What should I do if I need wifi to go to Japan?

It's still about us surfing the internet. Today, Bian Xiao will talk to you about surfing the Internet. After we went to Japan, it was different from China. So what everyone has to worry about is Internet access and traffic. Now Bian Xiao will talk to you about this problem.

If you don't have mobile roaming in Japan, you will generally choose to buy a Japanese mobile phone card or rent a portable wifi.

Japanese mobile phone cards have three major mobile operators in the Japanese communication market, namely NTT.

DoCoMo, Softbank and au. Docomo is the largest communication mobile operator in Japan, followed by Softbank.

It's not the same as buying a SIM card in China. If the frequency band standard of your mobile phone does not meet the frequency band and standard supported by Japanese operators, you must not use the local 3/4G network.

The following figure shows the frequency bands and standards supported by the three operators. You can check the frequency band and standard of your mobile phone on the relevant website of your mobile phone. If you don't understand, you must ask the store when you buy it ~

Dharma is the most widely used mobile phone card in Japan, with 8-30-day packages, and the prices range from 60 yuan-120 yuan. The following packages are for reference, please consult the store for details.

( 1)iPhone

After inserting the card, enter Settings → Cellular Mobile Network → Cellular Mobile Data Network → Cellular APN.

mvno.net APN

User name: inb

Password: mvno

After the setup is completed, restart the phone.

IPhone6s can be used when plugged in.

(2) Android system

After inserting the card, manually set APN, mobile phone settings _ wireless and network (more settings or more networks)-mobile phone network _ access point name (APN settings)-create a new APN.

Name setting: docomo

mvno.net APN

User name: inb

Password: mvno

Save the settings and select the APN to use.

If it still doesn't work, try changing the preferred network mode in the mobile network to WCDM only or 3G only.

, and then restart the phone. Note: After a dual-card or multi-card mobile phone arrives in Japan, you can only insert a docomo Japan card. It is not allowed to have multiple cards for backup at the same time. docomo cards must be placed in a card slot that supports wcdma.

Note: Card testing cannot be conducted outside the applicable country! Use in unsuitable countries will lead to a large amount of deduction, please do not use it!

In addition to buying a mobile phone card online in Japan, you can also choose to rent a portable wifi. Take it with you when traveling in Japan. Turn on the power, and you will have a WIFI network available anytime and anywhere, and then your mobile phone, computer and tablet can surf the Internet freely. The only drawback is power consumption.

We rented XXXX in Ma Yunjia, and the experience was very good. The signal has been very strong, and there are almost no bad signals, even in rural areas such as Luzhi Lake and Hekou Lake. The power consumption is not too bad. Anyway, I have a mobile power supply, so charge it if there is no power. At the same time, we can connect five devices. We can successfully connect two mobile phones and an iPad this time, and the speed of brushing WeChat is more than enough. As for watching videos, we haven't tried (there is no such thing). Most importantly, the price is quite reasonable. When we rented it, it was 15 yuan for one day, because we were worried about booking and paying in advance for the cherry blossom season. As a result, when I was about to leave, people only promoted 10 yuan one day. Deposit it in 500 yuan, pay online when you leave, and pay Alipay when you come back. You can pick up and return goods directly at the airport, and there are also physical stores in the city. Please consult the store for details.

Mobile phone roaming local tyrants, please see here.

With the popularization of 3G technology, China's 3G(W-CDMA) mobile phone can be used in Japan. If your mobile phone corresponds to 3G(W-CDMA)

2. 1Hz/800MHz) service terminals can be used in Japan. However, roaming is needed in China.

(1) China Mobile Roaming

The rules for the formation of numbers are as follows

make a telephone call

send a text message

(2) Unicom roaming.

How to use international SMS: Edit the content to be sent through the mobile phone menu and send it to "00+ country or region code+other party's mobile phone number". There is no charge for receiving short messages from abroad.

Don't surf the internet for international roaming charges when traveling abroad. It's just burning money Basically, all you have to do is brush your circle of friends, search the route and so on, and it's gone. If you are not careful when surfing the Internet, your bill must be a thick stack when you come back.

