How to call Japan from the USA/Canada:

dial 011 + 81 + phone number

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Calling Japan from the United States explained:

011 - US exit code; dial first for international calls made from the USA or Canada
81 - Country Code for Japan
Phone Number (may not begin with 0):
- fixed - 9 digits, including area code
- cell phones, VoIP and other non geographic lines - 10 digits
sample call from US to a landline in Tokyo: 011 81 3 ???? ????

How to dial to Japan cellular:

dialing format for calls to a cell phone: 011 81 XX ???? ????
XX can be: 70, 80 or 90

Area Codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Akita	18	Kawasaki	44	Okazaki	564
Amagasaki	6	Kitakyushu	93	Osaka	6
Asahikawa	166	Kobe	78	Otsu	77
Chiba	43	Kochi	88	Sagamihara	42
Fujisawa	466	Kofu	55	Saitama	48
Fukuoka	92	Koriyama	24	Sakai	72
Fukuyama	84	Kumamoto	96	Sapporo	11
Funabashi	47	Koshigaya	48	Sendai	22
Gifu	58	Kurashiki	86	Shizuoka	54
Hachioji	42	Kyoto	75	Suita	6
Hamamatsu	53	Machida	42	Takamatsu	87
Higashiosaka	6	Maebashi	27	Takasaki	27
Himeji	79	Matsudo	47	Takatsuki	72
Hirakata	72	Matsuyama	89	Tokorozawa	4
Hiroshima	82	Miyazaki	985	Tokyo	3
Ichikawa	47	Nagano	26	Toyama	76
Ichinomiya	586	Nagasaki	95	Toyohashi	532
Iwaki	246	Nagoya	52	Toyonaka	6
Kagoshima	99	Naha	98	Toyota	565
Kanazawa	76	Nara	742	Utsunomiya	28
Kashiwa	4	Niigata	25	Wakayama	73
Kasugai	568	Nishinomiya	798	Yokkaichi	59
Kawagoe	49	Oita	97	Yokohama	45
Kawaguchi	48	Okayama	86	Yokosuka	46

Phone Books:

Opendi - Japan Business Pages
Info Japan - a comprehensive guide and telephone directory