Prepaid SIM card price at Narita airport include Vending machines
Updated : Jan 25, 2023
Stores at Narita airport offering prepaid SIM cards/pocket WiFi routers are closed early in the morning and late at night.
There are only a few shops offering them outside of the airport. If you have not reserved before coming to Japan, you will not be able to get a prepaid SIM card easily after leaving the airport.
If you arrive at such time, one of your choices would be purchasing a prepaid SIM card through a vending machine.
Recently, prepaid SIM cards can be purchased through several vending machines at Narita airport, which are available for 24 hours a day.
Most of rental service providers can send the data SIM card you pre-ordered to any places in Japan.
Plus, their prices are very reasonable as they can cut operating costs.
Furthermore, several of them can give you a full refund after you found that your phone is not compatible with the SIM card.
Pocket Wi-Fi Providers
Notes on Purchasing A Prepaid SIM Card Through Vending Machines
- Some vending machines might accept cash only.
- Prepaid SIM cards might be sold out due to a sudden increase of the demand.
- Prices might be a bit expensive (exclusive prices at airports).
- They will not issue any refund even after you found that your phone is not compatible with the SIM card.
Prices sold at vending machines are lower than that of shops at the airport.
However, if you want more chaper one, you are better off to go to electronics retail stores such as Yodobashi Camera or Bic Camera outside of the airport.
They sell data only prepaid SIM cards offered by various vendors.
Also, you can buy from Amazonco.jp. They are available for international delivery,so you can receive it before they arrive in Japan.
Recommend Prepaid SIM cards on Amazon.co.jp
Vending machine prepaid SIM card pricing
| Bland | Capacity | Usage days | Price |
| GLOBAL WORLD | 6GB | 15 | ¥6,000 |
| GLOBAL ASIA | 6GB | 8 | ¥3,500 |
| JOURNEY | 50GB | 90 | ¥10,000 |
| FAST SPEED | Unlimited | 31 | ¥6,000 |
| JOURNEY | 10GB | 20 | ¥4,500 |
| JAPAN | Unlimited | 16 | ¥5,500 |
| JOURNEY | Unlimited | 8 | ¥4,500 |
| JOURNEY | 3GB | 8 | ¥3,000 |
| JOURNEY | 1GB | 6 | ¥2,000 |
| JOURNEY | Unlimited | 5 | ¥4,000 |
Narita Airport Prepaid SIM Card Vending machine Information
Locations (MAP)
Will Your Mobile Phone Properly Work in Japan?
Prepaid SIM cards sold through vending machines at airports are very useful for international travellers.
However, before inserting a SIM card to your device, you are better off checking the compatibility between your device and frequency bands in Japan.
If you find that your's is not compatible with the bands or if you have a slightest concern on it, you are better off renting a pocket WiFi router.
We recommend to booking online before coming to Japan.
Network Specifications
To be connected with the internet in Japan, 4G or 5G enabled devices are required.
5G| Band | Frequency | |
| n77/n78 | 3.7GHz | Sub6 |
| n79 | 4.5GHz | Sub6 |
| n257 | 28GHz | mmW |
| Band | Frequency | Area |
| Band 1 | 2100 Mh | Most Area |
| Band 19 | 800 Mhz | Rural Areas, Mountains, Lakes |
| Band 21 | 1500 Mhz | All Cities (incl. Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya) |
| Band 3 | 1700 Mhz | Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya |
Voice Call Prepaid SIM
Japanese laws are very strict on SIM cards with voice call and basically require residency status.Prepaid SIM Card Vending Machines
About me
I am Momo. I'm Japanese and I work in the telecom industry, so I'm familiar with the telecom situation, services and products in Japan, such as SIM cards and Pocket WiFi, and I'm running this website in the hope that my knowledge will be useful to visitors to Japan.
I translate from Japanese to English using ChatGpt and DeepL because I am not so good at English. so my expressions may be rude or hard to read. if you find any inappropriate expressions, please let me know the correct English expression.