{"id":1212,"date":"2013-03-21T19:03:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T10:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2013-03-21T19:03:59","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T10:03:59","slug":"free-wi-fi-is-available-at-nakamachi-kurasshic-kan-and-some-other-places-in-matsumoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/miscellaneous-en\/free-wi-fi-is-available-at-nakamachi-kurasshic-kan-and-some-other-places-in-matsumoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Wi-Fi is Available at Nakamachi Kurasshic-kan and Some Other Places in Matsumoto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now carrying a tablet PC such as an iPad and\/or a smart phone has become a normal style of travelling abroad. But, 3G Internet connection abroad is expensive and there are few free Wi-Fi spots in Japan. Most Wi-Fi services need registration or mail certification through a screen in Japanese and\/or fees.<\/p>\n

Perfectly free Wi-Fi service without any registration nor fee is now available at Kurasshic-kan, a landmark of Nakamachi Street<\/a>. You can connect Wi-Fi in a open public space, a tea room (electric wave is weak, open 10:00 – 17:00 (10:30 – 16:00 in winter)), and a square in front of it, from 8:00 till 22:00.<\/p>\n

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Kurasshic-kan's public space (left) and a tea room (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some other places in Matsumoto<\/a> such as cafes offer Wi-Fi servcice. One of them I know is a cheep cafe restaurant with a good view on the 10th floor of Toko City Hotel in front of the Matsumoto Station.<\/p>\n

In and near the Tourist Information Center in front of the Hotaka Station which is a gateway to the Wasabi Farm<\/a> also offers perfectly free Wi-Fi service.<\/p>\n