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Want to share your great memories on Facebook or Instagram while traveling in Japan, or need to find information on restaurants and hotels before you get to your next destination? When you have a smartphone and you need a connection to the Internet, Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi makes it easy to find and connect to Wi-Fi hotspots in Japan. With 92,000 registered hotspot locations around Japan and more being added all the time, Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi is the app to go to when you need an Internet connection.
Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi currently has some 92,000 hotspots registered, many of which are at major airports, train stations and convenience stores around the country, as well as many other locations throughout Japan. For starters, Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi provides connectivity to the Wi-Fi at international airports such as Haneda and Narita in Toyko, Kansai in Osaka and New Chitose in Sapporo, the main points of destination when traveling to Japan. You can also find hotspots when you are onboard a train on your way to your destination. The many train systems where Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi has station hotspot information include Tokyo Metro, the Toei Subway and JR East in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
When you need to step out to get a snack or a soda at the convenience store, open the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app! Seven-Eleven, Japan's largest convenience store chain, offers Wi-Fi and is registered on the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi network. Also, public Wi-Fi services are being rolled out, including Osaka with its "Osaka Free Wi-Fi" program and Fukuoka with its "Fukuoka City Wi-Fi" program. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the horizon, you can expect Wi-Fi services to start popping up all over the place. There are currently 92K hotspots registered on the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi network, and that number will only increase as more Wi-Fi hotspots become available in Japan.
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Let's take a look at how to use the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app. The best feature of the app is the auto-connection function. Operation differs slightly depending on the mobile device you are using.
Android devices
Connecting with an Android device is a breeze. Once you are in a Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi compatible area, just press the connect button to go Wi-Fi.
Apple devices
Due to operating system restrictions on Apple devices, the Wi-Fi has to be turned on manually and the network ID number (SSID) has to be input by the user. The Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app, though, has you covered, providing an easy-to-use interface to make sure everything is set correctly.
In Japan, Wi-Fi networks often require registration with personal information like your name and e-mail before you can use the service, but with Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi, you just register your e-mail address once and the app takes care of the rest. That feature is a great time-saver and works on both Android and Apple devices.
You can also select a station or city as the starting point of your search.
Hotspots are shown on the map. In addition to your current location, you can center the map on a train station or city and search.
The search function is a great feature. When you have the location (GPS) services turned on in your mobile device, you can use the one-touch search function on the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app to search for nearby Wi-Fi hotspots. The handy scroll feature lets you easily search maps of popular areas such as Tokyo Station, Shinjuku and Shibuya to find the nearest hotspot. Although you have to be connected to use that feature, an offline hotspot search feature is under development that will enable you to find the nearest hotspot even when not online.
The Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app is a key part of your travel kit. In addition to finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks, the app provides recommendations for translation apps, ATM locaters and other services that make travel easier.
With all these features, perhaps the greatest thing of all about the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app is that it's free to download and use. We are confident that this app will help you on your travels.
