Japan Country Code: +81
+81 is the country code of Japan, its international calling code. To call Japan from abroad, dial your exit code (011 from the US and Canada, 00 from most other countries, or + on a mobile), then 81, then the number without its first 0.
Example: the Tokyo number 03-1234-5678 is +81 3 1234 5678 from abroad.
Japan
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ISO country codes
JP
JPN
Local time in Tokyo
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UTC+9Emergency numbers
110 · 119
How to Call Japan
Dial the exit code of the country you are calling from, then 81, then the number without its first 0.
1. Dial your exit code
011 from the US and Canada, 00 from the UK, Europe and most other countries, 0011 from Australia. On a mobile you can type + instead: press and hold 0.
2. Dial 81, the country code
+81 is the code for every phone number in Japan, mobile or landline.
3. Dial the number without the 0
Inside Japan numbers start with 0; from abroad you leave it out: 03-1234-5678 becomes +81 3 1234 5678.
What to dial to call Japan
United Kingdom
Landline (Tokyo)
00 81 3 1234 5678Mobile
00 81 90 1234 5678
India
Landline (Tokyo)
00 81 3 1234 5678Mobile
00 81 90 1234 5678
Australia
Landline (Tokyo)
0011 81 3 1234 5678Mobile
0011 81 90 1234 5678
Nigeria
Landline (Tokyo)
009 81 3 1234 5678Mobile
009 81 90 1234 5678Any mobile phone
Landline (Tokyo)
+81 3 1234 5678Mobile
+81 90 1234 5678WhatsApp: save numbers from Japan with + and the country code, leaving out the first 0, for example +81 90 1234 5678.
How to Call Japan from the US
From any US landline or cell phone, dial 011, then 81, then the number without its first 0.
Landline
Mobile
From a US cell phone you can also dial +81 3 1234 5678 — hold 0 to type +.
Calling Japan from the US costs €0.046/min to mobile and landline numbers, billed per second, prepaid, with no contract. No app needed: call from your browser.
Phone Numbers in Japan: Format and Examples
How numbers in Japan are written, with an example of each type.
Key facts
- Country code (dialing code)
+81, or 0081 from most countries
- Exit code (to call abroad from Japan)
010
- Trunk prefix (dialled before a number inside Japan)
0
- Mobile numbers
10 digits after +81
- Emergency numbers
110, 119
- Time zone
UTC+9
Number types with examples
Mobile
090-1234-5678+81 90 1234 5678Landline (Tokyo)
03-1234-5678+81 3 1234 5678Toll Free
0120-123-456+81 120 123 456Premium Rate
0990-123-456+81 990 123 456VoIP
050-1234-5678+81 50 1234 5678Personal Number
060-123-4567+81 60 123 4567UAN
0570-123-456+81 570 123 456Pager
020-1234-5678+81 20 1234 5678
Area Codes in Japan
Landline numbers start with an area code. From abroad, dial +81 and the area code without the 0.
