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The Land of the Rising Sun is a concentration of all the most amazing and exotic things, which perfectly combines Eastern traditions and the best Western achievements. to contact friends and loved ones who are there? Is it possible to save money? Here are the most valuable recommendations on this topic.

How to call Japan from Russia correctly

To do this, we will need to find out the code of the country where we are going to call, that is, the two-digit code of Japan. To reach mobile device another subscriber, dial: +81-number.

If you make a call to your Japanese home number, but only have a cell phone at hand, enter the following: +81-area code-number.
For example, to call Tokyo, dial:
+813-number, where three is the prefix of the Japanese capital. Accordingly, to call from landline phone, enter the following sequence of numbers:
81081-city code-number.

Example with the Japanese capital:
810813-number.

After pressing eight, you will need to listen to the dial tone, then press the number 10 (which will allow you to access the international line), the two-digit country code, and so on. By the way, to type the plus sign on a cell phone keyboard, you can hold down the number 0 for two to three seconds.

Every international call is an expensive pleasure. How to call from Russia to Japan cheaper? Let's try to understand the alternative options.

How to save on calls from Russia to Japan

One of the best ways reduce costs for international calls– IP telephony. It will allow you to make profitable outgoing calls without connection fees to numbers located in Japan. The cost of any call depends only on the location of the other subscriber. Making calls is preceded by online registration (this is called computer IP telephony). Some companies also offer free calls within the framework of certain promotions.

Another excellent alternative to regular calls is to use Skype programs. With its help, you can easily make free voice and video calls, paying only for Internet services. True, there is an important “but”: only users from the contact list are allowed to make calls like this. By the way, not everyone knows that you can call via Skype to the most ordinary landline or mobile device by opening the dialer. Such calls will already be paid for, and they will be cheaper for those users who have a subscription.

Buying a city virtual telephone number current region of Japan. Do you want to have a direct number in one of the cities in Japan? With Freezvon this will not be difficult. From us you can buy a Japanese virtual number for receiving and making calls, regardless of what country you live in. Japanese subscribers will call this number at the domestic rates of their telecom provider; for residents of other countries, normal tariff conditions apply.

How to buy a Japanese mobile virtual number:

• on the website or in your personal account if you have already registered;
• Top up your balance with the cost of connecting the number and the subscription amount. fees for 1 month;
• Select room type;
• Select country (Japan);
• Select a city or operator code;
• Set forwarding settings;
• Check your details and complete your order.



Available cities and operators in Japan for connecting virtual numbers

City/operator	Region code	Connection USD (one-time payment)	Subscription fee USD/month	Calls	SMS	Fax	Documentation
Tokyo (connection in 5 days)	3	40	70	+	-	-
Osaka (connection in 5 days)	6	40	70	+	-	-
Yokohama (connection in 2 days)	45	20	60	+	-	-
800 numbers (Toll Free)	800	25	75	+	-	-
Aomori	17	0	0	-	-	-
Morioka	19	0	0	-	-	-
Sendai	22	0	0	-	-	-
Nagano	26	0	0	-	-	-
Mito	29	0	0	-	-	-
Hachioji	42	0	0	-	-	-
Chiba	43	0	0	-	-	-
Kawasaki (connection in 2 days)	44	20	60	+	-	-
Saitama (connection in 2 days)	48	20	60	+	-	-
Nagoya (connection in 5 days)	52	40	70	+	-	-
Hamamatsu	53	0	0	-	-	-
Gifu	58	0	0	-	-	-
Kyoto	75	0	0	-	-	-
Kanazawa	76	0	0	-	-	-
Fukui	776	0	0	-	-	-
Kobe (connection in 5 days)	78	40	70	+	-	-
Himeji	79	0	0	-	-	-
Hiroshima	82	0	0	-	-	-
Yamaguchi	83	0	0	-	-	-
Matsue	852	0	0	-	-	-
National	50	20	50	+	-	-

Numbers available for various regions of Japan, including Yokohama ( telephone code+81-45), Osaka (+81-6), Tokyo (+81-3) and a number of other regions. Such virtual numbers do not have a territorial reference - you can receive calls to them in any country.

Introduction to virtual Japanese number for fax/calls

First of all, I would like to say that direct telephone virtual number Japan will not be visually different from the regular Japan license plate. It will have the same country code +81, and then the city code will follow, depending on which city you are interested in. The number works without a telephone cable and even without a SIM card. Extra costs telecommunications are removed, you only get a combination of numbers and high-quality communication. The main advantage is that all residents of Japan will be able to call you at the local rate set by their operator.

How to use a Japan virtual number?

Instead of connecting telephone line and purchasing a landline phone, you just need to set up call forwarding from a Japanese number to one of the available directions. Settings are specified when purchasing a number in personal account, where they may be changed in the future.

