# Japan Transit Planner - Travel

> Navigate Japan with Ease

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id299490481](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id299490481)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id299490481`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jorudan Co.,Ltd.
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,121 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.40.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2008-12-19
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/japan-transit-planner-travel/id299490481)
- **Website:** [https://www.jorudan.co.jp/](https://www.jorudan.co.jp/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://touch.jorudan.co.jp/iphone/#\_Privacy](https://touch.jorudan.co.jp/iphone/#_Privacy)

## Description

**Japan Transit Planner - Travel** is the multilingual version of Japan’s popular Norikae Annai navigation app. Search rail and air routes across Japan by entering departure and destination stations, then compare fares, travel times, transfer options, seat types, and preferred route order.

Access station timetables, Shinkansen schedules, station numbering, nearby stations, weather details, and fare options for IC cards, tickets, Japan Rail Pass, and Tokyo Subway Ticket. Save up to 50 route or timetable searches, use history offline, and share results by email or calendar. Premium features include preferred train searches and platform information for easier transfers.

## Rankings

- #38,863 — Overall
- #95 — travel

## Review summary

Users praise Japan Transit Planner for easy route planning, real-time data, and a rich feature set that helps with travel in Japan. However, many repeatedly report update-related issues: route errors, station-search failures, slower performance, and intrusive ads with paid features. Language changes also cause confusion. Despite these cons, responsive support and the app’s longstanding reliability remain strong positives for most travelers.

### Pros

- Easy route planning and travel-time estimation, helping travelers plan efficiently.
- Real-time data and up-to-date timetables that aid accurate navigation.
- Comprehensive feature set including multiple route options (fastest/cheapest), fare diagrams, in-between stations listing, and romaji support.
- Longstanding, trusted app that is widely used and valued for both daily transit and intercity travel (Shinkansen planning).
- Responsive customer support that fixes glitches quickly when issues arise.

### Cons

- Post-update reliability issues: route errors, incorrect results, or failure to locate stations (app behaving as if unsupported).
- Performance problems after updates: slower speeds and timeouts when calculating routes.
- Ads and monetization: intrusive ads and the need to subscribe to Plus for features.
- Language/interface changes causing feature loss or awkward language switching (English added but not always beneficial, and some language settings/configuration issues).
- Station search failures and misrouting (e.g., choosing the wrong line or failing to find current location), plus timetables not always staying up to date.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id299490481)