Preparation before going to Japan 1. Visa: nationwide, Shanghai and Beijing are cheaper. I started from Chengdu and belong to Chongqing, which is more expensive. I spent more than 600 TB, which is cheap, because it is much easier for many travel agencies to apply for visas than for us personally. I suggest you search on Taobao. Generally, it is more reliable to choose a larger travel agency, and the preparation of information will be much easier. In order not to advertise, it is not clear which travel agency it is. Friends in The National SouthWest Associated University can send private messages if necessary. I'll tell you the travel agency I chose on TB. Damn it, that travel agency won't pay me for advertising. . . . )

2. Japanese yen: Due to the recent surge in Japanese yen, it is really a day late to change it, but there is no way. Who will inevitably devalue the RMB in the future? You'd better change yen at home. I bought foreign exchange through the online banking of Bank of China and cashed it. The advantage is that I don't have to wait in line at the bank or bargain with foreign exchange dealers. As for whether to withdraw cash in China or go to Japan and then withdraw cash, you can choose for yourself. As for quantity, the more the better. (My wife and I spent 600,000 yen in cash in 10 days, and also swiped many cards (⊙o⊙), tears and blood. . . . )

3. Charger: The voltage in Japan is very low, 100V, which is lower than that in Europe and America. Mobile phones, pads, razors and other small household appliances are all 100-240, and there is no pressure, but the charging of household appliances such as laptops may be slower, but the plug is very convenient.

_ _ type plug, so there is no need to buy a conversion plug.

Special note: Many Japanese hotels have fewer plugs. It is suggested that you bring an N-plug socket, or a charging socket with multiple charging cables, which will be much more convenient.

4. Network: This must be taken seriously. My suggestion is that as long as it is a trip for more than two people, you must rent more than two mobile WIFI. You can say that I have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but my personal experience tells me that this decision is so wise and necessary. (The specific process will be explained in detail later)

Please pay special attention to:

Mobile phone WiFi can be searched on TB, and two of them are relatively large and are also providers of Ctrip. (Ctrip's WiFi service is sent by these two companies every day by adding a few dollars to the price, so Ctrip is directly hehe. ) I rented it from two companies this time. After 10 days of field test, I recommend pictures from the aspects of network speed, battery life, convenient operation, machine interface and reaction speed. The left boot speed is slow, so you need to press 10 for a few seconds, and there is no more operation content. The signal and endurance are slightly worse than on the right. (In order not to advertise, I specially found a burnt photo to send, which is easier for me:)

5. Language: Japan is so close to us but so far away. One of the important reasons is that Japan is not an English-speaking country. Most of us have only studied English but not Japanese, so we are afraid. But after my personal experience in the past 10 days, I can draw the conclusion that the English level of Japanese people is not low, on the contrary, it is much higher than that of our country. Everyone in the street, old, middle and young, basically knows English; We find communication a little difficult for two main reasons:

First, the spoken Japanese will have a strong Japanese accent. Basically, we pronounce "T", Japanese pronounce "to" and "K" as "ku" and so on. As long as psychological preparation and listening preparation are made in advance, everyone should still be able to understand it smoothly.

Secondly, many Japanese people like to use some Japanese modal particles to themselves or simply express themselves in half English and half Japanese, which will make people sound very hard and basically take several times to understand.

However, although communication may be more difficult than communicating with people from English-speaking countries, the Japanese are really friendly, polite and enthusiastic about helping others. Asking for directions will always take you there, or you have to draw it on the map before you can rest assured. And we got on the wrong train, and Obasan next to us will take the initiative to tell us, show us the right train, and so on. The friendliness of the Japanese people is really first-class in Asia, and friends who travel freely can rest assured. As long as you have basic English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, plus some short sentences and Japanese words learned from Japanese action movies or cartoons or Japanese dramas, if they really can't, they can understand a lot, so everyone can basically get along very comfortably.

