Post offices and mailboxes can be identified by the red 〒 postal symbol.
Stamps are available at post offices, convenience stores, and other similar establishments.
To mail a postcard, take it to a post office or drop it into a mailbox with a ¥50 stamp affixed. Post offices offer pre-stamped postcards.
To mail a letter, take it to a post office or drop it into a mailbox with stamps for the applicable amount affixed.
Items of up to 60 cm in length and up to 90 cm in combined length, width and thickness, and up to 4 kg in weight can be sent as letters.
| Postcards | － | － | 50 yen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letters |
|
Up to 25 g | 80 yen |
| Up to 50 g | 90 yen | ||
|
Larger than the above measurements
|
Up to 50 g | 120 yen | |
| Up to 100 g | 140 yen | ||
| Up to 150 g | 200 yen | ||
| Up to 250 g | 240 yen | ||
| Up to 500 g | 390 yen | ||
| Up to 1 kg | 580 yen | ||
| Up to 2 kg | 850 yen | ||
| Up to 4 kg | 1,150 yen |
Parcels with a combined length, width and thickness of 170 cm or less and a weight of 30 kg or less can be sent as You-Pack items. Postage is determined by the combination of weight and destination. Such parcels can also be sent under refrigeration.
Urgent mail can be sent via special delivery, or sokutatsu, for an additional charge. This service can be requested at post office counters.
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Postage costs ¥70 for airmail anywhere in the world and \60 for sea mail.
Items of up to 60 cm in length, up to 90 cm in combined length, width and thickness, and up to 2 kg in weight can be sent as letters. Postage is determined by a combination of weight, destination and delivery method (airmail/sea mail).
Items weighing 30 kg or less can be mailed. Postage is determined by a combination of weight, destination and delivery method (airmail/sea mail).
This international mail service is the fastest way to send items weighing 30 kg or less. Shipments can be tracked through the Internet.
In addition to post offices, there are also companies that provide domestic and international parcel delivery service called takuhai-bin. Some convenience stores make arrangements with those companies and also accept parcels.
If a courier cannot deliver mail or takuhai-bin parcels for which the recipient’s signature or personal seal is required because of absence, a non-delivery slip will be left. Call the number on the slip to request for the mail or parcel to be delivered between specific hours on a particular date.