- 03+81 3Tokyo
- 06+81 6Osaka, Osaka
- 011+81 11Sapporo, Hokkaido
- 017+81 17Aomori, Aomori · Goshogawara, Aomori …
- 018+81 18Akita, Akita · Noshiro, Akita …
- 019+81 19Morioka, Iwate · Kamaishi, Iwate …
- 022+81 22Sendai, Miyagi · Ogawara, Miyagi …
- 023+81 23Yamagata, Yamagata · Yonezawa, Yamagata …
- 024+81 24Fukushima, Fukushima · Koriyama, Fukushima …
- 025+81 25Niigata, Niigata · Murakami, Niigata …
- 026+81 26Nagano, Nagano · Omachi, Nagano …
- 027+81 27Maebashi, Gunma · Takasaki, Gunma …
- 028+81 28Utsunomiya, Tochigi · Sano, Tochigi …
- 029+81 29Mito, Ibaraki · Tsuchiura, Ibaraki …
- 042+81 42Sagamihara, Kanagawa · Kokubunji, Tokyo …
- 043+81 43Chiba, Chiba
- 044+81 44Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- 045+81 45Yokohama, Kanagawa
- 046+81 46Atsugi, Kanagawa · Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- 047+81 47Ichikawa, Chiba · Funabashi, Chiba …
- 048+81 48Urawa, Saitama · Kawaguchi, Saitama …
- 049+81 49Kawagoe, Saitama · Ogasawara, Tokyo
- 052+81 52Nagoya, Aichi
- 053+81 53Hamamatsu, Shizuoka · Shitara, Aichi …
- 054+81 54Shizuoka, Shizuoka
- 055+81 55Kofu, Yamanashi · Numazu, Shizuoka …
- 058+81 58Gifu, Gifu
- 059+81 59Tsu, Mie · Yokkaichi, Mie …
- 072+81 72Neyagawa, Osaka · Sakai, Osaka …
- 073+81 73Wakayama, Wakayama · Shingu, Fukuoka …
- 075+81 75Kyoto, Kyoto
- 076+81 76Kanazawa, Ishikawa · Toyama, Toyama …
- 077+81 77Otsu, Shiga · Kameoka, Kyoto …
- 078+81 78Kobe, Hyogo
- 079+81 79Himeji, Hyogo · Kakogawa, Hyogo …
- 082+81 82Hiroshima, Hiroshima · Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima …
- 083+81 83Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi …
- 084+81 84Fukuyama, Hiroshima · Takehara, Hiroshima …
- 086+81 86Kurashiki, Okayama · Okayama, Okayama …
- 087+81 87Takamatsu, Kagawa · Tonosho, Kagawa
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- 088+81 88Tokushima, Tokushima · Kochi, Kochi …
- 089+81 89Matsuyama, Ehime · Uwajima, Ehime …
- 092+81 92Fukuoka, Fukuoka · Maebaru, Fukuoka
- 093+81 93Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
- 095+81 95Nagasaki, Nagasaki · Karatsu, Saga …
- 096+81 96Kumamoto, Kumamoto · Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto …
- 097+81 97Oita, Oita · Saiki, Oita …
- 098+81 98Naha, Okinawa · Nobeoka, Miyazaki …
- 099+81 99Kagoshima, Kagoshima · Kaseda, Kagoshima …
- 0124+81 124Ashibetsu, Hokkaido
- 0125+81 125Takikawa, Hokkaido
- 0126+81 126Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
- 0134+81 134Otaru, Hokkaido
- 0138+81 138Hakodate, Hokkaido
- 0142+81 142Date, Hokkaido
- 0143+81 143Muroran, Hokkaido
- 0144+81 144Tomakomai, Hokkaido
- 0157+81 157Kitami, Hokkaido
- 0162+81 162Wakkanai, Hokkaido
- 0166+81 166Asahikawa, Hokkaido
- 0167+81 167Furano, Hokkaido
- 0172+81 172Hirosaki, Aomori
- 0174+81 174Kanita, Aomori
- 0176+81 176Towada, Aomori
- 0178+81 178Hachinohe, Aomori
- 0179+81 179Sannohe, Aomori
- 0182+81 182Yokote, Akita
- 0183+81 183Yuzawa, Akita
- 0184+81 184Yurihonjo, Akita
- 0191+81 191Ichinoseki, Iwate
- 0192+81 192Ofunato, Iwate
- 0225+81 225Ishinomaki, Miyagi
- 0226+81 226Kesennuma, Miyagi
- 0233+81 233Shinjo, Yamagata
- 0234+81 234Sakata, Yamagata
- 0235+81 235Tsuruoka, Yamagata
- 0242+81 242Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
- 0243+81 243Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
- 0244+81 244Hobara, Fukushima
