Nagoya Information Navi

Public telephones accept coins and/or pre-paid telephone cards.
10-yen and 100-yen coins, can be used,Unused 10-yen coins are returned after the call is completed. However, no change is given for partial use of 100-yen coins. Prepaid telephone cards cost 1,000-yen for 105unit cards and 500-yen for 50-unit cards. You can purchase pre-paid telephone cards from vending machines, kiosks at train stations, and convenience stores.
You can make local calls from any public phones, but International Calls can only be made from designated phones.
A local call costs 10-yen per minute. Charges for inter-city calls vary according to the distance.

International Calls
For a direct overseas call, you use the gray telephones(ISDN)displaying an International and Domestic sign or tall green phones with gold faces.　These phones are not widespread, but can be found at airports,
high-end hotels and other key facilities.
Direct dial calls can be made via a telephone company using the company's access number; Dial 001, 0033, 0041 or 0061 plus 010, then dial the country code, area code and telephone number. If you need assistance from an operator to make an international call, dial 0051.
Area Code

Sapporo	011	Osaka	06
Sendai	022	Nara	0742
Tokyo	03	Kobe	078
Yokohama	045	Hiroshima	082
Nagoya	052	Fukuoka	092
Kyoto	075	Naha	098

The yen (¥) is the currency of Japan and banknotes and coins are identified easily.
There are ¥1,000, ¥2,000, ¥5,000 and ¥10,000 banknotes; and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100 and ¥500 coins.
Cash is the most widely used in Japan. However, major department stores and large hotels major accept credit cards.
You can buy yen at Authorized Foreign Exchange banks, major post offices, international airports and other authorized money exchanger hotels and department stores.

Most automated teller machines (ATMs) in Japan do not accept credit, debit or ATM cards issued outside of Japan. The big exception are the ATMs found at the over 21,000 post offices and at 13,000 Seven Bank ATMs throughout the country. ATMs at Post offices are available for this service, but only for those cards the sticker indicates. These ATMs at post office allow you to withdraw cash by foreign Visa, Plus, MasterCard, Euro card, Maestro, Cirrus, American Express, Diners and JCB cards and provide an English user menu.
ATMs at major post offices are typically available weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00 and closed on weekends, some may also open on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition to the ATMs at post offices, small number of international ATMs are located in major department stores, airports and Citibank branches. In order to use international ATMs, make sure that your credit or debit card can be used abroad and that you know its PIN before leaving for Japan. SevenBank accepts Visa, Plus, Master card, Euro card, Maestro, Cirrus, American Express, Diners,JCB card and China UnionPay.
Also, check what fees and daily and/or monthly limits are associated with international withdraws.

Mailboxes in Japan are colored red and can easily be found at intersections, in front of train stations, major buildings and public facilities. Post offices are open Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00(9:00-17:00 at some offices); closed on Sat.,Sun. and Holidays.Some post offices may open by 17:00 on weekday, and open on weekends and Holidays.

Air Mail to

	Asia	N.America/Europe	S.America/Africa
Postcards	70 yen	70 yen	70 yen
Aerogrammes	90 yen	90 yen	90 yen
Letters (up to25g)	90 yen	110 yen	130 yen
Letters (up to50g)	160 yen	190 yen	230 yen
Greeting cards	90 yen	110 yen	130 yen

You can buy postcards and stamps at post offices, convenience stores and kiosk at train stations.

Japan has a 5% consumption tax which is levied on all goods and services purchased in Japan, including food. In addition to the consumption tax, a 10-15% service charge is added to the bill at most hotels and first-class restaurants.