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Electric Convertor
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I went on a trip to Japan this past winter, and I didn't have any problems with any of my electronic devices. Throughout Japan, the wall voltage is 100 V (compare to 110 to 120 V here), but it should work fine. Also, in some western cities, like Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, etc. the switching frequency is 50 Hz (compare to 60 Hz), but still, in Kyoto I didn't experience any problems.
Look, I lived in Japan for almost 4 years, and I can emphatically say that 95%+ of the wall sockets I saw there were of the 2 prong type, and 3to2 prong adapters are nonexistent, so far as I could tell. I spent a year looking for them, then bought more at home and shipped them in my luggage. Bring half a dozen or so.
As for the East(60hz)/West(50hz) Japan power, you do want to be careful. It may not damage anything immediately(or it might), but it certainly isn't good in the long run to run 60hz equipment on 50hz power. Don't make the mistake of thinking that a laptop will take power the same way a desktop will. Laptops are meant to take worldwide voltage with a simple prong adapter. Desktops are NOT. The vast majority of desktop power supplies are rated 110v and 220v. There's a little red switch on the back to set this. Sometimes it's black. If there is no switch, then it probably isn't rated for European power (220v), unless it's an extremely expensive PSU (some desktop PSU's are rated for international power, just like laptops). Some countries use weird voltages, so be careful. Japan is 100v, though.
Having said all of that, once you get to Japan, you could spring for a new power supply at most any major electronics shop. Yamada Denki and K's Denki come to mind. You can find the same brands, plus one called Kurou Shitou, or something like that, usually in nondescript brown packaging. It's an excellent domestic brand. I don't know about their PSU's, though. I'd stick with an antec.
If you are going to stop in Tokyo before arriving at your final destination, consider taking a trip to Akihabara, the "electric town" and picking up your stuff there. (Are you on the JET program?)
Good luck. Enjoy the 50mbps internet connection, you bastard.
As for the East(60hz)/West(50hz) Japan power, you do want to be careful. It may not damage anything immediately(or it might), but it certainly isn't good in the long run to run 60hz equipment on 50hz power. Don't make the mistake of thinking that a laptop will take power the same way a desktop will. Laptops are meant to take worldwide voltage with a simple prong adapter. Desktops are NOT. The vast majority of desktop power supplies are rated 110v and 220v. There's a little red switch on the back to set this. Sometimes it's black. If there is no switch, then it probably isn't rated for European power (220v), unless it's an extremely expensive PSU (some desktop PSU's are rated for international power, just like laptops). Some countries use weird voltages, so be careful. Japan is 100v, though.
Having said all of that, once you get to Japan, you could spring for a new power supply at most any major electronics shop. Yamada Denki and K's Denki come to mind. You can find the same brands, plus one called Kurou Shitou, or something like that, usually in nondescript brown packaging. It's an excellent domestic brand. I don't know about their PSU's, though. I'd stick with an antec.
If you are going to stop in Tokyo before arriving at your final destination, consider taking a trip to Akihabara, the "electric town" and picking up your stuff there. (Are you on the JET program?)
Good luck. Enjoy the 50mbps internet connection, you bastard.
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OK, from Waseda, you are about 20 minutes from Akihabara by the Yamanote Train line. Just head towards Ueno station and take the next stop(I think, it might be 2 stops).
From there, just follow the signs for "electric town". There you can get all of your gear.
As for the power supply, look on the back of the power supply, somewhere near where the power cable is plugged in, you should see a little switch (usually red, sometimes black). There will be a black rocker switch that turns on and off the power, but there is usually a smaller one, located between the rocker switch and the power cable input, that you can click back and forth. It is usually marked with 2 numbers: 110 and 220. If you are coming from Europe or Australia, then it will be set to 220. If you are in North America, it should be set to 110. If you don't see anything like this, then crack open your case, and take a look at the label on the side of the PSU to see what input voltages it is rated for. There are basically 3 possible situations:
1. Cheap ass PSU that can only handle 110VAC (probably a piece of shit that should be replaced anyway).
2. Standard PSU that can be switched between 110&220 via the little red switch.
3. Expensive PSU that automatically accepts any voltage between 95v and 240v or so, just like most laptop power bricks.
To be honest, if you really can't figure any of this out, then I recommend you buy a local power supply, just to eliminate the hassle.
Also, note: You are going to be in Tokyo, so you don't have to worry about the frequency, just the voltage.
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Just as a side note, there's a great little curry restaraunt near Waseda. At Takadanobaba station, take the north exit and head east. A few blocks down on the right hand side you will see it. Unlike many Japanese Indian restaraunts they will bring seconds of the flatbread (called nan). Lots of students from Waseda go there because they can eat a lot for a decent price.
Have fun.
From there, just follow the signs for "electric town". There you can get all of your gear.
As for the power supply, look on the back of the power supply, somewhere near where the power cable is plugged in, you should see a little switch (usually red, sometimes black). There will be a black rocker switch that turns on and off the power, but there is usually a smaller one, located between the rocker switch and the power cable input, that you can click back and forth. It is usually marked with 2 numbers: 110 and 220. If you are coming from Europe or Australia, then it will be set to 220. If you are in North America, it should be set to 110. If you don't see anything like this, then crack open your case, and take a look at the label on the side of the PSU to see what input voltages it is rated for. There are basically 3 possible situations:
1. Cheap ass PSU that can only handle 110VAC (probably a piece of shit that should be replaced anyway).
2. Standard PSU that can be switched between 110&220 via the little red switch.
3. Expensive PSU that automatically accepts any voltage between 95v and 240v or so, just like most laptop power bricks.
To be honest, if you really can't figure any of this out, then I recommend you buy a local power supply, just to eliminate the hassle.
Also, note: You are going to be in Tokyo, so you don't have to worry about the frequency, just the voltage.
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Just as a side note, there's a great little curry restaraunt near Waseda. At Takadanobaba station, take the north exit and head east. A few blocks down on the right hand side you will see it. Unlike many Japanese Indian restaraunts they will bring seconds of the flatbread (called nan). Lots of students from Waseda go there because they can eat a lot for a decent price.
Have fun.