Telephone/Internet access
Public phones
Public phones can be found at train stations, main streets, city halls, airports, hospitals, and other key facilities.
Public phones
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.
International Calls
A direct overseas call can be made from gray-colored public telephones (See the image above) displaying an International and Domestic Telephone sign. Direct dial calls can be made via a telephone company using the company's access number.
How to make international calls by major two telephone companies, KDDI and NTT
| KDDI | NTT | |
|---|---|---|
| Public phones・Land line phones | 001-010+CountryCode+Area Code(city code)+ Phone number | 0033-010+CountryCode+ Area Code(citycode)+Phone number |
| Prepaid mobile phones | 010+CountryCode + Area Code (city code)+Phone number | 0033-010+CountryCode +Area Code(city code)+ Phone number |
| KDDI | |
|---|---|
| Public phones・Land line phones | 001-010+CountryCode+Area Code(city code)+ Phone number |
| Prepaid mobile phones | 010+CountryCode + Area Code (city code)+Phone number |
| NTT | |
|---|---|
| Public phones・Land line phones | 0033-010+CountryCode+ Area Code(citycode)+Phone number |
| Prepaid mobile phones | 0033-010+CountryCode +Area Code(city code)+ Phone number |
Country code (sample)
| US | 1 |
|---|---|
| UK | 44 |
| Germany | 49 |
| France | 33 |
| Australia | 61 |
Internet access
Both paid and free wireless (Wi-Fi) hotspots are available in Japan. Laptops and mobile devices can connect to publicly accessible hotspots found around airports, train stations, hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.
wireless sign