窓Shinkansen WindowDiscover more through the train window.
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ANDROID APP

Shinkansen Window is on Google Play

Open Shinkansen Window straight from your Android home screen. Train search, the audio guide, field guide, and Window Stamp journal all stay together in one app. It is free and needs no account.

Shinkansen Window Android app icon
Shinkansen Window Android app / Google Play · free · no registration

Get it on Google Play

SCREENS

Inside the app

Train search screen with tabs along the bottom of the app
Tabs along the bottom move between search, audio guide, medals and the field guide.
Audio guide screen showing window spots along the route on a map
While you ride, it predicts the next view from your position.
Journal screen showing collected window stamps
Views you catch are kept as stamps and medals.

Screens are from the version available when this page was updated and are shown in Japanese; the app also has an English mode.

GET THE APP

Start in one step

Install from Google Play

No tester registration or Google Group is required. Open the store on your Android device and install the public app.

View Shinkansen Window on Google Play

WHY THE APP

How it differs from the web version

  • One tap from your home screen. It does not get buried in browser tabs or history, so it is there right before you board.
  • Everything stays in the app. Moving between train search, the field guide and the journal never throws you back into a browser.
  • It keeps working where the signal drops. The content it needs is stored on the device, so tunnels and mountain sections are less likely to stall it.
  • The GPS audio guide works the same. It counts down to the next view based on where you are.

NOTES

Before you start

  • You need an Android phone with Google Play. There is no iPhone version at the moment.
  • The app is free and does not require account registration.
  • Location data is used only to calculate guidance and is not stored on external servers. See the privacy policy for details.
  • The web version also stays free to use.

CONTACT

Support and feedback

This is an independently run project, so replies may take time. Including your device and what happened will help us investigate.