6. Travel Guide Recommendation: Personally, I think the work of the first Japanese free traveler from Taiwan Province Province is of reference value. When you are ready, you can learn more from his blog, which has a lot of information. Website:

http://nicklee.tw/。

Tip: Don't think that the more you read the guidebook, the better. Personally, the more you read, the more dizzy you get. Everyone has their own ideas and ways of walking, and everyone has different preferences. Therefore, when you are preparing, don't just read the guidebook, but make a preliminary overall plan first, make clear your own ideas and the theme and tone of this free trip, and then choose and absorb the useful content from the numerous guidebooks on the Internet.

7. Book a hotel: I strongly recommend booking. The biggest feature of this website is that you can book more than N hotels in advance, and then cancel the unnecessary hotels free of charge within the validity period according to your own itinerary.

8. Packing tips: In principle, bring as many clothes and shoes as possible, don't bring hair dryers (every hotel has them), or bring some old clothes to Japan to buy new ones.

9. Air ticket: We bought Spring Airlines, a famous disgusting low-cost airline. Pay attention to Spring Airlines' regulations on baggage consignment. It was not very strict when I left home, but it was a bit unusual when I came back from Kansai Airport-all the boxes and backpacks had to be weighed together to calculate the weight of the luggage. Once overweight, the charging standard is surprisingly high, and it is charged by kilogram. Therefore, friends who buy Spring Airlines must buy more baggage check-in places on the website of Spring Airlines in advance. This time, I bought 25 kilograms of business class for free, plus the extra baggage 15 kilograms (Spring Airlines sells 275 yuan of soft sister coins online), which is close. . . . . .

Spring Airlines baggage overweight charge table: 1800 yen/kg to Shanghai, up to 3600 yen/kg to Chengdu!

I only go to the western region for free transportation in Japan, so let's talk about my feelings about the transportation in Kansai. Just one word-complex! The main modes of self-help travel are train, subway, tram and bus. But it is estimated that only Japanese people in the world will make their rail transit so complicated. I believe that friends who have seen the rail transit map of Kansai area are going to collapse.

However, please change your mind and think about it. What is the meaning behind the complicated traffic? -How fucking convenient! The more complex, the wider the certificate, the more different companies and rail transit lines, and the richer the choice of certificates!

So, friends who do raiders and preparation, don't be afraid of headaches, listen to my experience after several months of research and study:

First of all, it is important to note that the ticket card that must be bought for self-help tour in Kansai area is recommended:

1, Chunxiang & ampIcocoa package, which is the most cost-effective package for friends who want to go to Kyoto from Kansai Airport or those who want to go in and out from Kansai Airport. It includes not only free seat tickets of haruka Express (including one-way 3030 yen and round-trip 4060 yen, which are very cost-effective), but also Icocoa stored-value cards (including 1500 yen consumption and 500 yen deposit). Validity 10 year), ICOCOA can be used in almost all subways, trams and buses in Kansai area, and can also be used in convenience stores, which is really convenient. (Kyoto bus, Kobe city loop bus, JR bus, sightseeing train, etc. None at present) and the biggest selling point of this ticket is that you can take JR's Kongguan express train or Chunxiang express train (free seats only) at any place in Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe to reach Kansai Airport, so it is the most cost-effective for friends who enter and leave Kansai Airport, so you must recommend it.

The above picture shows the use range of haruka tickets, which is really convenient.

Coiling method

: firstly, 2-27 days in advance at https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/TC/travel-information/pass/icoca-haruka/agree.html.

Make an appointment on the web page, fill in the form, select the number and pattern of icoca cards to be reserved (there are two kinds of Fengshen Raytheon and Kitty cat, and Kitty chooses Fengshen Raytheon because she is very disgusted), then print out the confirmation email sent to you by JR West Japan, print out your return ticket and take it with you, and then you can buy it at JR green ticket window of Kansai Airport with the original passport (there will be a lot of people, it is estimated that the queue will last for more than half an hour, so the time should be planned).

Tip: After arriving at JR's ticket booth, you can go upstairs and buy it on the second floor. There are three MM in Taiwan Province Province which provide trilingual services in English, Chinese and Japanese, which is very convenient. We will also give you a simple plan to compare which ticket cards are cost-effective according to your itinerary. 1 Floor only has Japanese and English services, so you can choose. In addition, please don't use "Are you from China?" If you befriend MM, people will proudly tell you, "I'm from Taiwan Province Province. . . . . . "Important tips are coming! -Because the HARUKA Express runs about half an hour, sometimes we may take the JR Sky-Watching Express (Kansai Airport/Wakayama direction) and go to Kansai Airport soon, but the important things are said three times! Please be sure to get on 1-4! !

