Japan’s inaka — the countryside, literally “the place with rice fields” — is one of the country’s most honest and least mediated travel experiences. Away from the concentrated tourist infrastructure of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, rural Japan offers encounters with the country as it actually lives: the elderly farmer who stops to talk in a
Japan’s mobile network landscape is dominated by a carrier most international travelers have never heard of — even though they’ve probably seen its name on Japan’s streets, in its convenience stores, and across its regional cities. KDDI operates under the consumer brand “au” in Japan, and this disconnect between corporate and retail identity is the