- 0246+81 246Iwaki, Fukushima
- 0250+81 250Niitsu, Niigata
- 0259+81 259Sado, Niigata
- 0260+81 260Anan, Nagano
- 0263+81 263Matsumoto, Nagano
- 0266+81 266Suwa, Nagano
- 0268+81 268Ueda, Nagano
- 0270+81 270Isesaki, Gunma
- 0276+81 276Ota, Gunma
- 0277+81 277Kiryu, Gunma
- 0280+81 280Koga, Ibaraki
- 0282+81 282Tochigi, Tochigi
- 0284+81 284Ashikaga, Tochigi
- 0288+81 288Imabari, Ehime
- 0294+81 294Hitachiota, Ibaraki
- 0429+81 429Tokorozawa, Saitama
- 0436+81 436Ichihara, Chiba
- 0438+81 438Kisarazu, Chiba
- 0439+81 439Kisarazu, Chiba
- 0460+81 460Odawara, Kanagawa
- 0463+81 463Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
- 0465+81 465Odawara, Kanagawa
- 0466+81 466Fujisawa, Kanagawa
- 0467+81 467Fujisawa, Kanagawa
- 0476+81 476Narita, Chiba
- 0478+81 478Sawara, Chiba
- 0480+81 480Kuki, Saitama
- 0493+81 493Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
- 0494+81 494Chichibu, Saitama
- 0495+81 495Honjo, Saitama
- 0531+81 531Tahara, Aichi
- 0532+81 532Toyohashi, Aichi
- 0533+81 533Toyohashi, Aichi
- 0537+81 537Kakegawa, Shizuoka
- 0538+81 538Iwata, Shizuoka
- 0544+81 544Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
- 0545+81 545Fuji, Shizuoka
- 0547+81 547Shimada, Shizuoka
- 0548+81 548Haibara, Shizuoka
- 0550+81 550Gotenba, Shizuoka
- 0551+81 551Nirasaki, Yamanashi
- 0553+81 553Yamanashi, Yamanashi
- 0554+81 554Otsuki, Yamanashi
- 0555+81 555Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
- 0557+81 557Ito, Shizuoka
- 0561+81 561Seto, Aichi
- 0563+81 563Nishio, Aichi
- 0564+81 564Okazaki, Aichi
- 0565+81 565Toyota, Aichi
- 0566+81 566Kariya, Aichi
- 0567+81 567Tsushima, Aichi
- 0568+81 568Kasugai, Aichi
- 0569+81 569Handa, Aichi
- 0572+81 572Tajimi, Gifu
- 0577+81 577Takayama, Gifu
- 0578+81 578Kamioka, Akita
- 0584+81 584Ogaki, Gifu
- 0585+81 585Ibigawa, Gifu
- 0586+81 586Ichinomiya, Aichi
- 0587+81 587Ichinomiya, Aichi
- 0594+81 594Kuwana, Mie
- 0596+81 596Ise, Mie
- 0721+81 721Tondabayashi, Osaka
- 0725+81 725Izumi, Osaka
- 0737+81 737Yuasa, Wakayama
- 0738+81 738Gobo, Wakayama
- 0739+81 739Tanabe, Wakayama
- 0740+81 740Imazu, Shiga
- 0742+81 742Nara, Nara
- 0743+81 743Nara, Nara
- 0744+81 744Yamatotakada, Nara
- 0763+81 763Fukuno, Toyama
- 0765+81 765Uozu, Toyama
- 0766+81 766Takaoka, Toyama
- 0774+81 774Uji, Kyoto
- 0776+81 776Fukui, Fukui
- 0778+81 778Takefu, Fukui
- 0779+81 779Ono, Gifu
- 0797+81 797Nishinomiya, Hyogo
- 0798+81 798Nishinomiya, Hyogo
- 0823+81 823Kure, Hiroshima
- 0827+81 827Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
- 0833+81 833Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
- 0834+81 834Tokuyama, Yamaguchi
- 0835+81 835Hofu, Yamaguchi
- 0845+81 845Innoshima, Hiroshima
- 0848+81 848Onomichi, Hiroshima
- 0852+81 852Matsue, Shimane
- 0853+81 853Izumo, Shimane
- 0857+81 857Tottori, Tottori
- 0863+81 863Tamano, Okayama
- 0875+81 875Kan'onji, Kagawa
- 0877+81 877Marugame, Kagawa
- 0885+81 885Komatsushima, Tokushima
- 0892+81 892Kumakogen, Ehime
- 0893+81 893Ozu, Ehime
- 0896+81 896Iyomishima, Ehime
- 0898+81 898Imabari, Ehime
- 0930+81 930Yukuhashi, Fukuoka
- 0940+81 940Munakata, Fukuoka
- 0942+81 942Kurume, Fukuoka
- 0944+81 944Setaka, Fukuoka
- 0946+81 946Amagi, Fukuoka
- 0947+81 947Tagawa, Fukuoka
- 0948+81 948Iizuka, Fukuoka
- 0949+81 949Nogata, Fukuoka
- 0950+81 950Hirado, Nagasaki
- 0952+81 952Saga, Saga
- 0956+81 956Sasebo, Nagasaki
