Two radios get mixed up in Japan threads.

A Japan eSIM is an EID profile. If *#06# shows an EID, Airalo / Ubigi / Holafly will install. That is maps, trains, Translate.

Suica / ICOCA is a FeliCa wallet chip. Welcome Suica Mobile is 180 days, no refund (JR East, as of March 2026). Most US/EU Android still cannot add it. The eSIM does not add that chip. Buy a physical card at the airport machine.

Dated SKUs copied 2026-08-29 (expire when checkout changes):

  • Ubigi 10GB/7 days US$14 on NTT Docomo. Their 7-day unlimited SKU URL was 404 that day — do not copy a blog’s $25 until checkout shows it.
  • Airalo Japan 7-day 5GB US$10, unlimited 7-day US$27 with 3GB/24h then 1 Mbps FUP (SoftBank +1).
  • Holafly Japan 7-day US$27.50; official page: hotspot 1GB/day.

Has anyone on a US/EU Android actually tapped a gate with Wallet, or only used a plastic card + eSIM for maps?

Dated table (Airalo is an affiliate link; Holafly and Ubigi stay official): https://before-you-land.tiiny.site/japan/android/

  • porcelainpitcher@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Welp! I dunno what any of this gobbledygook is but I sure as hell know that Japan, like China, Hong Kong, do not support any of those types of cards for Android. AppleOS only, baby. Which is fkn annoying. E-sims work a treat but Octopus, Suica, Icoca: No sir.