Gives you information about the types of public phones and the steps of making a phone call in Japan.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 1
Here's How:
- You need to use prepaid magnetic telephone cards (you can buy them at convenience stores or vending machines) or 10yen/100yen coins.
- Pick up the phone and insert a telephone card into the slot or insert coins.
- Dial the number you want.
- When you are using a telephone card, the phone indicates how much value is remaining.
- When you have almost used up the card value or coins, the phone beeps. Add another telephone card or more coins.
- When you hang up, the telephone card will come out and extra coins are given back.
- If you want to use prepaid phone card with card number or use your credit card, do the following steps.
- Use any phone.
- Pick up the phone and dial 0055. (If you are using green phones, you need to insert coins or a magnetic telephone card to begin.)
- Enter your card number and the pin number, then dial the number you want to call.
- If you want to make a collect call or operator call, pick up any phone and dial 0051. (If you are using green phones, you need to insert coins or a magnetic telephone card to begin.)
Tips:
- You can make international calls from the tall gray phones and tall green phones with gold faces, using coins or magnetic phone cards.
- Some phones accept only magnetic telephone cards, some take only coins, and some accept both. Find out which type it is by looking for coin inserts and card inserts.
- Domestic calls are cheaper in the early morning, late night, and weekends. Phone fee are expensive in Japan, so save your money by choosing the right time.
