wanna go to Japan

You can use your own cell phone in Japan. Just contact SoftBank Mobile or 3G (third generation) of DOCOMO and request roaming service before coming to Japan.
Be sure to bring your SIM card to insert into your rental or mobile 3G phone.



NTT DoCoMo International Roaming Center
TEL: 03-3830-1453 or toll free 0120-654-100

SoftBank Global Rental

When you arrive at Narita Aitport or Kansai Airport you will find telephone agencies available.
Just contact either of the following companies for details.

G-Call:Compare and Save with G-Call

JAL ABC RENTAL PHONE

PuPuru(Japanese Mobile Phone Rentals)

Public telephones are available downtown and use 10 yen or 100 yen coins or a telephone card.
You can purchase the prepaid telephone card for 1,000 yen at vending machines, a kiosk or a convenience store.
City calls are 10 yen per minute. Rates can bvary depending on the distance of the call.
All domestic telephone charges are reduced on weekends (Saturday & Sunday) and on holidays.

All telephone numbers consist of the area code and the personal number.
For example : (03) 1234-5678

Here are some area codes:
Sapporo 011
Tokyo 03
Yokohama 045
Kyoto 075
Osaka 06

You can make international call from a gray public telephone written as “International & Domestic Card / Coin Telephone” and a IC card telephone.
However, you may find them in a limited place, such as an airport, a hotel, a main plant because it doesn’t spread so much.
In addition, it is necessary you add the number of the phone company when you dial it.

C&W IDC（Cable & Wireless IDC）
0061
0066-11（Japanese / English）

NTT
0033
(0120)540-033（Japanese）

KDDI
001
0057（Japanese / English）

Japan Telecom(Japan Telecom)
0041
0088-41（Japanese / English）
0088-22-1059（English）

The number to begin with 0120 is the toll-free phone number that NTT offers.
It cannot be called from the outside of Japan the toll-free phone number service.