Postal services

Post Offices and Post Boxes are marked with “〒”.
You should stick a stamp on your mails and drop them into a post box, or you should bring them to the mailing counter of a post office and pay the postage. The postage rates vary according to type. Except for standard-sized mails and postcards, it’s better to go to the post office and ask the postage of your mail.
Furthermore, 7-digits postal code is used in Japan.

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Domestic Mail

◆ Letters (Standard-Sized Mail)

Standard-sized mail is between 14 and 23.5cm long, between 9 and 12cm wide, and up to 1cm thick. The maximum weight is 50g.

**	The postage rate is 80yen up to 25g, and 90yen up to 50g.

◆ Letters (Nonstandard-sized Mail)

Any mail outside of the standard dimensions is considered nonstandard-sized mail, and charged at higher rate.

◆ Regular Postcards

The size must be between 14 and 15.4cm in length, 9 and 10.7cm in width, and the weight must be between 2 to 6g.

**	The postage is 50yen.

◆ Express Mail

Express mail delivers your mail by priority.

◆ Registered Mail

Registered mail is used to send cashes or valuables. The post office records the entire delivery process from the acceptance of the mail to the delivery to the addressee. There is also an indemnification policy for damage.

◆ Domestic Parcels (Yu Pack)

The parcel’s total of length, width and height must not exceed 1.7m. The weight must be up to 30kg.
Postal rates differ according to size or weight.

◆ Electronic Mail (Letax)

Electronic Mail is a combination of mail and fax systems. The maximum paper size for this service is B4.

International Mail

◆ Letters

You can send letters and documents up to 2kg. Postal rates deffer according to size or weight. An air letter can be purchased at post offices, and they are carried by air planes. It allows you to send a letter to anywhere in the world for 90 yen.

◆ Postcards

The postage is 60yen for sea mail and 70yen for air mail anywhere in the world.

◆ Express Mail

After the mail is carried to the country overseas, it’ll be delivered to the destination in the fastest way.

◆ Registered Mail

A receipt will be issued at the counter when sending a registered mail. It’ll also require the addressee to sign the receipt. There is also an indemnification policy for damage.

◆ Parcels

There are three ways to send parcels, Airmail, Sea mail or Economy Air (SAL).
The fastest way to deliver them is sending by air, but it’s the most expensive. You can send them up to 30kg.

For further information, go to the website of Yubin (Postal Service).

Go to the website of Yubin (Japanese)

Go to the website of Yubin（English）

Postal Guidance Service in English
Phone: 0570 (046) 111

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