Internet bandwidth at hostels?
 

I see that most or all of the hostels that I will be staying at have internet available, but I'm not sure about the bandwidth! My friend said that they were all pretty slow when he was there last year. I plan on uploading lots of photos at night, and don't really want to have to make them smaller just so I can get it done in a reasonable time.

If anybody has personal experience, I'm staying at:

Ace inn, shinjuku
K's house, mt. fuji
Ryokan Kangetsu
Homeikan
Hotel Kamogawa

I can`t comment on the actual bandwidth at a hostel - but it`s my guess they probably have fairly normal internet service. Japan`s infrastructure is wonderful, so I find it hard to imagine them being especially slow. It actually ends up being far more costly to use the slower types of access (ISDN, ADSL) than FTTH - Especially in the city.

But still, if you feel they are incredibly slow, you should ask about internet cafes. If all else fails, you could pick up a few USB drives (They`re incredibly cheap here) and copy the photos over to them until you get home or somewhere faster.