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App for iPhone/iPad Navigation Software for Japan in English - Free - Was $11.95

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App for iPhone/iPad Navigation Software for Japan in English - Free - Was $11.95
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[Deactivated] on 01/06/2011 - 09:14 itunes.apple.com (1551 clicks)
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Free until October 31st, 2011 For those travelling to Japan sometime, like with those cheap Jetstar fares.

  • Application Concept *
    “itsumo NAVI JAPAN MAP” is an application of maps in Japan for both iPhone and iPod Touch. All locations are written in English and Roman character for foreigners who are and planning to visit Japan and living in Japan.

  • Look & Feel Map *
    At a glance, you can find the locations thanks to the symbol marks such as temples, shrines, and sightseeing spots. It is also available to display maps in Japanese, so that you can enjoy comparing maps in English and Japanese ones. Zenrin is our parent company, which is one of the famous vendors of maps in Japan. Based on their maps, we will provide this easy-to-use map application for foreigners.

  • Searching for Locations *

About 400,000 locations information are available; it is available to search for locations arranged by list of addresses. Also you can search nearby locations arranged by

Car and Drive
Leisure
Hotel
Shopping
Hospital & Government office
Financial institution
Cultural facilities
Restaurant
School

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  • penix on 01/06/2011 - 10:12
    +3

    Note that this app cannot be used offline.

    • barefoot on 01/06/2011 - 11:58
      +1

      Also factor in that the Japanese mobile phone / data system is weird. They've never had GSM, and the 3G data network is not easy to get access to.
      I looked at renting a SIM at the airport when I arrived (they don't have throw-away prepaid SIMs like we do), but they wouldn't include data.
      If you're planning on using mobile data in Japan, plan on paying for roaming… if you can figure out how to get on to their 3G data network. I'm glad I didn't get it working… I was hit hard enough just for voice roaming :-P

      • Cluster on 01/06/2011 - 12:14
        +1

        And if you pay for data roaming, be aware that it can cost an absolute fortune. Last time I checked, Telstra charged $7 per megabyte. A bit of browsing and navigation can cost more than your air fare.

        • John Dough on 01/06/2011 - 12:51

          its .015 cents per Kb, which I believe is $15 per mb, with a $0.50 'data flagfall' each 'session'
          Yes, be very wary of this! It may be a good idea to research the area/s you might want to visit with this app, before you leave the country….

      • Marty131 on 01/06/2011 - 13:22

        Softbank have rental sims / phones / pocket wi-fi devices.

        This for approx $20AUD / Day is pretty good if you absolutely must have data;
        http://www.softbank-rental.jp/en/phones/wifi.php

        Only issue I could see with that is the battery will die after 4 hours. I wonder if it would be possible to take the sim out and put in your own phone? Is there even a sim in the device?

        • richmond12 on 01/06/2011 - 14:03

          Last ime I was in Japan I could only get rental phones… so not sure how easy it would be to get a sim, sim with data or a micro sim for ip4… they dont really like american products in japan…

  • John Dough on 01/06/2011 - 10:59

    Good Find, Thanks :)

  • young_dazza on 01/06/2011 - 10:59

    hows this different to Google maps?

  • Zed on 01/06/2011 - 11:03
    +1

    ya. its kinda useless. if your phone/ipad had internet, then just use google maps. theres no maps in this app.

  • John Dough on 01/06/2011 - 11:43
    +1

    Google maps are ok if you can read Japanese, and google maps do not include the icons and 'tourist attractions' and resturants etc, which imo seems to be pretty much the whole idea of the app, and well worth checking out…

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