Some enterprising Ritsumeikan University students set up a new rental tablet company in Kyoto called ‘TRAVEL PAD’ which is making the city more accessible for foreign tourists. Contents included in service will let you manage your travel time more efficiently, and give you more of a background on the cultural sites in Kyoto.
Various videos are also produced by the company such as the excellent 【TRAVEL PAD TV~A Short Trip to Kifune Shrine in an Autumn Day~】which is a guide to spending a beautiful autumn day in Kyoto at Kifune shrine.
TRAVEL PAD includes:
In case you are lost, could not figure out how to get to your destination, or if there was some trouble with the tablet, please contact the call centre. English speaking call staff will answer your questions and solve your problems. All of this can be done through the tablet which is very convenient.
You can also used the ‘Travel Pad as a wireless broadband internet (4G LTE) to provide internet connections to your Smart phone and Laptops as well.
It only takes 30 seconds-walk from Kyoto Station to the TRAVEL PAD counter and the rental process takes about five minutes.
Cost is for the Standard rental 1,500 yen /day and for the Premium rental 1,800 yen /day.
ADDRESS:West Japan Railway Kyoto station Higashi-Shiokoji, Shiokoji-Sagaru Karasuma, Shimogyou-ku Kyoto City Inside bus ticket center
TRAVEL PAD website: http://travelpadkyoto.com/
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/adddlink
TEL: 075-757-8251
