If you have any questions or concerns with any of the steps in this guide, please contact Skirider7#0995 on Discord for assistance.
Creating a Japanese AppleID
All of these steps must be performed on an iOS device, they cannot be performed on a desktop computer.
- Completely log out of any existing AppleIDs on your device.
- Go to the iTunes Store app (the app for music, not the App Store), scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Sign In then Create New Apple ID
- Change the region from whatever country you live in to Japan on the drop-down list, then hit Cancel. You should now be in the Japanese iTunes store.
- Go to the App Store and find any free app (indicated by a GET button instead of a price), then press Get, then Create New Apple ID.
- Use a valid e-mail address that has never been associated with an AppleID and select a password you can remember, then accept the terms and conditions and press Next.
- Enter your personal information in the fields indicated (you can enter the same name into both the Phonetic Name and Name fields), choose security questions, then hit Next.
- Enter a valid Japanese address and phone number. Apple will not contact this address or number in any way unless you contact them first. If you know of a valid address you may use whatever one you prefer, but hotels and universities work well. The following information address is for Sapporo University if you need an "example".
For a phone number, it is easy to find phone numbers for Tokyo hotels using Google.- Street: 文京台11
- City: 江別市
- Prefecture: Hokkaido
- ZIP: 069-8555
- Hit next, then go to your e-mail and enter the verification code sent to you. Once you have entered it and hit Continue you should be redirected to the App Store, logged in.
Installing Pavilion
- The easiest way to find Pavilion in the App Store is to search for "Bushiroad" using the App Store's Search feature, then scroll through the results until you find Pavilion
- Simply press "Get" to install the app. You may be prompted to re-enter your password at this step, but once you have done so the app should start downloading.
Changing Between JP and Normal AppleIDs
Once you have installed Pavilion, you may wish to return to your normal AppleID. Simply log out of your new JP account and back into your original account. If the app has an update, you will need to log back into your JP App Store account in order to download the update. This can be done as follows:
- Go to Settings, then AppleID settings on the top
- Click on iTunes & App Store
- Click on your AppleID, then Sign Out
- Click on Sign In, then enter your JP account information. You will be prompted to redirect to the Japanese store, where you can download any updates needed