Tourist offices
There are 5 Tourist Information Center run by the JNTO in Japan, one in Tokyo, two in Narita Airport, one in Kyoto, one in Kansai International Airport. The first one is the largest and most instructive and is located at the B1F in the Tokyo International Forum, next to Yurakuchō station. Tel: 03-3201-3331. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-12noon, closed on Sunday and national holidays.
Telephone & Fax
It is still difficult nowadays to find international public phones, especially outside major centers, such as Ginza or Shinjuku. There is a trick to bypass this annoying limitation; just use a prepaid international phone card for which you have to dial a local number, enter your code, then be redirected overseas.
You can buy phone cards and use fax, photocopier and more at the ubiquitous convenience stores ("combini"), such as 7Eleven, Family Mart, Sun Kus or AmPm.
For the Japan Telephone Directory, check TOWNPAGE.
Other useful sites
Counselling Information for Foreigners
Official site of the city of Yokohama. Includes Yokohama Echo and Yokohama Living Guide in 6 languages.
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