# Linux VPS in Japan
> Linux VPS in Tokyo start at $5.50 per month at TYO-1 · Shinagawa. Rates run to $135.00 for the largest plan. No identity is required, payment is crypto-only, and deployment takes 55 seconds. Network peering on JPIX and BBIX gives 71 ms to Singapore and 168 ms to New York.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/vps/japan
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

KVM virtual machines on EPYC 9354P with NVMe Gen4 storage, full root, and a routed IPv6 /64. Eight jurisdictions, no identity required, live in 55 seconds.

## Linux VPS plans in Japan

| Plan | Codename | Spec | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hv-1 | SCOUT | 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 25 GB | $5.50/mo |
| hv-2 | RELAY | 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 60 GB | $9.50/mo |
| hv-4 | VECTOR | 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 140 GB | $19.50/mo |
| hv-8 | BASTION | 6 vCPU, 16 GB, 280 GB | $37.50/mo |
| hv-16 | CITADEL | 8 vCPU, 32 GB, 560 GB | $72.00/mo |
| hv-32 | SOVEREIGN | 16 vCPU, 64 GB, 1000 GB | $135.00/mo |

## Why Japan

Tokyo runs on JPIX and BBIX at 71 ms to Singapore and 168 ms to New York. Japan protects secrecy of communications constitutionally, imposes no general retention duty and joins no Eyes tier — the strongest legal position among our performance sites — but it cooperates readily through mutual legal assistance and has a defined claimant disclosure procedure.

**Trade-off:** Legally the strongest of our performance sites and the most expensive. Japan protects secrecy of communications at constitutional level, has no general retention mandate, and is in no Eyes tier. What it does not give you is distance from a determined claimant: the Provider Liability Limitation Act sets out a working disclosure procedure, and Japan cooperates readily with Western law enforcement through mutual legal assistance. Also 224 ms from Frankfurt — this is a site for Asian users, not a European hedge.

## Legal basis

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Constitutional secrecy of communications with narrow statutory exceptions | Constitution of Japan, Art. 21(2) | 1947 |
| No general data-retention mandate for hosting providers | Telecommunications Business Act imposes secrecy duties, not retention | 1984 |
| Provider liability limited, with a defined disclosure procedure for claimants | Act on the Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers | 2001 |
| Personal-data protection with cross-border transfer restrictions | Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), as amended | 2020 |

## Frequently asked questions

### How much is a vps in Japan?

Plans start at $5.50 per month at TYO-1 · Shinagawa and go up to $135.00 for the top configuration. Every plan includes DDoS scrubbing, a routed IPv6 /64, and full root access.

### Why choose Japan for this?

Tokyo runs on JPIX and BBIX at 71 ms to Singapore and 168 ms to New York. Japan protects secrecy of communications constitutionally, imposes no general retention duty and joins no Eyes tier — the strongest legal position among our performance sites — but it cooperates readily through mutual legal assistance and has a defined claimant disclosure procedure.. Best suited to: east asian latency, japanese-market services, regional mirrors and low-latency apac gaming.

### What is the catch with Japan?

Legally the strongest of our performance sites and the most expensive. Japan protects secrecy of communications at constitutional level, has no general retention mandate, and is in no Eyes tier. What it does not give you is distance from a determined claimant: the Provider Liability Limitation Act sets out a working disclosure procedure, and Japan cooperates readily with Western law enforcement through mutual legal assistance. Also 224 ms from Frankfurt — this is a site for Asian users, not a European hedge.

### Do you require identity verification in Japan?

No. Tokyo follows the same token-only model as all 16 locations: no name, email, phone, or ID at any point, with crypto-only settlement.


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