Living in Sapporo
Telephone service
Keitai denwa (cellular phone) services
These services can be contracted at cellular phone stores and electrical appliance shops. To sign up, you will need to pay a sign-up fee/phone fee, provide your alien registration card and the like. For details, ask at the store.
Applying for phone installation at home
Apply to NTT East for telephone service. You will need documentation such as your alien registration card.
For details, contact NTT East. The NTT Information phoneline accepts inquiries in foreign languages.
- NTT East
- TEL0120-734-700
URL:http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/
(Japanese/English)
- NTT Information
- TEL0120-364-463
(English/Chinese/Korean/Spanish/Portuguese)
How to make a call
Domestic calls
Area code (e.g., 03 for Tokyo, 011 for Sapporo) + subscriber’s number
- * Dial the area code when you are not in the area of the code or when using a cellular phone.
- * NTT Directory Assistance and the TOWNPAGE telephone book are good ways to find numbers. The i TOWNPAGE online telephone directory allows users to search for numbers throughout the country.
- NTT Directory Assistance
- TEL104(Japanese/English)
* not a free service
- i TOWNPAGE
- URL:http://itp.ne.jp/
(Japanese/English)
International calls
Carrier’s prefix code + 010 + country code + area code + subscriber’s number
- * Major telephone companies’ code numbers are listed below. For example, if you wish to call 123-4567 in New York via KDDI, dial 001-010-1-212-123-4567.
- 001 （ＫＤＤＩ）
- 0033(NTT Communications)
- 0061(Softbank Telecom)
- * Many other telephone companies provide international phone services.
- * For information on how to make international calls from cellular phones, contact your cellular phone company.
Internet
There are many Internet service providers, and fees and procedures for subscribing vary. For details, contact a provider or an electrical shop.
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