Mobile Plans

Compare Japanese mobile plans by identity documents, payment method, data needs, calling, coverage stability, and eSIM support before checking official conditions.

What to check first

Whether you have a residence card or usable identity documents
Whether you have a Japanese credit card or need bank transfer, Paidy, debit, or another option
Whether your monthly data use is closer to 3GB, 10GB, 30GB, or very high
Whether you make enough calls to need included 5-minute or 10-minute calling
Coverage around home, work, school, and commute routes
Whether you need eSIM or dual SIM

Plan comparison data

Use these notes to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the official terms.

ahamo

ahamo

Price: ¥2,970 for 30GB; ¥4,950 with ahamo oomori 110GB option; confirm official latest price
Data: 30GB base, 110GB with paid oomori option
Documents: Identity documents usually need confirmation
Japanese credit card: Not necessarily credit-card-only; confirm official conditions

Payment: credit card, bank transfer

Recommended for: medium data users, people who want a simple docomo-brand online plan, users who value short domestic calls and overseas data conditions

Pros: docomo network, simple 30GB base plan

Watchouts: online-focused support, not the cheapest if you use very little data

Prices and conditions can change. Check the official site before applying.

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LINEMO

Best Plan

Price: from ¥990; confirm current official price
Data: 3GB to 10GB tier; Best Plan V offers larger data
Documents: Identity documents usually need confirmation
Japanese credit card: Not necessarily credit-card-only; confirm official conditions

Payment: credit card, bank transfer, confirm PayPay-related conditions on official site

Recommended for: light to medium data users, people who prefer online setup, users who want a SoftBank-brand option without full carrier pricing

Pros: online signup, SoftBank network

Watchouts: online-only support, campaigns and plan tiers can change

Prices and conditions can change. Check the official site before applying.

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povo

povo2.0

Price: base fee ¥0 plus paid toppings; confirm current topping prices
Data: 0GB base, add data toppings by period or capacity
Documents: Identity documents usually need confirmation
Japanese credit card: Not necessarily credit-card-only; confirm official conditions

Payment: credit card, Paidy, first paid topping required for some signup flows

Recommended for: people with uneven monthly data use, dual SIM users, users comfortable managing plans through an app

Pros: flexible data toppings, au network

Watchouts: requires active topping management, service may be suspended if no paid topping is purchased for a long period

Prices and conditions can change. Check the official site before applying.

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Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten Saikyo Plan

Price: tiered from ¥1,078 to ¥3,278; confirm official latest price
Data: tiered by usage, with high-data/unlimited-positioning on Rakuten network
Documents: Identity documents usually need confirmation
Japanese credit card: Not necessarily credit-card-only; confirm official conditions

Payment: credit card, bank transfer, limited debit card support, Rakuten Points optional

Recommended for: heavy data users, people comfortable checking coverage, users already in the Rakuten ecosystem

Pros: tiered pricing, online signup

Watchouts: coverage should be checked by home, work, and commute area, Rakuten Link conditions and excluded numbers must be checked

Prices and conditions can change. Check the official site before applying.

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UQ mobile

Komi-Komi Plan Value

Price: from ¥3,828 for Komi-Komi Plan Value; discounts and plans vary, confirm official latest price
Data: 35GB with 10-minute domestic calls included on Komi-Komi Plan Value
Documents: Identity documents usually need confirmation
Japanese credit card: Not necessarily credit-card-only; confirm official conditions

Payment: credit card, bank transfer, confirm online shop and in-store conditions

Recommended for: people who want carrier-sub-brand stability, users who prefer having store support, medium data users who also make short calls

Pros: au network, shop support available

Watchouts: discount conditions can be complex, not always the lowest headline price

Prices and conditions can change. Check the official site before applying.

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