How to Make a Phone Call to Japan

Find the international exit code for your country. To make an international call, you'll need to dial your country's exit code—this number informs your phone service provider that you're making an overseas call. If you're calling from Vietnam, your exit code will be 00, and if you're calling from Argentina, you'll also dial 00 to make an international call.

• To find the exit code for your country, simply search using your preferred search engine. Use a phrase like 'exit code [Your Country Name]'.

Identify the country code for your desired call destination. In this scenario, the country you wish to call is Japan. The country code for Japan is 81.

Locate the area code for your intended recipient. Area codes in Japan can range from one to five digits, depending on the region you are calling. Below is a comprehensive list of area codes:

• Akita 18
• Himeji 79
• Matsudo 47
• Takatsuki 72
• Hirakata 72
• Matsuyama 89
• Tokorozawa 4
• Hiroshima 82
• Miyazaki 985
• Tokyo 3
• Ichikawa 47
• Nagano 26
• Toyama 76
• Ichinomiya 586
• Nagasaki 95
• Toyohashi 532
• Iwaki 246
• Nagoya 52
• Toyonaka 6
• Kagoshima 99
• Naha 98
• Toyota 565
• Kanazawa 76
• Nara 742
• Utsunomiya 28
• Kashiwa 4
• Niigata 25
• Wakayama 73
• Kasugai 568
• Nishinomiya 798
• Yokkaichi 59
• Kawagoe 49
• Oita 97
• Yokohama 45
• Kawaguchi 48
• Okayama 86
• Yokosuka 46
• Kawasaki 44
• Okazaki 564
• Amagasaki 6
• Kitakyushu 93
• Osaka 6
• Asahikawa 166
• Kobe 78
• Otsu 77
• Chiba 43
• Kochi 88
• Sagamihara 42
• Fujisawa 466
• Kofu 55
• Saitama 48
• Fukuoka 92
• Koriyama 24
• Sakai 72
• Fukuyama 84
• Kumamoto 96
• Sapporo 11
• Funai 47
• Koshigaya 48
• Sendai 22
• Gifu 58
• Kurashiki 86
• Shizuoka 54
• Hachioji 42
• Kyoto 75
• Suita 6
• Hamamatsu 53
• Machida 42
• Takamatsu 87
• Higashiosaka 6
• Maei 27
• Takasaki 27
• Himeji 79
• Matsudo 47
• Takatsuki 72
• Hirakata 72
• Matsuyama 89
• Tokorozawa 4
• Hiroshima 82
• Miyazaki 985
• Tokyo 3
• Ichikawa 47
• Nagano 26
• Toyama 76
• Ichinomiya 586
• Nagasaki 95
• Toyohashi 532
• Iwaki 246
• Nagoya 52
• Toyonaka 6
• Kagoshima 99
• Naha 98
• Toyota 565
• Kanazawa 76
• Nara 742
• Utsunomiya 28
• Kashiwa 4
• Niigata 25
• Wakayama 73
• Kasugai 568
• Nishinomiya 798
• Yokkaichi 59
• Kawagoe 49
• Oita 97
• Yokohama 45
• Kawaguchi 48
• Okayama 86
• Yokosuka 46

Obtain the phone number at your call destination. This could be a landline number for an individual or business, or a mobile number for the person you intend to call. Typically, this number consists of 9 digits, including the area code. For instance, if you are calling Fukuyama, the phone number would be (84)-XXX-XXXX.

• If you are calling a mobile number in Japan, you will need to dial 90 after the country code and before the area code. For example, to call a mobile number in Fukuyama from Vietnam, you would dial 00-81-90-XXXX-XXXX.

Determine the current time in Japan. It's crucial to note that the current time in Japan will likely differ from your local time. Japan operates on Japan Standard Time, which is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

• Remember that you may still incur charges for international calls even if the call is unanswered. Therefore, ensure you are calling at a time when the recipient is likely to be awake.

Make the call and dial the complete international number. For instance, if you are calling a friend in Fukuyama, Japan, while you are in Hanoi, Vietnam, you would dial the following sequence:

• Vietnam's exit code: 00
• Japan's country code: 81
• Fukuyama's area code: 84
• Dial the seven-digit phone number: XXX-XXXX
• The full number would be 00-81-84-XXX-XXXX.

If someone answers with "もしもし" (moshi moshi - hello), congratulations! You have successfully made a call to Japan.