- 0965+81 965Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
- 0969+81 969Amakusa, Kumamoto
- 0977+81 977Beppu, Oita
- 0979+81 979Nakatsu, Oita
- 0983+81 983Takanabe, Miyazaki
- 0984+81 984Kobayashi, Miyazaki
- 0985+81 985Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- 0986+81 986Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
- 0987+81 987Nichinan, Miyazaki
Missed Call from +81?
The digits after +81 tell you what kind of number called.
- +81 and an area code: a landline, for example +81 3 in Tokyo.
- +81 990: a premium-rate number. Calling back can cost far more than a normal call.
- +81 120: a toll-free number, free to call from inside Japan.
Don't call back numbers you don't know
One-ring scams ring once so that you call back a line that charges by the minute. If the call matters, the caller will try again or leave a message.
Our free phone number checker shows whether a number is valid, if it is mobile or landline, and the network it was issued to. It runs in your browser.
Check the number for freeCalls to Japan: Rates per Minute
Prepaid calls from your Bitcall account to phone numbers in Japan, billed per second.
Japan
Rate per minute
€0.046
Billing increment: 1/1 secAbout Japan
The facts that help when you call Japan: capital, time, currency and languages.
Japan
Time zone
UTC+9
Local time in TokyoCurrency
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Official currency and symbolLanguages
Japanese
Official languages spokenPopulation
122,930,000
ResidentsArea
377,930 km²
Total land areaJapan eSIM data plans
There are 22 Japan eSIM plans. The cheapest is 500 MB for 7 days at $1.90. The Japan eSIM uses the KDDI, Softbank, and IIJ (Docomo) networks.
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25 GB Data Plans
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35 GB Data Plans
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10 GB Data Plans
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15 GB Data Plans
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3 GB Data Plans
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4 GB Data Plans
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5 GB Data Plans
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Japan Country Code: Frequently Asked Questions
Dialling Japan, number formats and calls.
+81 is the country code of Japan; from most countries you dial it as 0081. Every phone number in Japan, mobile or landline, starts with +81 in international format, for example +81 90 1234 5678.
Dial 011, then 81, then the number without the first 0: 03-1234-5678 becomes 011 81 3 1234 5678. On a mobile you can also dial +81 3 1234 5678.
Yes. The 0 is only dialled inside Japan. From abroad, 03-1234-5678 is +81 3 1234 5678.
10 digits after +81, for example +81 90 1234 5678. Inside Japan the same number is written 090-1234-5678.
Save it in your contacts with + and the country code, and leave out the first 0 of the number: +81 90 1234 5678. WhatsApp needs the full international format.
Not necessarily: +81 numbers belong to people and companies in Japan. If you don't know the caller, don't call back: one-ring scams make you call a line that charges by the minute. Check the number first with our free phone number checker.
Dial 110 or 119 for emergencies in Japan.
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