Free wifi on bullets train

Published on : 13/05/2018
by : Japan Experience
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Free wifi on Shinkansen with a Japan Rail Pass

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Following a survey in 2016 in which visitors mentioned a lack of wifi in train cars, the government and the railway company announced recently that free wifi will be launched on bullets train.

Indeed during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, many visitors will use shinkansen lines.

Tohoku, Hokuriku, Akita, Yamagata, Joetsu shinkansen

JR East launched free wifi in 2018 on its Tohoku Shinkansen (Tokyo-Sendai-Morioka), Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo-Nagano-Kanazawa) and Akita Shinkansen. Little by little all the trains of this line will be equipped with wifi.

In 2020, all Yamagata Shinkansen Line and all Joetsu Shinkansen Line (Tokyo - Niigata) will be also equipped with wifi.

Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu and Hokkaido shinkansen

On Tokaido Lines and Sanyo Lines (Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka-Fukuoka), Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway has introduced free wifi last year. Wifi is also available in main stations.

The Wifi service is also available on Kyushu shinkansen and Hokkaido shinkansen.

There are also plans to introduce free wifi in Limited Express as recently in the new Limited express to Hakone.

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