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687 JAPAN

Japan travel app & trip plannerJapan, with context for the day you are actually living.

687 Japan brings the 687 travel system into a destination where timing, transport, language and local context can change quickly. Plan the trip, understand what is around you, adapt the day and keep important travel information together.

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687 Japan travel companion app screens with trip planning and intelligent travel features
NEW IN 687 JAPAN

Built for the moments Japan gets complicated.

The latest updates add Japan-specific tools for safety, food, language and getting between cities. Available now on the App Store.

๐Ÿš• Taxi made easyTap Taxi on any place: a ready message for the driver in Japanese (ใ“ใ“ใพใงใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™) with the name and address, plus Open GO and Open Uber with the destination ready. Tip: register GO before you leave, it needs SMS.
โญ Tabelog in one tapOn restaurants in Nearby, open the Tabelog search for that place to check what locals think before you sit down.
๐Ÿ’ง Water ยท ๐Ÿ’ด Save money ยท ๐Ÿงณ LuggageRefill spots, supermarkets and 100-yen shops for cheap snacks and basics, plus luggage storage for arrival and departure days.
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Movable live mapA live map you can move and zoom, with the places around you and one tap to your navigation app.
Guardian notifications & earthquake alertsGuardian keeps working in the background and can notify you even when the app is closed โ€” with route checks on Apple Maps and earthquake alerts for your area.
Rescue, made for JapanQuick access to the nearest kลban, 110 for police and 119 for ambulance and fire, plus ready-to-show Japanese phrases.
English menu helperIn Food search, show staff ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒกใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (โ€œDo you have an English menu?โ€) full screen or play it aloud. Places with English names or websites come first.
Two-way conversation modeTranslate now works as a conversation: you speak your language, the other person answers in Japanese, and each side is translated and read aloud.
Shinkansen & trainsThe train card shows the right Shinkansen station (for example Shin-Osaka), an approximate travel time, the public-transit route in Apple Maps and a 12Go ticket search with date and travelers filled in.
Domestic flights vs ShinkansenCompare flying with the bullet train, search flights across all Tokyo and Osaka airports with Aviasales, or check 12Go for flights, trains and buses.
Nearby on Apple MapsResults on the map, searched in English and Japanese (ใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณ, ็ฅž็คพ, ๆธฉๆณ‰), a public toilets filter and, on iOS 18+, the official Apple Maps place card with hours, photos and ratings.
Voice assistant & 8 languagesAsk by voice โ€” onsen and anime spots included โ€” and use the app in English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese or Korean. Japanese translations are read aloud with a Japanese voice.
BUILT FOR A FAST-MOVING TRIP

Japan rewards preparation โ€” but the day still needs to adapt.

Stations, neighborhoods, weather, opening times, distances and language can turn a simple plan into many small decisions. 687 Japan keeps the most important travel layers in one place so you can spend less time switching tools and more time moving through the trip.

PLAN

Start with structure.

Build the itinerary, organize destinations and keep budget and practical trip information close before departure.

MOVE

Use local context.

Nearby, translation and navigation help bridge the gap between the place you planned and the place you are standing in.

ADAPT

Keep the day realistic.

NOW, Intelligent Day, Prevent, Guardian and Signals help the plan respond when timing, weather or the route changes.

PLAN JAPAN AS ONE CONNECTED JOURNEY

Flights, rail travel, hotels, reservations and multiple cities โ€” kept in one route.

A Japan trip can combine international flights, domestic flights, long-distance trains, local transfers, hotels, timed attractions and several cities. 687 Japan keeps these pieces connected so Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and additional stops stay part of one understandable plan.

International & domestic flightsConnect airport times, domestic hops and transfers to the itinerary.
Rail between citiesKeep long-distance and city-to-city train stages visible inside the wider route.
Hotels by destinationAttach each stay to the city and travel dates it belongs to.
Timed reservationsProtect attractions, tours, restaurants and fixed commitments inside the day.
Multi-city itinerariesConnect several Japanese destinations without losing the structure of the journey.
Car rental & road stagesInclude driving days where useful and connect them to supported navigation.
CORE EXPERIENCE

The 687 system, adapted to Japan.

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Intelligent Day

Today, NOW, Budget, Prevent, Guardian, Signals and Rescue form one practical daily travel layer.

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Guardian

Keep relevant changes and travel context visible while moving through a destination with many connections and time-sensitive decisions.

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Weather + Prevent

Use conditions such as rain, heat and visibility in the context of the day, not as a separate forecast you have to interpret yourself.

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NOW

Focus on what still fits now, based on current place, time and the rest of your travel day.

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Nearby

Discover useful places around the current location and move from discovery to a practical next step.

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Budget

Keep trip spending visible and use available local price context where it can improve a decision.

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Navigation choices

Move from 687 to supported map services when you are ready to go, without losing the rest of the travel context.

