There is plenty of semi-public Wifi in Japan. You're ostensibly meant to pay into a seperate contract, but anyone who buys an iPad gets a password to use Softba

There is plenty of semi-public Wifi in Japan. You're ostensibly meant to pay into a seperate contract, but anyone who buys an iPad gets a password to use Softbank hotspots, good for two years[1]. http://store.apple.com/jp/buy/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad/new_ipad?product=MC705J/A&step=accessories http://store.apple.com/jp/buy/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad/new...