Wi-Fi hotspots in Japan are still rare and for many, they require prior registration in Japanese in order to benefit from them. As for the costs of connecting from abroad, many French-speaking operators charge indecent fees to careless tourists.
This is why many travellers choose to rent a Pocket Wi-Fi to stay connected without restriction anywhere in Japan. It is a small box that acts as a portable router / box and provides unrestricted access to the Internet while roaming during your indoor and outdoor walks. Visit my-webspot.com/ for more about portable Wi-Fi.
You can surf as you wish:
- Google Maps, maps and GPS of your smartphone
- Hyperdia (train schedules) and real-time weather
- E-mail and messaging applications (Skype, Whatsapp, Messenger...)
- Social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat...)
- YouTube and online music streaming
- And of course, all websites (news, bank, Kanpai, Wikipedia, blogs...)