The Change Route screen now groups routes into "Not Yet Walked" and "Already Walked," with the ones you've finished at the bottom. Both lists are sorted alphabetically.

Swipe between station postcards right from the Route tab. The route timeline now shows your progress between stations and scrolls to where you are. A weekly summary tells you how far you walked, replacing the old per-station alerts. Switching routes mid-journey now warns you before it resets your progress. Tunnels and other waypoints have descriptions, and prefecture and mountain markers use kanji. Fixed the Kanazawa postcard image, plus scrolling and performance work on the Route tab.

Redesigned sharing card: the postcard image now fills the full width, with a cleaner info panel below.

New route: walk the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Tsuruga across 24 stations and 360 miles, with photo postcards for every stop along the way. Rectangular postcards — All postcards are now beautiful 3:2 photos. Rotate your phone to view any postcard in full landscape orientation. Stats tab — The Scrapbook now has a Stats tab with your full walking history: biggest day, yesterday's steps, routes completed, and more. Plus route tab improvements, more postcard captions, and bug fixes.

• New route: Walk the Yosan Line along the Shikoku coast, from Takamatsu to Uwajima — 89 stations to collect. • Home tab redesign: Your current station's postcard now takes center stage on the home screen. • Scrapbook improvements: Cards now feature full-width postcard images and a refreshed layout. • Route selection: Routes now show descriptions, start and end stations, and improved typography. • Bug fix: The completion postcard share image now shows the correct station.

New route: Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Tokyo → Shin-Osaka, 515.4km) — Japan's iconic bullet train corridor Bug fixes & improvements: • Auto-scrolls Home tab to top when returning to app • Shows route details before switching routes • Various postcard display fixes

New route: Marine Liner Walk from Okayama to Takamatsu (71.8 km) across the Seto Inland Sea on one of Japan's most scenic rail journeys — including six bridges spanning the Great Seto Bridge. Improvements • Estimated arrival dates now use your historical pace when starting a new route • Fixed an issue where the estimated arrival date could disappear near the end of a journey • Journey Buddy sharing flow improvements • Minor UX refinements

Introducing Journey Buddy — share your walking progress with friends and family. Generate a unique buddy code, pass it along, and follow each other's journeys along Japan's train routes in real time. Find it in Settings. Completely opt-in and privacy-friendly.

What's New in v1.4 New Hokkaidō Shinkansen route! Travel from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and collect 4 new station postcards. • Browse your collected postcards in the new Journey Postcards view • Encounter tunnel waypoints like the famous Seikan Tunnel • Choose between step-based or Health App distance tracking • Various bug fixes and improvements

New feature: Share postcards or completed journeys Fixed a bug that could result in duplicate scrapbook entries

Small updates to privacy policy.

What's New in Version 1.2.1 • NEW ROUTE: Walk the Yamanote Line loop around Tokyo (30 stations!) • Personalized tracking: Set your height for accurate step calculations • Journey activities: Seasonal messages and observations along your route • Scrapbook: Review your completed journeys • UI improvements: Distance indicators, waypoint previews, and smoother route switching

Full Dark Mode support.

Added multiple routes! You can now walk the entire Tōhoku Shinkansen in addition to the Chūō Rapid. Added Scrapbook feature and lots of bug fixes and UI improvements.