Practical Info-Telephones

• DOMESTIC CALLS

  Public telephones accept 10 yen and 100 yen coins and/or telephone cards. A local call (within Tokyo's central 23 Wards and some other metropolitan cities) costs 10 yen per minute. If you put in two 10-yen coins and speak for less than one minute, one of the coins will be returned to you. No change is given for partial use of a 100 yen coin. Prepaid telephone cards cost 1,000 yen from vending machines, kiosks at train stations, and convenience stores. Charges for inter-city calls vary according to the distance. Domestic calls are cheaper at night and on Saturday, Sunday & national holidays.
  
  Area Code
  Telephone numbers in Japan consist of an area code and a phone number (Exchange Number + Subscriber's Number). For example: (03) 1234-5678.
  

  Fukuoka	092
  Hiroshima	082
  Kobe	078
  Kyoto	075
  Nagoya	052
  Naha	098
  Osaka	06
  Sapporo	011
  Sendai	022
  Tokyo	03
  Yokohama	045

   

  
  

• INTERNATIONAL CALLS

  Direct Calls
  
  A direct overseas call can be made from a public telephone displaying an International and Domestic Telephone sign. These phones are not widespread, but can be found at airports, hotels, and other key facilities. Direct dial calls can be made via a telephone company using the company's access number.
  
  Credit Card Calls
  A credit card call can be made from a telephone with an International and Domestic Telephone sign. Insert a 100 yen coin (returned when you finish the call) and input an access number. The telecom business is fiercely competitive and so rates and systems change often.
  
  SoftBank Telecom
  KDDI
  
  

  Access and Inquiry Numbers
  	Direct Number	Credit Cards	Collect and Operator Assisted	Inquiries
  KDDI	001-010	0055	0051	0057
  SoftBank Telecom	0061-010	0043		(0120)-030061
  NTT Communications	0033-010	0034-112		(0120)-505506

• MOBILE PHONE

  You can use your mobile phone in Japan in SoftBank Mobile or DOCOMO's 3G (3rd Generation) service area. All you have to do is bring your own SIM card and insert it to a rental phone or your own 3G handset.
  
  For more details, please check with your local mobile phone service provider. Rental phone service is also available upon arrival at Narita Airport or Kansai Airport. For further information please contact any of the following companies.
  
  G-Call
  JAL ABC Rental Phone
  PuPuru
  NTT DoCoMo International Roaming Centre
  SoftBank Global Rental

• TOLL FREE NUMBERS

  Telephone numbers starting with 0120 are receiver-paid calls under NTT's Free Dial 0120 service. For Japan Telecom, the toll-free numbers begin with 0088, but calling areas are sometimes limited. Toll free numbers can not be called from outside Japan.

• FACSIMILE AND COMPUTER NETWORKING

  Facsimile machines are available at most hotels. Ask the front desk or go to the hotel's business service centre. Some hotel phones and the new gray telephones have modular sockets for computer network access.