Please be sure to get on 1-4! ! Please be sure to get on 1-4! !

Because this car is so fucking great! This car has ***8 cars, only the front 1-4 cars will go to Kansai Airport, and 5-8 cars will automatically disconnect when they arrive at Hineno for Wakayama! ~ ~ and after arriving at the station, you only have 3 minutes to rush to the first 4 cars. Once you are slow, you are ready to cry. . . . . .

I have been wrong these days, not to mention, we. Yes, I made a mistake at that time and got on the No.7 car in a daze. Fortunately, I guessed and saw the mystery from the display in the car, and immediately rushed from the No.7 car to the No.4 car at the first stop, only taking 1 minute. There are three Japanese and four people from Taiwan Province Province who made a mistake. Everyone looked at each other with a wry smile after they got into the No.4 car. There is a control room between car No.5 and car No.4. Passengers can't walk in the car, so they have to get off the car quickly when parking, and then rush to car No.4. ..

2.kansaithru

Pass (KTP) is divided into two-day ticket (4,000 yen) and three-day ticket (5,200 yen). This card is a magnetic card and can be used as a subway ticket. Just put it in the ticket gate (when taking the bus, put it in the ticket gate and spit it out from the exit to take it away). This card can be used for rail transit to and from Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara and other cities in the Kansai region (that is, private railways with more than N trains except JR are very complicated and hard to remember. If it is an express train, you need to buy an extra express ticket on the ticket vending machine) and subways and buses in major cities. The scope of application is very wide, especially suitable for our friends who are free to travel back and forth between these cities. Including a magnetic card, a manual, a bunch of coupons (later my own experience was basically useless), and a map suitable for subway and rail transit. Coiling method

: Arrive at Kansai Airport, exit the customs and arrive at the lobby on the first floor. Pay attention to whether you are the south building or the north building when you get off the plane. If you leave the customs in the south building, you go right, if you leave the customs in the north building. The information desk (with a big "I"-shaped light box) set up by the Kansai Tourism Department under the escalator can be purchased with a passport. There will be a middle-aged woman who is proficient in Chinese, English and Japanese to help you check the purchase form. And according to your passport, we will issue KTP in corresponding languages, including English version, Japanese version, Chinese version and Korean version. This is a very caring service. You can also get all kinds of information, leaflets and maps of Kansai tourism here, so you must come here when you arrive at the airport. There may be a queue for more than half an hour here, so you'd better plan your time. With these two kinds of ticket cards, I personally think it is enough for friends who are going to Kansai for the first time. As for Osaka Tourist Card, many friends have recommended it, but I personally think that Osaka Tourist Card is mainly used in downtown Osaka, and compared with Kyoto and Nara, Osaka's scenic spots are completely unnecessary, so you don't have to buy it.

3. One-day bus ticket to Kyoto, because you need to take a bus to all major scenic spots in Kyoto, so a one-day bus ticket becomes a necessary ticket card. The price of each ticket is 500 yen, and the bus fare in Kyoto is 230 yen. You can earn it back by sitting for three times. This kind of one-day ticket is very necessary as a supplement to KTP. I suggest everyone buy it. When you use it for the first time, just like a subway card, it is stuffed into an extremely complicated ticket slot next to the bus driver. When the machine prints out a date and spits it out from the exit, then when you get off the bus that day, just show the driver the date of the ticket for one day.

How to buy it: You can buy it at the information desk at Kansai Airport, at the tourist information desk at Kyoto Station, or at the vending machine at the bus station in front of Kyoto Station.

Others: As for all kinds of ticket cards sold by some gold securities firms recommended by Great God, this is really not suitable for our friends who come to Japan for free travel for the first time, because the ticket cards sold by gold securities firms are tens to 120 yen cheaper than the regular price, but there will be more restrictions on their use. For those friends who have been troubled by complex traffic, it is better not to entangle these dozens of RMB concessions.

