Japan SIM Cards: Prepaid and Cheap Options for Travel tokyocheapo.com

For a comprehensive guide to Japan SIM cards for longer-term use (3 months +), see Japan’s Data and Voice SIM Providers Compared.
Jump to:Prepaid Japan SIM cards and MVNOs: Read this firstIt’s recently become possible to buy pay-as-you-go SIM cards directly from Japan’s major mobile providers like SoftBank and DoCoMo, but you can usually get a better deal (and experience) with an MVNO.
This isn’t an exhaustive list; just our top picks of prepaid Japan SIM cards.
In any case, most prepaid travel SIM cards in Japan can be adjusted to the right size.
Japan SIM cards for tourists: Frequently asked questionsGot questions about Japan travel SIM cards?