How To Phone Japan
Dialling instructions for calling to and from anywhere in Japan, including how to call Tokyo, Yohohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe and Kyoto.
Country code: +81
How to call Japan from the UK
To phone Japan dial 0081
then the full national number minus any leading 0
If a number is displayed already including the +81 country code, just replace the '+' with the UK international access code of 00 and ignore any reference to '(0)'.
Examples:
| Japanese phone number | Dialled from UK as |
|---|---|
| 0863 234567 | 00 81 863 234567 |
| +81 863 234567 | 00 81 863 234567 |
| +81 (0)863 234567 | 00 81 863 234567 |
How to call the UK from Japan
To call a United Kingdom landline or mobile phone from Japan, dial 010 44, then the UK number without its leading zero.
For example, the UK number
These codes and instructions apply when dialling any part of the UK including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.