Takaoka City:

Aeon Internet booths -- Good if you want to quickly check your e-mails because other places will charge you for a whole hour even if you only want a short time.

Cost: 10 min./100 yen

Location: Outside of Tower Records in Aeon shopping mall near Takaoka. You must take a bus from Takaoka Station.

AirsCafe -- You have to be a member to use the facilities but membership is free. You will need to take your gaijin card with you when you join. They will give you a membership card and you’ll just have to take that with you when you go. There is a free drink bar, and you can also order food.

Phone: 076.628.9674

Hours: 24/7

Cost: 15 min./105 yen, 3hr./1000 yen

Location: It is on the side of the Saty building, near the cinema and McDonald's.

Website: http://www.airscafe.com/store/index.html (has a map from Takaoka Station)

Broadband

Hours: 12:30pm - 2am; closed Mondays

Location: Use the main exit of Takaoka Station onto the main street. Walk to the far end of the Kojo Koen (the big park) and take a right. Walk straight for quite a while and go through three sets of traffic lights. The shop should be on the left-hand side before the 4th traffic light, to the left of a bright yellow “Tsutaya” video store.

Melty - This place has lots of services for computer users -- printing, CDs and floppy disks, etc. --, as well as food and drink, all for a price.

Hours: M-F 11am - 12am, Sunday 11am - 10pm

Cost: non-members: 1 hr. & 1 drink/500 yen,　members: 30 min./100 yen (no drink)

Location: It is located near the Bunka Hall, Takaoka High School and Shimin Hospital.

Website: http://www.melty.co.jp/ (Click the kanji 店紹介for a map.)

Takaoka Public Library

There are some public computers and a wireless network in the Takaoka Public Library.

Location: Second floor of the Wing Wing Takaoka building, located across from the train station.

Website: http://www.manabi-takaoka.jp/

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