{"id":17578,"date":"2025-01-21T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/?p=17578"},"modified":"2025-04-02T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:14:10","slug":"otaru-city-wifi-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/otaru-city-wifi-en-17578\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting to Otaru City\u2019s Free Wi-Fi (Otaru-City-Wi-Fi)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Otaru City is a 35-minute train ride from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Otaru City is a popular tourist city famous for its canals, seafood market, and glass crafts.<\/p>\n<p>Otaru-City-Wi-Fi, a free Wi-Fi service available 24 hours a day to anyone, was launched in Otaru City, Hokkaido on March 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This article introduces how to use and connect to Otaru-City-Wi-Fi, Otaru City&#8217;s free Wi-Fi.<br \/>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/hakodate-city-free-wifi-en-17523\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hakodate_wifi_top-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How To Connect to Hakodate City\u2019s Free Public Wi-Fi (Hakodate Free Wi-Fi)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2025.01.10<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/hakodate-city-free-wifi-en-17523\/\">How To Connect to Hakodate City\u2019s Free Public Wi-Fi (Hakodate Free Wi-Fi)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">Hokkaido is a popular tourist destination in Japan.\r\n\r\nHakodate City, located in the south of Hokkaido, is the second most popular tourist city i...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>How to use and connect to Otaru City Wi-Fi (Otaru-City-Wi-Fi)<\/h2>\n<p>How to use and connect to Otaru City&#8217;s free Wi-Fi is as follows.<br \/>\n<div class=\"sc_linebox\" style=\"border: 1px solid #7badd8; background-color: #fff;\"><strong>\uff1cHow to use and connect to Otaru City&#8217;s free Wi-Fi\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the \u201cWi-Fi Settings\u201d screen of the device (PC, smartphone, tablet, game console, etc.) you wish to connect to.<\/li>\n<li>Select the SSID &#8220;Otaru-City-Wi-Fi&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Connect&#8221; and after a few seconds, the terms and conditions screen will appear automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Log in from Facebook, LINE, Google, X, or Yahoo!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.otaru.lg.jp\/docs\/2024022800033\/file_contents\/setuzokuhouhou.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\uff1eClick here fore the official Otaru-City-Wi-Fi connection guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Areas and locations where Otaru City&#8217;s free Wi-Fi is available<\/h2>\n<p>The following are the areas and locations where free Wi-Fi is available in Otaru City.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100% !important; overflow: scroll !important;\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Facility Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru City Hall Annex<\/td>\n<td>1F Civic Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru Civic Hall<\/td>\n<td>foyer (lobby, lounge)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru City Public Hall<\/td>\n<td>1st Floor Meeting Room<br \/>\nJapanese-style room (pine, bamboo, plum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru Civic Center (Marine Hall)<\/td>\n<td>foyer (lobby, lounge)<br \/>\nConference Room 1 &amp; 2<br \/>\ntraining room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru City Workers&#8217; Youth Home<\/td>\n<td>lobby<br \/>\nplayground<br \/>\nmeeting room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru City Lifelong Learning Plaza (Repio)<\/td>\n<td>entertainment hall<br \/>\nStudy Room 1 &amp; 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Otaru Municipal Library<\/td>\n<td>General Reading Room<br \/>\ncasual reading room<br \/>\nChildren&#8217;s reading room<br \/>\nstudy room<br \/>\nRest Corner<br \/>\nlocal archives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2>If Otaru City&#8217;s Free Wi-Fi Doesn&#8217;t Work&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, Otaru City has free Wi-Fi that anyone can use 24 hours a day, free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Free Wi-Fi is very convenient when you are sightseeing in Otaru City and need to look up information on stores, train and bus schedules.<br \/>\n<span class=\"red\">However, there are some disadvantages to free Wi-Fi, such as slow communication speeds when many people connect to free Wi-Fi at once, difficulty in connecting to the Internet as desired, and lax security.<\/span><br \/>\nIf you are concerned about the disadvantages, consider using other means to use the Internet, such as bringing a pocket Wi-Fi that you can easily carry with you or using an eSIM that can be used immediately after registration.<br \/>\n<div class=\"cardlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/sapporo_city_wi-fi-en-17549\/\"><div class=\"cardlink_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sapporo_wifi_top-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How To Use and Connect to Sapporo City\u2019s Free Wi-Fi (sapporo_city_Wi-Fi)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cardlink_content\"><span class=\"cardlink_timestamp\">2025.01.14<\/span><div class=\"cardlink_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/minnano-rakuraku.com\/contents\/en\/sapporo_city_wi-fi-en-17549\/\">How To Use and Connect to Sapporo City\u2019s Free Wi-Fi (sapporo_city_Wi-Fi)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_excerpt\">Sapporo City in Hokkaido, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, has Free Wi-Fi (Sapporo_City_Wi-Fi) that anyone can use for free...<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cardlink_footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Otaru City is a 35-minute train ride from Sapporo, Hokkaido. 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