Public phones


Public telephones are available on major streets, train stations, and many other locations throughout Tokyo.
Depending on the type you choose, it may accept only coins, only prepaid calling cards called "telephone card," or both coins and telephone cards.
The telephone card is a magnetic calling card and you can purchase it at the kiosks of train stations and many other locations.
You can make local calls and out-of-area domestic calls from any type of the public phone.

If you want to make an international call directly from the public phone, look for a gray phone that says "International & Domestic Card/Coin Telephone," or an orange-colored IC phone that accepts IC telephone cards.
Besides the telephone cards sold by NTT, other phone companies also sell prepaid calling cards, which are also available at kiosks and other locations.
With any of those calling cards, you can make both domestic and international calls from almost any type of the public phone.

To make a call with your credit card, find a phone that says "International & Domestic Telephone."
You need to insert a 100 yen-coin (which will be returned when you hung up) to call the number specified for the credit card call.

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