4. Kansai Airport membership card: It is estimated that many friends have never thought about this membership card, because after all, there are not many people like us who originally planned to spend the night at Kansai Airport. The main functions of this membership card are: firstly, you can use the airport lounge, and the food can be discounted; secondly, you can get a 15% discount when shopping in the airport duty-free shop (later, I found that Japanese people love China tourists so much that I bought it and saw the passport of China people directly). The application and collection are free, but you need to fill in the form and make an appointment in official website of Kansai Airport in advance, then print out the email sent to you by Kansai Airport, and then bring your passport to the member information counter in the center of the second floor of the airport to fill in the form.

Membership card application website: http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/kc/

Secondly, important tip: mobile APP 1 and Google are necessary for traveling to Japan.

Map, which is a super easy-to-use APP outside China, great Google, great real GFW-free Internet, and great freedom! Holymotherof

Oh, my god

It doesn't matter if you can't use it at home or log in. It's too late to turn on WiFi when you go abroad to find a place with WiFi or when you arrive in Japan. Google

The map is powerful. It can not only search for places, but also give a clear reminder of transportation and transfer to a certain place. Is really the world's first well-intentioned Internet service provider! Go to hell with Baidu and everything!

Download method: after going abroad, log in to Google APP Market with your mobile phone (Apple's mobile phone is APP).

Store) can be downloaded, and it can be downloaded occasionally in China, but it is normal that it can't be opened and can't log in, because there is that fucking GFW.

Yahoo! If you change trains, Yahoo almost went out of business in China and did a terrible job, but in Japan, it was really a smash hit. In particular, this APP, which is specially used to inquire about the transfer of trains, must be 100 to worship. The rail transit in Japan is so complicated that even many Japanese people make mistakes, so many Japanese people are using this APP, and Japanese TV stations advertise every day. All modes of transportation to Japan can be found in this APP, especially the various transfers and routes needed to go somewhere. Download method: after going abroad, log in to Google APP Market with your mobile phone (Apple's mobile phone is APP).

Store) can be downloaded, and apps that search for unknown sources in China can also be downloaded, but they can only be opened and cannot be searched, also because of the dog's GFW.

You can also search in advance on Yahoo China's website.

Hyperdia and hitchhiking are also used to check the number of trains, but their functions and interfaces are slightly worse than those of Yahoo hitchhiking (Hyperdia can only support English sites, and those sites in Japan are not as good as Japanese, at least they are basically Chinese, which is easy to remember), so it is not recommended to use them again, and you can choose according to your own preferences.

Youyou Japan was recommended by a brother in the forum, and its main functions are similar to those of public comment and Ctrip. Anyway, you can book all your meals and accommodation, but after my field use on this trip, in fact, you just need to find some reliable old shops online in advance and navigate all the way through Googlemap. This APP is really useless. Of course, you can put it aside as needed.

Japan-WiFi recommends a leisurely trip to Japan. It can't be opened in China at all, and it is very slow in Japan. Mainly recommend free WiFi hotspots around you according to your location. This is basically useless. The free WiFi around you is basically the kind provided by local operators in Japan to mobile phone users, so many of them can't be connected, so we will rent WiFi or buy a mobile card to surf the Internet. Therefore, this APP is the last emergency.

It is best to get a mobile phone card or rent wifi. Good people think wifi is good. Wifi can be used without traffic restrictions. If you travel with friends, you can rent a wifi for everyone to use. You can also judge where your friends are according to the strength of the wifi signal, and you are no longer afraid of getting lost (personal experience). If you are afraid of poor signal, you can rent a WiFi for two people. If you want a mobile phone card, you have to consider the standard of the mobile phone. Before that, I also looked up a lot of things about Japanese mobile phone cards. One is that all mobile phones support it, and the other is that many need to be opened, which is quite troublesome. Moreover, some mobile phone cards will have traffic restrictions, such as 1G traffic restrictions and 3G traffic restrictions. , and then use more than 4G of traffic a day, it will be limited by speed and so on.