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Translation

Practical language help stays close to the rest of the trip, where it is useful during real travel situations.

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Signals

Keep important context easier to notice when the trip involves several moving parts.

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Rescue

Practical travel-help tools stay close when something goes wrong or you need quick assistance.

MORE IN THE APP

Everything else you will use on the road.

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Discover + Book ahead

Ideas by theme, with BOOK AHEAD labels on places that need tickets โ€” like the Ghibli Museum or Skytree.

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Train tickets

Train panels between cities: 12Go, Klook Shinkansen tickets, Klook JR Pass and Omio.

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Onsen, anime and Tabelog

Nearby finds hot springs, anime and manga shops, and restaurants on Tabelog.

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Taxi in Japanese

Show the driver your destination in Japanese, or book with GO or Uber.

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Water, 100-yen shops, luggage

Free water, toilets, Daiso and 100-yen shops, and luggage storage with Bounce.

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Earthquake + tsunami box

Live earthquake and tsunami information inside Intelligent Day (Today and Prevent), with 110 and 119 one tap away.

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Rescue with koban

Lost passport, police box (koban), embassy and doctor โ€” the steps in one place.

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Wallet

Keep passports, tickets and bookings in one place inside the app.

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Packing list

A checklist for your bags, ready before you leave.

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Itinerary PDF

Export the whole trip as a PDF to share or print โ€” and keep it as a memory of the journey.

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Offline

Your itinerary stays available even without a connection.

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8 languages

App and voice in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

FULL 687 JAPAN EXPERIENCE

What the app actually does, step by step.

687 Japan is designed to stay useful from the moment you start planning until the moment you finish the trip. These are the main layers and how they work together.

PLAN BEFORE DEPARTURE

Start with the fixed pieces of the journey.

687 Japan lets you structure the trip around the things that already have a time, place or cost. That gives the intelligent tools a realistic framework later, instead of treating every day as an empty list.

FlightsKeep international arrivals, departures and domestic connections inside the same trip structure.
Rail and transfersConnect long-distance rail, local transit, airports, domestic connections and city transfers to the itinerary so movement time is part of the day.
HotelsKeep each stay attached to its city and dates so the route remains understandable.
Multi-cityAdd several destinations without breaking the trip into disconnected plans.
Fixed bookingsProtect timed museum entries, restaurants, tours and other reservations when the day is rebuilt.
PrioritiesKeep must-see places and travel objectives visible so flexible activities can fit around what matters most.
Car rentalAdd driving days and road stages when they are part of the journey.
ItineraryBring all these pieces together into the route you actually use every day.
TODAY + NOW + SMART ROUTE

Your day is not static.

The daily layer is where 687 becomes more than a trip planner. It keeps the current itinerary visible, then helps you understand what still makes sense when time, location or conditions change.

TodaySee the structure of the current day without searching through the entire trip.
NOWFocus on realistic options for the current moment instead of restarting research from scratch.
Smart RouteRebuild the remaining part of the day around usable options while keeping important commitments in view.
Open optionsSuggestions are designed around places that are usable at that moment, rather than presenting a generic list.
Location + timeThe decision layer is built around where you are and how much of the day remains.
Go directlyWhen you choose the next place, move from the decision to a supported navigation service.
USE THE GAP WITHOUT RISKING THE PLAN

Turn free time into a realistic mini-plan.

When there is a gap between fixed commitments, 687 can look for places that fit the available window and protect the appointment already in your itinerary.

Starts from the next fixed timeIf you have a reservation, train, tour or other commitment later in the day, the available window is calculated around it.
Looks for realistic placesThe app can search for places that fit the time available rather than showing options that are too far away or too long to visit.
Opening hours matterSuggestions are filtered around whether a place is actually open during the window you have.
Visit duration mattersThe time needed to reach, visit and leave the place is considered so the suggestion remains practical.
Prices in contextWhen price information is available, the app can use it together with your travel budget instead of treating cost as a separate decision.
Protects the appointmentThe goal is to use your free time without putting the next fixed part of the itinerary at risk.
NEARBY

Find useful places around you โ€” then act on them.

Nearby is designed for the moment when you know what you need but do not want to leave the rest of the trip context behind. It supports practical discovery across Japanese cities, neighborhoods and transport-heavy travel days.

CategoriesMove quickly between useful categories such as food, cafรฉs and everyday travel services.
List + mapUse results as a list or understand them spatially on the map.
DistanceCompare nearby options with the current location in mind.
PricesWhen price information is available, show it; when it is not, the app does not invent a number.
Practical placesUse Nearby for the kinds of stops that matter during a real day, not only sightseeing.
GOOpen the navigation chooser and continue with a supported maps app when you are ready to move.
SPENDING IN CONTEXT

Keep daily spending connected to the itinerary.

687 keeps the budget visible while you travel so spending becomes part of the planning logic instead of something you calculate after the trip.

