{"id":11619,"date":"2019-03-08T02:20:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T07:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/?p=11619"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:39:28","slug":"in-japan-need-a-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/living-in-japan\/in-japan-need-a-sim\/","title":{"rendered":"In Japan- Need a SIM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might have arrived in Japan thinking it would be easy to get a sim card with a phone number. If you&#8217;re reading this it probably means you&#8217;ve discovered it isn&#8217;t. There&#8217;s no shortage of one-time usage prepaid data sim cards if you&#8217;re in the cities but what about a sim with both data &amp; a phone number? Or what about a prepaid data sim if you&#8217;re not in Tokyo or Osaka?<\/p>\n<h5>Collect a Mobal SIM Card in Japan<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11623\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"japan pick up sim card collect\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/japan-1079004_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pick the sim that suits you best. Image by ATMAN on Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of Mobal&#8217;s core services is the option to have your sim delivered before you arrive in Japan. This allows piece of mind and importantly for voice sim customers allows them know their phone numbers in advance. It also allows users to activate the sim to coincide with their date of arrival in Japan ensuring voice &amp; data connection on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>However the overseas delivery option will never work for everyone.\u00a0In response Mobal have rolled-out a network of collection points in Japan to ensure anybody who is already here can simply purchase online and choose the most suitable location.<\/p>\n<h5>Nationwide Collection Agent Network<\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-400x335.png\" alt=\"collect sim japan pick up\" width=\"400\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-400x335.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-100x84.png 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1-390x327.png 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Add-a-heading-1.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starting with the main airports Mobal&#8217;s SIMs (voice &amp; data, data-only) can be picked up from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/japan\/narita-airport-data-voice-sim-options\/\"><strong>Narita Airport<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; several locations in Terminal 1 &amp; Terminal 2<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/japan\/half-day-in-haneda-tokyo\/\"><strong>Haneda Airport<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; arrivals hall<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kansai Airport<\/strong>&#8211; locations in Terminal 1 &amp; Terminal 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fukuoka Airport<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nagoya Airport<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sendai Airport<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Locations in downtown Tokyo include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Asakusa<\/strong> &#8211; Travelex c\/o Asakusa Culture &amp; Tourist Centre<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shibuya<\/strong>&#8211; Coinspace c\/o Shibuya Tourist Info Centre<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shinjuku<\/strong>&#8211; Travelex, West Exit, Shinjuku Station<\/li>\n<li><strong>Okubo<\/strong>&#8211; Tokyo Mobile Phone Shop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Locations in downtown Osaka include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dotonbori<\/strong>&#8211; Tonbori Base (starts 1st April)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Locations in downtown Kyoto include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyoto Tower<\/strong>&#8211; JTB Tourist Info Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>***************************************************<\/p>\n<h5>Pick up your sim overseas<\/h5>\n<p>In addition to the free in-Japan collection service Mobal are also committed to growing a network of collection points overseas and currently offer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singapore<\/strong>&#8211; Japan Rail Cafe, Singapore<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>&#8211; coming soon!<\/p>\n<p>Note: this blog post was created in early March 2019 and the information is time-sensitive. Please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/japan-sim-card\">Mobal site<\/a> for updates and accurate information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might have arrived in Japan thinking it would be easy to get a sim card with a phone number. If you&#8217;re reading this it probably means you&#8217;ve discovered it isn&#8217;t. There&#8217;s no shortage of one-time usage prepaid data sim cards if you&#8217;re in the cities but what about a sim with both data &amp; a phone number? Or what about a prepaid data sim if you&#8217;re not in Tokyo or Osaka? Collect a Mobal SIM Card in Japan One of Mobal&#8217;s core services is the option to have your sim delivered before you arrive in Japan. This allows piece of mind and importantly for voice sim customers allows them know their phone numbers in advance. It also allows users to activate the sim to coincide with their date of arrival in Japan ensuring voice &amp; data connection on arrival. However the overseas delivery option will never work for everyone.\u00a0In response Mobal have rolled-out a network of collection points in Japan to ensure anybody who is already here can simply purchase online and choose the most suitable location. Nationwide Collection Agent Network Starting with the main airports Mobal&#8217;s SIMs (voice &amp; data, data-only) can be picked up from: Narita Airport&#8211; several locations in Terminal 1 &amp; Terminal 2 Haneda Airport&#8211; arrivals hall Kansai Airport&#8211; locations in Terminal 1 &amp; Terminal 2 Fukuoka Airport Nagoya Airport Sendai Airport Locations in downtown Tokyo include: Asakusa &#8211; Travelex c\/o Asakusa Culture &amp; Tourist Centre Shibuya&#8211; Coinspace c\/o Shibuya Tourist Info Centre Shinjuku&#8211; Travelex, West Exit, Shinjuku Station Okubo&#8211; Tokyo Mobile Phone Shop Locations in downtown Osaka include: Dotonbori&#8211; Tonbori Base (starts 1st April) Locations in downtown Kyoto include: Kyoto Tower&#8211; JTB Tourist Info Centre *************************************************** Pick up your sim overseas In addition to the free in-Japan collection service Mobal are also committed to growing a network of collection points overseas and currently offer: Singapore&#8211; Japan Rail Cafe, Singapore Hong Kong&#8211; coming soon! Note: this blog post was created in early March 2019 and the information is time-sensitive. 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