones you've saved, and start again from where you are. TAKE IT OFFLINE Save a day before you go, with its photos, stories and walking routes, so it still works without signal. MADE FOR WALKING • Works in any city, not just one • English, 日本語 and 繁體中文 • Location is used only to find what's around you, and in the background only during a walk you start • No account, no ads On supported devices, Apple Intelligence writes short summaries on the device, from the article text alone.

Japan's transit system is the best in the world, and also the most confusing for first-time visitors. NipponGo cuts through the complexity so you can travel confidently from day one. HONEST JR PASS CALCULATOR The JR Pass costs ¥50,000+ for a 7-day ordinary pass. Is it worth it for your trip? Most Golden Route itineraries don't break even. NipponGo's calculator takes your actual route, runs the real fares, and gives you a clear verdict, with a buy link only when it genuinely saves you money. PER-LEG SUICA & JR PASS VALIDITY Every route leg shows you exactly which card works: "Suica OK", "JR Pass covers this", "Not on JR Pass". No more guessing at the gate. The detail other travel apps leave out. GOLDEN ROUTE COVERAGE Tokyo inner-city lines, Narita & Haneda airport connections, the Shinkansen to Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto sightseeing by JR, Osaka subway, and the Hiroshima to Miyajima day trip including the JR ferry, with the exact card validity marked on every leg. SURVIVAL KIT: OFFLINE PHRASEBOOK Essential Japanese phrases for transit emergencies: lost tickets, wrong trains, asking for help. Works fully offline. If something goes wrong at the station, we walk you through it step by step. CLEAN AND HONEST No account to create, and no sign-up wall. No vaporware features: every screen in the app works, offline, on day one. What the app records is listed in full at iocodo.com/apps/nippongo/privacy. NipponGo is an independent app, not affiliated with JR Group, Tokyo Metro, Toei or JR East (Suica).