Access to the Internet
Free Service
Most hotels offer free-WiFi. Albeit being less compared to other countries and concentrated in urban areas, public WiFi exists in public facilities like libraries and stations, also in convenience-stores and cafes.
Paid Service
There are multiple ways to gain access to the Internet.
1) Use Japanese Internet cafes 2) Rent a pocket WiFi router 3) Rent a smartphone 4) Install fiber-optic cable at your house.
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