Taxi Apps in Nagasaki Prefecture: GO, Uber and DiDi by City and Town, Booking Fees and Reservations (2026)

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In Nagasaki Prefecture, all three taxi apps (GO, Uber and DiDi) name Nagasaki City, Sasebo City, Nagayo Town and Togitsu Town as service areas. Omura City is named only by GO, and Isahaya City by GO and DiDi (DiDi covers only the former Tarami Town area). Of the prefecture’s 21 cities and towns, 15 are not named by any of the three. This page covers each town’s coverage, plus pickup fees, app booking fees and how reservations work (checked on the companies’ official pages on Oct 18, 2026).

In short

Nagasaki City, Sasebo City, Nagayo Town, Togitsu Town: named by all three apps.
Omura City: named by GO only.
Isahaya City: GO names the city; DiDi names only the former Tarami Town area; Uber does not name it.
Reservations: DiDi 30 minutes to 3 days ahead (¥300–¥780 booking fee in the Nagasaki area); Uber Taxi from 90 days to 15 minutes ahead (¥700 reservation fee, announced October 2025). Nagasaki Prefecture is not on GO’s “AI reservation” area list.

Checked with official pages on Oct 18, 2026 (Japan time).

1. Which app to use in Nagasaki (area, reservations, fees)

Nagasaki City, Sasebo City, Nagayo Town, Togitsu Town: all three apps name the area.
Omura City: only GO lists it.
Isahaya City: GO lists the city; DiDi lists only the former Tarami Town area. Uber has no entry.
To book ahead: DiDi allows 30 minutes to 3 days ahead (booking fee ¥300–¥780 in Nagasaki). Uber Taxi allows 90 days to 15 minutes ahead (¥700 reservation fee, announced October 2025). Nagasaki Prefecture is not in GO’s “AI reservation” area.

2. Coverage by city and town in Nagasaki Prefecture (GO, Uber, DiDi)

These are the 6 cities and towns named by at least one company. “○” means the city or town appears on that company’s service area page; “—” means it does not. DiDi’s “Nishisonogi District” means Nagayo and Togitsu. The other 15 are listed in the next section. Sources: GO service area page / Uber Taxi service area page (Uber blog) / DiDi user page (service areas) (all in Japanese).

City / town	GO	Uber	DiDi
Nagasaki City	○	○	○
Sasebo City	○	○	○
Nagayo Town	○	○	○
Togitsu Town	○	○	○
Isahaya City	○	—	○ (former Tarami Town only)
Omura City	○	—	—

3. The 15 Nagasaki cities and towns named by none of the apps (islands, Shimabara Peninsula and more)

In 15 cities and towns, including Shimabara, Hirado, Tsushima, Iki, Goto, Unzen and Minamishimabara, no app names the area, so you would call a local taxi company by phone. The 15 are: Shimabara City, Hirado City, Matsuura City, Tsushima City, Iki City, Goto City, Saikai City, Unzen City, Minamishimabara City, Higashisonogi Town, Kawatana Town, Hasami Town, Ojika Town, Sasa Town and Shinkamigoto Town. The island municipalities and the three cities of the Shimabara Peninsula are all on this side. Taxi company phone numbers by city are in the list of taxi companies in Nagasaki Prefecture (Japanese).

4. The “※” and ride-share marks on GO’s Nagasaki entries

On GO’s service area page, all 6 Nagasaki cities and towns (Nagasaki, Sasebo, Omura, Isahaya, Togitsu, Nagayo) carry a “※” mark. “※” means “except some areas,” but the page does not list which areas are excluded. A separate mark shows areas that support ride-share vehicles; in Nagasaki Prefecture only Sasebo City has it. GO service area page (Japanese)

5. Pickup fees and app booking fees in Nagasaki

Nagasaki Prefecture is not on GO’s or Uber’s list of areas where the ¥100 app booking fee applies. With any company, you pay the meter fare plus a pickup fee set by the taxi company.

GO’s app booking fee is ¥100; whether it applies depends on the taxi company, and you can see it on the “choose a taxi company” screen before you request a ride. The pickup fee follows each taxi company’s rules. GO also lists a ¥100 handling fee if you choose in-car payment, peak charges of about ¥30–¥100 at times and places of high demand (with an off-peak discount of the same size at quiet times), and a cancellation fee from ¥500. However, Nagasaki Prefecture is not on GO’s help pages listing the areas where the app booking fee, handling fee and peak charge apply (GO says the areas will be expanded gradually). The fee details screen before you request a ride shows what you will pay. GO fare guide / GO Help: app booking fee / GO Help: handling fee / GO Help: peak charge and off-peak discount (all in Japanese)

Uber Taxi’s pickup fee differs by taxi company. From Sep 28, 2026, a ¥100 app booking fee (travel agency handling fee, tax included) is charged per ride for Uber Taxi rides starting in the covered cities and towns (airport flat-fare rides are excluded). Uber’s help page says the target is “each covered city in 20 prefectures,” but the list on that page shows 11 prefectures, and Nagasaki Prefecture is not among them. Before you ride, you can see whether the fee applies in the “i” fare breakdown after you choose a vehicle type in the app. Uber Help: app booking fee (Japanese)

DiDi says the fare is calculated by the meter in the taxi, and costs that come with the trip, such as the pickup fee and expressway tolls, are added to your payment. DiDi FAQ (Japanese)

6. Reservations and payment in Nagasaki

DiDi’s reservation works in every service area except Aichi, and lets you choose a departure from 30 minutes to 3 days ahead, but in the Nagasaki area a booking fee of ¥300–¥780 applies. The booking fee applies in Hokkaido, Miyagi, Hyogo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa. A ¥500 cancellation fee applies, for example, to cancellations made more than 3 minutes after a driver accepts. You can pay in the car (“cash and other payment”) or in the app with a registered credit or debit card or PayPay (“app payment”). DiDi FAQ (Japanese)

On Oct 14, 2025, Uber Japan announced that the Uber Taxi reservation feature would be rolled out in all its service areas in stages. The exceptions listed for 2026 or later (Akita, Niigata, Tokushima, Matsuyama, Izumo and Miyakojima) do not include Nagasaki. You can reserve from 90 days to 15 minutes before the ride; the reservation fee is a flat ¥700, and the pickup fee is separate. Uber Japan announcement, Oct 14, 2025 (Japanese)

Nagasaki Prefecture is not on GO’s list of areas where “AI reservation” is available. For payment, GO lets you choose GO Pay in the app or in-car payment (the ¥100 handling fee applies in the areas on GO’s help page list). GO Help: AI reservation areas (Japanese)

7. Getting the GO, Uber and DiDi apps

GO is an app of GO Inc., and DiDi is an app of DiDi Mobility Japan. Uber Taxi is a service for which Uber Japan has announced features such as reservations in Japan; you choose a vehicle type in the Uber app to call it. Each company’s official site has download guidance for the App Store and Google Play (the sites are in Japanese).

GO: GO official site (app download)
Uber: Uber official site (rides and app)
DiDi: DiDi official site (user guide and app)

FAQ

Can I use these apps on the islands or on the Shimabara Peninsula?

No app names those areas (see section 3). Call a local taxi company.

Do the apps support English?

This page does not say whether the apps or the drivers support English.

Sources

14 pages we checked

Checked with official pages on October 18, 2026 (Japan time).