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 ====== What you can expect when using 快活CLUB (Kaikatsu CLUB) in Japan ======
-快活CLUB (or “kaikatsu club” in english) is an internet cafe service in Japan. It’s kind of a misleading to call it an internet cafe if you’ve never seen a Japanese internet cafe before. While they do certainly have access to computers (pretty average ones, and some gaming ones), the primary reason why I think it’s worth mentioning is because they’re actually very optimal ways of traveling economically in Japan, especially if you’re on your own and traveling solo((While there are group rooms available, and I have seen them used occasionally, they are not as widely available as solo rooms。)).
+快活CLUB (or “kaikatsu club” in english) is an internet cafe chain/service in Japan. It’s kind of a misleading to call it an internet cafe if you’ve never seen a Japanese internet cafe before. While they do certainly have access to computers (pretty average ones, and some gaming ones), the primary reason why I think it’s worth mentioning is because they’re actually very optimal ways of traveling economically in Japan, especially if you’re on you're traveling solo((While there are group rooms available, and I have seen them used occasionally, they are not as widely available as solo rooms。)).
 Particularly for things like anime tourism and for arcade/game center pilgrimages, or unplanned stays in new cities, it can be an easy, affordable way of staying the night.
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   * You're doing an anime pilgrimage across Japan!
   * You spontaneously decided to go to Reitaisai but your hotel is in Osaka, and you need to get to Tokyo and stay the night.
+===== How do you find stores? =====
+[[https://www.kaikatsu.jp/shop/|The website]] will tell you where you can find stores! But you should try to install the [[https://info.kaikatsu.jp/mobile-app/index.html|official mobile app]] if you can. Some pages of the official website are available in English with automatic translation, and the app is not translated. I highly suggest that you use a translation app or service to determine the various amenities in each stores prior to embarking.
 ===== Membership and identity verification requirements =====
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   * A passport (**if you are a resident this is not sufficient**)
     * You need your current address (!) on an official document and obviously you don't meet this requirement if you live here
-  * A 個人番号カード
+  * Or a 個人番号カード
-  * A 在留カード
+  * Or a 在留カード
-New member registration and check-in services are available in English and Japanese.
+New member registration and check-in services are available in English and Japanese at stores with self-checkin. In stores that don't have this, you might need to translate and work with staff.
 ===== Do I recommend this? =====
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 I mean probably not. It's Japan. There are sometimes lockers in each non-locked booth and sometimes there are coin lockers at the front.