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
  • Public phones

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

wireless sign