Which Is The Best Option to Rent A Pocket WiFi at Narita Airport (Chiba)?
You can rent a pocket WiFi router at the Narita Airport, and can rent it once after arriving as Narita Airport, which has counters specializing in renting pocket WiFi routers. What kind of a rental service is the best for people who has a plan to rent a pocket WiFi […]
Which Is The Best Option to Rent A Pocket WiFi at New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido)?
You can rent a pocket WiFi router at the New Chitose Airport, and can rent it once after arriving as New Chitose Airport has counters specializing in renting pocket WiFi routers. What kind of a rental service is the best for people who has a plan to rent a pocket […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 7: Shiratani Unsuikyo Valley (Kagoshima)
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially when you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), […]
Japan Travel Answer & Solution: What’s The Difference Between “Standard” & “Premium” Pocket WiFi Plans?
I received a very interesting inquiry from an international visitor to Japan, asking At some websites of portable WiFi device, they offer some premium models for Hokkaido or rural places. If I rent standard WiFi device and just go to cities like Sapporo, Asahikawa, Abashiri, etc., can’t I use […]
Japan Travel Answer & Solution: Why Slow Internet Speed in Certain Period of Time?
I received a very interesting inquiry from a visitor to Japan, asking In Japan, why is the data communication speed limited for 30 minutes from 12:15 to 12:45? Is it a technical reason, or a cultural one? This is seemingly easy question to answer, but actually, it can be […]
Japan Prepaid SIM Cards / Rental Pocket WiFi Routers Comprehensive Comparison Lists
As many countries have, Japan also has a lot of companies offering prepaid SIM cards or rental pocket WiFi routers. Actually, there are a little too much to choose the best one for your travel out of them. Today I’ll introduce to you several “God” web sites, each listing a […]
Japan Pocket WiFi Rental Best Solution: Pre-order It!
If you are going to rent a pocket WiFi router in your travel in Japan, I strongly recommend that you pre-order it, not order it. In this blog post, I will write the reason why you had better pre-order a pocket WiFi. *If you are still searching which ways you should take […]
In 2018, WiFi Situation On Shinkansen Will Be Changed Dramatically
Good news about Japan travel should be sent to everyone having a plan to visit Japan as soon as possible. Shinkansen, or bullet trains in Japan, will approach on our side next year. JR East & JR West officially announced simultaneously last week that they are starting offering public wireless LAN […]
Prepaid SIM or Pocket WiFi? Try Easy Checker for Your Best Internet Connection in Your Japan Travel
Every week, somewhere in forums regarding Japan travel, almost the same topics are posted repeatedly, one after another. That is, “During my trip to Japan, can I get connected with the internet?” Some of them, who posted such topic, even might not know differences between SIM cards and pocket WiFi […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 5: Koyasan Okunoin w/ English Website Link
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), and […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 4: Akiba Fukurou (Tokyo Owl Cafe, Akihabara)
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), and […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 3: Itsukushima (Miyajima)
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), and […]
[Feedback Appreciated] Address Verification Service for Airbnb Stay in Japan – Free Trial & Beta Ver –
We just have launched a service to help travelers on their journey to Japan. This is named, “Address Verification Service for Airbnb Stay in Japan.” Before/after/during you stay in Japan, it is very convenient to have a place to receive packages, including a pocket WiFi router, a prepaid SIM card, […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 2: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine (Kyoto)
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone company companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), […]
One Major Problem at Airbnb in Japan: Failure to Receive Your Luggage: Part 2
Major Reasons to Fail to Receive Your Luggage at Airbnb in Japan Address Info: Lack of The Name of The Building If there is no exact name of the building where your luggage will be delivered, a delivery company will/can not deliver yours. There are many cases that multiple buildings […]
Are Free WiFi Spots in Japan Really Useful? Part 3: Ambiguity Problem & Solutions
This is the last part out of 3 consecutive blog posts, “Are Free WiFi Spots in Japan Really Useful?” If you are directly come to here, you may want to start the part 1 here. Well, following the last article, I will write about the last major reason why […]
Are Free WiFi Spots in Japan Really Useful? Part 2: Security Problem
This is the part 2 out of 3 consecutive blog posts, “Are Free WiFi Spots in Japan Really Useful?” If you are directly come to here, you may want to read the part 1 here. Well, following the last article, I will write about the second major reason why I […]
Are Free WiFi Spots in Japan Really Useful? Part 1: Complexity Problem
No, it is completely not. Unfortunately, I can not say that it is “really useful” at this point. The reasons are many, and out of them, To make it easy to understand, I’ve compiled them into 3 key problems: Complexity, Security, and Ambiguity. To know them beforehand, you can […]
A Solution to the False “Unlimited”: Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi Service Frequent Misunderstanding (1)
Last time, I posted an article about one of the frequent misunderstandings regarding Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi service. That is, Japan SIM/WiFi providers often use “Unlimited” on their service descriptions but its not necessarily appropriate. More specifically, it just might confuse users because of the following reasons. Data […]
True Meaning of “Unlimited”: Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi Service Frequent Misunderstanding
One day, I came across a painful message about Japan SIM/WiFi service, saying @VisitJapanPlace hey Yohei, looking thru your Japan WiFi / MiFi lists. Question: I have exp. with false “unlimited”. I need true unthrottled — Swoll Wyll (@SwollWyll) 2017年6月30日 In this page, I will try to remove the […]
Can I Still Get Connected with Japan Prepaid SIM/Pocket WiFi? / Case 1: Mt.Fuji
Checking map, contacting with people, searching for something, etc. etc. Internetting is essential, especially you travel abroad. But, even at famous tourist spots, Japan sometimes has no connectivity with the internet. How do you know that beforehand? Japanese 3 major mobile phone company companies NTT DoCoMo, au (KDDI), […]
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