Incoming calls can be forwarded to:

• Analog number of any region (can be mobile or direct);
• SIP (account of the same name provided when ordering a number);

You can receive SIP calls for free from an IP phone or special program(for example, X-Lite) downloaded to your mobile, tablet or PC.

SIP telephony is also intended for outgoing international calls at low cost. They can be carried out from an account on this network. If you want the Japanese number to be identified as the calling number during calls, activate the service and contact the Freezvon technical department. We have an individual approach to each client. We work 24/7 and are always happy to help you.

Perhaps I have moved a little away from the topic of the site and am exploring areas that are more suitable not for tourism, but most likely for living in Japan, but again, I repeat that our family once needed such information, but we could not find it. Perhaps what has now become available to us can be very useful to others. In addition, practice shows that a considerable number of both young people and married couples find ways to live in Japan. By and large, there are few such official ways - study, work, family, for them this information will be useful.

Yes, and some points will not be superfluous to know for those visiting Japan on a tourist visa.

I will continue to use the invaluable information from the book of Japanese municipal authorities.

Here we will look at everything related to telephone communications in Japan.

If your purpose of coming to Japan is for a long stay and you plan to install home phone, then you need to apply to the telephone company NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) - this is the largest telecommunications company in Japan.

To install the phone, you must present an identification document; for foreigners, this is an alien ID card and pay about 40 yen (this is the cost of the contract, the cost of installing the phone and consumption tax).

Telephone number for inquiries and applications: ☎ 116 (in Japanese).

Telephone communication within Japan.

Dialing order: area code (for example, 03 for Tokyo and 06 for Osaka) + subscriber number. To communicate within the city, you do not need to dial a code.

・ City Information Desk telephone number: ☎ 104 (Japanese) - You can also switch to an English-speaking operator (9:00 am to 8:00 pm).

・For inquiries, you can also use the NTT Directory Phone Book on English language“GUIDE FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE IN JAPAN”, which describes the procedure for providing telephone services. You can find out about this book in information desk NTT.

This book can also be viewed at the Plazai» (Chuo-ku, Kita-1, Nishi-3, Sapporo MN Bldg., 3rd floor).

・In addition to automatic transfer, payment can be made at financial institutions, post offices, convenience stores or NTT customer branches upon presentation of the telephone bill sent from NTT every month.

・How to obtain the TOWNPAGE phone book in English can be obtained from the Internet page ( http://english.itp.ne.jp/ ), as well as by contacting the Center phone books in English by phone: ☎ 0120-460-815 (in English).

International telephone communication.

Dialing procedure: telephone company code + 010 + country code + city code + subscriber number

Companies providing international communication services:

001 (KDDI)

0033 (NTT Telekomunikeshonzu)

0041 (JT Nihontelecom)

0061 (International Digital Communications Company IDC)

For example, to call Russia (Moscow) at 123-456 via KDDI, you should dial in the following order: 001-010-7-499-123-456.

Price telephone conversation depends on the company’s tariffs, the duration of the call, the time and region with which the connection was made. Phone companies mail bills monthly. Payment can be made at financial institutions, post offices, telephone company branches, convenience stores, or through automatic bank or postal transfer.

Cellular telephone service

WITH Mobile telephone communication in Japan has its own characteristics; an ordinary foreigner cannot simply buy a cell phone or SIM card; this requires a number of conditions.

Agreement on the provision of cellular services telephone communication can be purchased at stores that sell telephones. To conclude an agreement, you need to make an entrance fee, pay the cost of the device and present an identity card (Alien ID, passport, etc.), and such a document (Alien ID is issued only to persons who have the right to stay in Japan for more than 3 months.) .

There are options to use cellular communications during a short-term stay in Japan, such as renting cell phones, SIM cards, etc., but this is not cheap and is limited in terms of availability and services provided.

In the absence of cellular communications, while staying in Japan, all necessary conversations and negotiations took place on Skype - free of charge and without a time limit (for this, of course, you need to connect to the Internet or find Wi-Fi).

Internet.

To take advantage computer network Internet, you must enter into an agreement with a provider (a company that provides Internet connection services). The amount of the monthly fee and the range of services provided differ depending on the company, so it is recommended to make inquiries at electrical stores or specialized computer stores.

Based personal experience we can say that upon arriving in Japan on a study visa and checking into a hostel, an Internet connection agreement could be concluded immediately, without any restrictions and special documents was not required.

Telegraph● Telegrams inside Japan.

You can send a telegram within Japan by telephone (number 115, in Japanese). To do this, you must inform the operator of the sender's last name, his phone number, the subscriber's last name, the addressee's last name, the recipient's address and the contents of the telegram.

International Telegraph.

Services for sending international telegrams are provided by KDDI.

It is not possible to send a telegram from a pay phone or mobile phone. Telegram reception hours are from 9:00 to 17:00