Most Useful and Most Practical Travel Tips in Japan

Japan Wireless renting Wifi router

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About Japan Wireless

Japan Wireless provides is supported by Inbound Platform Corp. They supply inbound consulting services for various businesses, Wi-Fi router rentals in Japan for inbound travellers.

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 Booking

You need to make a reservation at least two days before. They have an urgent delivery option. Please check Japan Wireless by mail or phone.

Be careful about the time difference between Japan and your country.

  • Japan is ahead 9 hours than Greenwich Mean Time (London time)
  • Japan is ahead 14 hours than Eastern Standard Time (New York time).

The flight schedule would be better to supply to Japan Wireless.

With this information, they will decide which Post office would be convenient for you to pick up the wifi router and inform you of the location of the Post office.

Cancelation

No cancellation fee will be charged as long as you contact them at least 3 days Japan time before your rental schedule.

Again Japan is ahead of you.

The time limit seems 4 days before the reserved date for you.

Pick up a wifi router

They are doing business with Japan Post.

You can pick up wifi router at a Post office at airports. The tracking number will be sent when your wifi router is shipped out to the post office. Please visit the specified post office and show you the tracking number(above explained) with your passport to receive your package during its business hours.

Notice: The office hour of the Post office is limited.

  • Narita International Airport  8:30 1900 Weekend and holiday 8:30 – 18:00
  • Haneda International Airport 9:00 18:00
  • Chube Centrair International Airport Japan,  9:00 – 17:00
  • Shin Chitose International Airport(Sapporo)  9:00 – 17:00
  • The service at QL Liner at Narita Airport and Fukuoka International Airport are temporary closed

It is better to check your flight schedule and the business hour of the Post office.

The Package Tracking Number will be sent to you after your Wifi router is shipped out to the specified Post office.

Go the specified Post office and show your PTN Packagie Tracking Number with your passport to receive a set of the wifi router and cable etc,. during its business hours.

Wifi router at counter
Wifi router at counter

Return a wifi router

You can mail it to the Japan Wifi office when you want to return the device.

There are several Posts at an international airport.

Check the business days/hours and location map below.*

When you lost the envelope?

You can mail it to the Japan Wireless Delivery Center.

Return Address

Attention: Japan Wireless Delivery Center

Your order Number:  Axxxxxx

Mail address:  4th floor, SW Shinbashi Building, 6-14-5 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004

Wifi router rental price (Japan Wireless)

They support two types:

Business plan 4.8 US Dollar/day  2.9 more than 15 days rental

Premium plan 5.3 US Dollar/day  3.2 more than 15 days rental

The difference between two plans is the transfer speed, battery life and a number of connectable devices.

Transfer speed is:

  • The business plan supports Max 95 Mbps
  • The premium plan supports Max 187 Mbps

Battery life is :

  • Business 18.5 hours.
  • Premium plan 20 hours.

with Power Bank (mobile battery)

So you need to pick the favorable plan from two plans.

+Administration fee . 330 yen

+ 88 yen/day insurance fee (this is option)

 Insurance

88 yen/day insurance fee

Lost/Damage for Coverage of the device is 75%.

Other devices including charger, rental bag and battery are covered 75%.

Without the insurance, you need to pay 40,000 yen but the insurance covers 30,000 yen and you need to pay 10,000 yen.

The price is really reasonable. It is recommended to take this option.

Daily data limit

Japan Wireless doesn’t have any daily data limit.

Notes:

It is informed that you might get telecommunication speed down if you use a huge amount of data such as video downloads.

As always, wifi usage is “best-effort” and “share the capacity with others”.

H2> Payment method

You can pay the wifi router fee by credit card, VISA, Master or AMEX

Also, you can pay it with Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal.

They can’t accept the following methods:

No debit card

No cash (Japanese Yen)

No travel card

No prepaid travel card

Items in a package

Pocket Wifi router package includes the following items.

– Compact package case 

– Pocket Wi-Fi Router unit

– Power Bank (portable battery)

– USB cable and AC adapter (plug-in)

– Pre-paid return envelope

– English manual

Contact

customer@japan-wireless.com

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