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Prior to visiting Japan please consider installing some or all of the following applications:

Mongering:

Line App - This preferred chat application. Everyone uses it and that includes all shops, providers, grandpas, grandmas.
DeepL - One of the best translation apps, uses AI to aid with translations.
X (formally Twitter) - X is how you find providers often outside of websites (Japanese Required).
Payke - scan the UPC of most anything in a drug store and it will tell you what it is and for OTC medications ingredients and dosage.

General/Travel:

Google Maps - Google Maps is good for public transit, trains, buses, ferries, etc.
JapanTravel - Trains Schedules and a touch better than google maps for buses. Emergentcy Alerts too.
NERV - Primary earthquake and natural disaster app. tied into the earthquake warning system you will get a 30 second warning before an earthquake.
Microsoft Translate - good for speech translatins
Google Translate on Android - if you have a android phone google reserves the better version of their app for android. Generally faster on android

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-Prior to visiting Japan please install the following applications:
+[[File:Line app.png|thumb|right|Japan's #1 chat app like it or not, everyone uses it.]]
+Prior to visiting Japan please consider installing some or all of the following applications:
 ==Mongering: ==
-# Line - This preferred chat application.  Everyone uses it and that includes all shops, providers, grandpas, grandmas.
+# [https://line.me/en/ Line App] - This preferred chat application.  Everyone uses it and that includes all shops, providers, grandpas, grandmas.
-# DeepL - One of the best translation apps, uses AI to aid with translations.
+# [https://www.deepl.com/en/app DeepL] - One of the best translation apps, uses AI to aid with translations.
-# X (formally Twitter) - X is how you find providers often outside of websites (Japanese Required).
+# [https://www.x.com X (formally Twitter)] - X is how you find providers often outside of websites (Japanese Required).
-# Payke - scan the UPC of most anything in a drug store and it will tell you what it is and for OTC medications ingredients and dosage.
+# [https://payke.co.jp/apps/en/ Payke] - scan the UPC of most anything in a drug store and it will tell you what it is and for OTC medications ingredients and dosage.
-==General:==
+==General/Travel:==
-# Google Maps - Google Maps is good for public transit, trains, buses, ferries, etc.
+# [https://www.google.com/maps Google Maps] - Google Maps is good for public transit, trains, buses, ferries, etc.
-# JapanTravel - Trains Schedules and a touch better than google maps for buses. Emergentcy Alerts too.
+# [https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/ JapanTravel] - Trains Schedules and a touch better than google maps for buses. Emergentcy Alerts too.
-# NERV - Primary earthquake and natural disaster app. tied into the earthquake warning system you will get a 30 second warning  before an earthquake.
+# [https://nerv.app/en/ NERV] - Primary earthquake and natural disaster app. tied into the earthquake warning system you will get a 30 second warning  before an earthquake.
-# Microsoft Translate - good for speech translatins
+# [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/personal/ Microsoft Translate] - good for speech translatins
 # Google Translate on Android - if you have a android phone google reserves the better version of their app for android. Generally faster on android
-==JAV Meetups:==
-* [https://apps-events.com Studio Apps] or  is a service that offers meetups with current popular JAV / social media / influencers / idols.
-There are two types of meetups, dating tests, which let you go outside the studio location for a defined period of time, and regular photo shoot meetups.  Photo shoot meetups are basically held in apartment (1BR) that is rented for the purpose.
-Each starlet / model / actress will get to choose what service that they are offering and for what price.  You pay in advance and provide identity first.
-For the photo shoots on / in location, the actress generally offers a full nude option for photos to start and then potentially what you do on set is negotiable; this is very much YMMV.  FS has not yet been on the table for when I've visited but more or less everything else was ok.  I have not done a dating test outside of location though, simply no interest in any of the women offered at this time.
-Now, it does give you an opportunity to chat with people directly in the JAV industry, and after a visit you can then request actresses from the operator and they will handle the heavy lifting of seeing if said actresses will do a meet and greet.
-They do have an email newsletter that you can sign up for, which will give you password to access private events and make reservations in advance.
-They are foreigner friendly as long as you aren't a complete idiot.  Be polite, don't ask stupid questions and they will help you out even if your Japanese is bad.
-Would I repeat?  I've done it 2x and I'll try a dating test, but unless there is someone specific I need to see I'll probably pass.