Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇯🇵 Asia
VPS hosting in Osaka
Second Japanese region, the standard disaster-recovery pair for Tokyo.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Osaka, Japan, without KYC. OnionVPS's Osaka region sits outside the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, and the DMCA does not apply—it is a US statute, and local law requires a court order for takedowns. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Osaka
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan (JP)
- Region
- Asia
- Tier
- Edge
- Intelligence alliance
- Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2023
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 34.69, 135.50
Why hosting in Osaka looks the way it does
Osaka is OnionVPS's second Japanese region, positioned as the standard disaster-recovery pair for Tokyo, which sits just 7 ms away. The facility connects via a 40 Gbit/s uplink, offers DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and custom ISO upload. Estimated latency to Singapore is 69 ms, making it a strong hub for East and Southeast Asia.
People deploy low-latency workloads serving Japan and nearby Asia: real-time trading bots, gaming servers, and CI/CD runners that need quick access to Tokyo and Seoul. The non-Eyes jurisdiction also suits privacy-sensitive services and data replication for disaster recovery, pairing with Tokyo for failover.
Plans available in Osaka
Cutter 8
$ 34 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 10 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 16
$ 92 /month
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Hold 4
$ 22 /month
- vCPU
- 2 × shared
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 20 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.
Compare all plansEstimated round-trip latency from Osaka
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 7 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 69 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 105 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 107 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 126 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 127 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 130 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 152 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 152 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 168 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 179 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 255 ms |
Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.
Frequently asked questions
Is Japan a good place to host a server?
Second Japanese region, the standard disaster-recovery pair for Tokyo.
Is Japan in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Japan is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Japan?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Japan is governed by Japan copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Osaka from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 127 ms to Frankfurt and 152 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.
Do I need to identify myself to order in Osaka?
No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.
How close is Osaka to Tokyo?
The great-circle round-trip time to Tokyo is estimated at 7 ms, making Osaka an ideal disaster-recovery pair for Tokyo-based workloads. You can run active-passive replication with minimal sync lag, and fail over in seconds if needed.
Can I use custom ISOs in Osaka?
Yes, every OnionVPS plan includes custom ISO upload, so you can boot OpenBSD, NixOS, Whonix, or any image you control. Full root access, KVM virtualisation, and out-of-band VNC console are standard, so you have complete control over the instance.
This page is general information, not legal advice.