TOKYO

[TriggerDiscipline]

Going to be in Tokyo with my better half, for 6 days at the end of next month and was looking into how to connect to the internet.

Has anyone of you used the DataSIM's? Not sure how far 200MB a day is going to take me.

Or do you guys recommend to order a PocketWifi instead? Seems to be a bit of a hassle to me to pick it up in the post office in the airport?

You can get gig Sims, forget pocket WiFi it's 2017

[beyondthemeans]

You can get gig Sims, forget pocket WiFi it's 2017

Sorry to be a pain, but you mean the DataSims with that? The ones that have 3GB for 30 days ones?

[mamooon]

As i didn't want to change SIM-cards to then figure out that my iPhone 5S might struggle with the japanese standards and to avoid that meanwhile i don't receive calls/sms/whatsapp i asked a friend who lived there what she'd recommend and so i booked a purupuru pocket-wifi in advance i simply picked up at the airport and it worked like a charme. took the big data plan as i knew that i'd need especially google maps a lot as well as google (image) translate. Another friend of mine just came back from her trip and also her friend living there recommended a pocket wifi she was after all also very happy with.

[Chinorlz]

As i didn't want to change SIM-cards to then figure out that my iPhone 5S might struggle with the japanese standards and to avoid that meanwhile i don't receive calls/sms/whatsapp i asked a friend who lived there what she'd recommend and so i booked a purupuru pocket-wifi in advance i simply picked up at the airport and it worked like a charme. took the big data plan as i knew that i'd need especially google maps a lot as well as google (image) translate. Another friend of mine just came back from her trip and also her friend living there recommended a pocket wifi she was after all also very happy with.

We also used Pupuru during our time in Tokyo & Kyoto. Worked very nicely and since we were running two phones, it made more sense this way. Pretty inexpensive and pickup/dropoff was a breeze.

[beyondthemeans]

Thanks guys, will order that PocketWifi instead!

[Faust]

My T-mobile free international data/text worked like a charm. I don't understand people who travel and don't switch to T-mobile. This is not a paid-for advertisement.

[Chinorlz]

My T-mobile free international data/text worked like a charm. I don't understand people who travel and don't switch to T-mobile. This is not a paid-for advertisement.

We have t-mobile and used the free international data, but it is so slow that having truly localized wifi capability made quick searches and other things much smoother :) Agreed though, for SOME level of connectivity, t-mobile has been absolutely great.

[MikeN]

My AirBnB's always come with pocket wifi, but yes T-Mobile is sometimes faster. I bought like a 200MB wifi pass on the Shinkansen, and burned through it in about 7 minutes.

[mikemikemike]

trigger, (and anyone else that has insight on this) is there anything worthwhile going on in tko currently exhibit or gallery wise? im there for the last week of the month.

[TriggerDiscipline]

trigger, (and anyone else that has insight on this) is there anything worthwhile going on in tko currently exhibit or gallery wise? im there for the last week of the month.

Right now not much but you can check out Ginza six I suppose.

[Marko]

Going with my wife to Tokyo in about a month. Any reccomendationa on hotels, she would rather not do an Airbnb and it is her birthday so... She has her eyes on the Park Hyatt. It is very expensive, but is it a good location?

[TriggerDiscipline]

So if you ask me, I have negative connotations with the Park Hyatt, because of the movie, but it is a good location. I personally do not think it's better than staying in a more centralized airbnb and perhaps away from shinjuku but it totally depends on what your objective for coming here is. New Otani and mandarin are way better if you ask me. But airbnb is way better than any hotel because you can be close to the action, but it really depends on what you want to do, and I doubt you'll be in the room all day so it feels like a waste to baller it up when you could be taking that money and maybe get reservations for ryugin or something nice, unless you're baller.

[Faust]

Going with my wife to Tokyo in about a month. Any reccomendationa on hotels, she would rather not do an Airbnb and it is her birthday so... She has her eyes on the Park Hyatt. It is very expensive, but is it a good location?

When has there been a Park Hyatt in a bad location?

[tyhsien]

Alternatively you can try Aman, its very new and everything from lobby to room is superb or maybe if you want something more traditional, Hoshinoya, but it can get really stressful when its so quiet, but amazing part of the floor you can actually feel the texture of the wood and their natural onsen.

Downside is both area is really quiet at night but they are near Ginza , so it was alright

[Marko]

Thanks for the input, everyone. And in terms of location I just meant in terms of convenience of shopping, nightlife, etc. Never been to Tokyo. I was able to get the flight with points but not trying to spend and arm and a leg, especially since she loves fashion as much as I do so I know there will be plenty of shopping involved.