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 these official ways a little - this is 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 Bureau 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. This book can be found at the NTT Help Desk.

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 Phone Book Center 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 company digital communications 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 for a short stay in Japan, this is rent cell phones, SIM cards, etc., but this is not cheap in terms of money and is limited in terms of availability and services provided.

In the absence of cellular communications, during your stay in Japan, all necessary conversations and the negotiations took place on Skype - free of charge and with no 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; no restrictions or special documents were 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 recipient's last name, the recipient's address and the contents of the telegram.

International Telegraph.

Services for sending international telegrams are provided by KDDI.

Send a telegram from a pay phone or mobile phone impossible. Telegram reception hours are from 9:00 to 17:00

Buying a city virtual phone 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 which country you live in. Japanese subscribers will call this number at the domestic rates of their telecom provider; for residents of other countries, the usual 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

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 have no 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 a telephone line and purchasing a landline device, 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 calls to SIP 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.