Spent todaySee what has already been used during the current day.
Left todayUnderstand what remains against the dayโ€™s budget.
Safe to spend todayUse a practical daily reference instead of relying only on the total trip budget.
Budget influenceThe app can indicate whether budget pressure is normal, low or over so spending context stays visible.
Local currencyKeep the trip budget in the currency relevant to the destination.
Intelligent Day connectionBudget is one of the factors that can influence what makes sense next.
Budget fitWhen price data is available, Nearby and Intelligent Day can use it together with your remaining budget to favor options that make sense financially.
PREVENT + GUARDIAN

The app does not just show the weather. It can change the day around it.

Prevent and Guardian are designed to connect changing conditions to the itinerary, so important information can reach you before it becomes a problem.

Messages and alerts687 can send you messages when relevant travel conditions or important trip context require your attention.
Rain can change the planIf Prevent detects rain affecting the day, Intelligent Day can rebuild flexible parts of the itinerary around indoor places while keeping fixed commitments protected.
Weather-aware alternativesThe app can favor museums, indoor attractions, covered activities or other suitable options when outdoor plans no longer make sense.
Guardian keeps watching the contextImportant changes can stay visible even while you are doing something else instead of repeatedly checking the app yourself.
Fixed times stay protectedReservations, trains, tours and other fixed commitments remain anchors while flexible activities are rearranged around them.
Less manual replanningThe point is not just to warn you that conditions changed, but to help turn the warning into a usable next plan.
KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING โ€” AND HELP OTHERS KNOW TOO

Report, confirm, react and recover.

Signals are designed for real travel conditions: something happens, a traveler can report it, others can see the signal, and confirmations help make the information more useful.

Report what you encounterIf something relevant happens during the trip, you can send a signal from the app instead of keeping the information only to yourself.
Other travelers can see itShared signals can make current local conditions visible to other 687 travelers who may be affected.
Confirmations add contextWhen other travelers encounter the same situation, confirmations can reinforce that the signal is still relevant.
Messages keep you informedRelevant signals or travel changes can be surfaced through app messages so you do not have to constantly search for updates.
Rescue after disruptionIf you miss a train, lose time or the original plan no longer fits, Rescue focuses on the next practical action.
Rebuild, do not restartThe app keeps the itinerary context and tries to recover the remaining day without throwing away the entire plan.
TRANSLATE + DRIVE + NAVIGATION

From โ€œI need to say thisโ€ to โ€œI need to get there.โ€

687 keeps language and movement tools inside the same travel flow, so practical actions do not require you to rebuild the context in another app.

Written translationType what you need and use the translated text for practical situations while travelling.
Voice translationUse spoken input when typing is inconvenient, making the translation tool useful in faster real-world situations.
DriveKeep road stages connected to the itinerary rather than treating driving as a separate plan.
Parking and quick stopsUse parking and stop-related context when the day includes driving.
Navigation chooserMove from the 687 decision to supported navigation services such as Maps, Waze or Apple Maps when routing is the next step.
One continuous flowPlan, adapt, translate, choose a destination and navigate without losing the structure of the trip.
DESIGNED FOR THE PHONE

One travel layer while Japan keeps moving around you.

687 Japan is designed for repeated small decisions throughout the day: where to go next, what is nearby, whether the weather changes the plan, how much time remains and which navigation option to use.

โœ“ Country-focused Japan experienceโœ“ Intelligent Day and NOW for changing plansโœ“ Weather-aware Prevent and Guardianโœ“ Nearby, budget, translation and navigation in one flow
687 Japan travel companion app screens with trip planning and intelligent travel features
GET 687 JAPAN

Official store availability.

687 Japan is available now on the App Store. Google Play is coming soon.

MORE THAN LOCAL DISCOVERY

Build the whole Japan trip around the places you actually want to reach.

687 Japan is designed to connect the major travel decisions before and during the trip โ€” international flights, domestic connections, trains, accommodation, additional cities, priority bookings and car travel โ€” with the itinerary you use every day.

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International flights

Keep arrival and departure planning connected to the trip schedule instead of treating the main flight as a separate task.

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Domestic flights

Add internal air connections when they are useful and keep airport time and transfers visible inside the itinerary.

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Rail & city connections

Plan transfers between cities and understand how transport time changes the realistic shape of the day.

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Hotels & stays

Keep accommodation choices linked to the places, transport and timing around each part of the itinerary.

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Reservations & fixed times

Put time-sensitive bookings, tours and entries at the center of the plan so other activities can fit around them.

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Travel goals

Keep must-see places and priority experiences visible so the plan protects what matters most to you.

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More cities

Extend the same trip to additional cities without losing the structure, budget and travel context already created.

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Car rental & road days

Use driving when it makes sense and connect it with stops, Nearby, navigation and the rest of the travel plan.

OFFICIAL RESOURCES

687 Japan help and documentation.

Open the official user guide or contact GO687 support from the main website.