The short answer
The trip is usually temples and trains in Japan, then a short flight to beaches in the Philippines, with one airport change in between. I priced the Asia plans on 25 October 2026 and read the country pages for both. The one I would buy for a long trip is Ringo Light: $34.99 for 2 weeks or $59.99 for 30 days of unlimited data at full speed. For 3 days in Japan alone, Ringo Light's own Japan plan is $9.99.
One eSIM for the whole trip: unlimited data at full speed across 20 countries, 2 weeks at $34.99 or 30 days at $59.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $49 for 15 days and $73.50 for the month.
Asialink, 18 countries: 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Ringo Light sells no 3-day regional plan.
APAC plan, 14 countries: 10 GB for 30 days at $21 and 20 GB for 45 days at $35, on sale from $40.
Best Asia, 17 countries: 7 days with 25 GB at full speed for $25, then 2 Mbps. 20 GB a month for $19 if you accept a plan that renews.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
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The prices, charted
Regional Asia plans that can cover Japan and the Philippines, US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, the others 15 days. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no two-week unlimited; its longest is 10 days at $29.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited, so it lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
Side by side
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- 7 days $21.99
- 2 weeks $34.99
- 30 days $59.99
- 90 days $73.99
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What to do in Japan and the Philippines, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places that often fill a trip from Tokyo and Kyoto down to Manila and the islands, with the one thing your data does for you at each. One regional eSIM works on both sides of the flight.
One plan for both countries: Ringo Light
Japan and the Philippines are separated by sea, not by a land border, so the question I asked is what happens at the airport. With a regional eSIM you land in Manila with data already working. With two country eSIMs you switch the line in the departure hall, and if the first plan has days left you pay for them twice.
On price the regional plan beats the rivals. Ringo Light is $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, unlimited data at full speed. Ubigi asks $45 for 15 days, Airalo $49, Holafly $51.50 and Saily $54.99, and a month costs $66 to $86.99 elsewhere.
Here is the sum, and it is a close call for a short stay. Japan's 2 weeks is $21.99 and the Philippines' $22.99 on their own pages, $44.98 together, against $34.99 for the Asia trip that covers both. For a month it is $54.99 and $36.99, $91.98 together, against $59.99. If you only need Japan for 3 days, Ringo Light's Japan plan at $9.99 is under the regional rivals.
Which plans cover both countries
Japan and the Philippines are both on Ringo Light's list, so one Ringo Light plan covers both. Ringo Light covers 20 countries in all, from Australia and Cambodia to Vietnam, and one eSIM works in each of them.
The parent Asia plan lists for Holafly say it includes Laos but not India, Bangladesh, Australia or New Zealand, and say nothing on Japan or the Philippines, so I could not confirm either way for Holafly. Airalo's Asialink covers 18, Saily 22 in its Asia and Oceania plan, Ubigi 17 in Best Asia and Nomad 14 in the APAC plan. For those four I could not confirm a country by country list on the day, so look for both Japan and the Philippines at checkout before you pay.
If you want a data bucket: Nomad or Airalo
- Nomad, $21 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB on its 14-country APAC plan, so check that Japan and the Philippines are both on the list. 20 GB for 45 days is $35, on sale from $40.
- Airalo, $25 for 10 GB. Asialink covers 18 countries. 20 GB for 30 days is $39, and buckets start at $4 for 1 GB.
- Ubigi, $28 for 10 GB. Best Asia, 17 countries. The 20 GB plan at $19 is monthly and renews until you stop it.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Asia and Oceania, 22 countries, with no 20 GB bucket on its listing. Read on saily.com, 25 October 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks is unlimited at $34.99 and its 30 days unlimited at $59.99. If you only need a fixed 10 GB, Nomad and Airalo are cheaper, and for 20 GB so are Nomad, Airalo and Ubigi's monthly plan. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket. I would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is the data eSIM Ringo sells to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. I write for Ringo, so weigh that. For Japan and the Philippines it sells the Asia trip across 20 countries, unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $34.99 and 30 days at $59.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
Ringo Light's Japan plan, 3 days unlimited, $9.99, if you stay in Japan. Airalo Asialink at $11.50 if you will leave the country.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $34.99. One install covers the flight south.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $59.99. Ubigi at $66 if a fixed 60 GB is enough.
I would price Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21, after I checked both countries are on its list.
No eSIM fixes a boat far from a tower. I would download maps and ferry tickets before you leave the harbour town.
None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Japan and the Philippines on 25 October 2026, all on the same day, in US dollars. Each rival's price comes from its own website where it showed dollars, otherwise from an esimdb.com listing, and every source and its date is listed below. Ringo Light's prices come from the catalogue our checkout charges.
We compare the trips people actually book: a week, two weeks and a month of unlimited data, and a 10 GB bucket. We read each brand's fair use and speed rules and quote them as the brands state them. We did not run speed tests, so this page makes no speed claims for any brand.
Ringo Light is our own product. We put it in the table on the same terms as everyone else, and where a rival is the better buy the page says so.
Left out: Maya Mobile. We could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/asia-esim?currency=USD, Asialink unlimited, 18 countries and the 3 GB daily cap read on the site in dollars, 25 October 2026; 10 GB and 20 GB buckets from esimdb.com/vietnam/airalo, listing dated 4 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-asia/, prices in dollars and the 16-country list on the site, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-asia-and-oceania/, Asia and Oceania plans, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/apac-esim, Regional APAC plans, prices in dollars from the page itself, read 25 October 2026; 20 GB for 45 days is on sale, $40 regular
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/best-asia-data-plans/best-asia-unlimited-30-days/, Best Asia plan pages on cellulardata.ubigi.com, 25 October 2026: 7 days $25, 15 days $45, 30 days $66, 10 GB $28, 20 GB a month $19
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 25 October 2026.
Written and priced by the Ringo team. Prices change often; if you spot one that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update the table.
