Postcards and stamps are available in post offices, convenience stores and kiosks at train stations all aroundJapan. Post boxes are located at street crossings, buildings and public facilities. The opening slot of the post box may not be the same depending on the size of mail that the post box is designed to accept.
Post offices can be recognized by a white and red T with a bar across the top. Red mailboxes are for regular mail and blue ones are for special delivery.
Domestic Mail
| Rates for domestic letter mail |
Postcards
|
50 yen |
Letters (sized 14 – 23.5cm long, 9-12cm wide, up to 1cm thick)
Up to 50g
|
90 yen |
Letters (sized 14 – 23.5cm long, 9-12cm wide, up to 1cm thick)
Up to 25 g
|
80 yen |
Mails (with different measurements)
Up to 50g
|
120yen |
Mails (with different measurements) Over 50g and up to 75g
|
140yen |
International Air Mail
International mail can be letter post (letters, aerogramme and postcards), parcel post, and EMS (Express Mail Service).
Foreign parcel post can be sent from Japanto most nations. The maximum weight for a single package is 20 kg, but it depends on the destination.
EMS is the fastest way to send documents and parcels to over 100 countries and territories worldwide. A tracking system, providing prompt information on a package's delivery status, is available for 35 countries.
The rates for international letter mail is as follows |
Destination |
Asia/Guam |
North America/Central America
Oceania/Europe/Middle East |
Africa/South America |
Postcards |
70 yen |
70 yen |
70 yen |
Aerogrammes |
90 yen |
90 yen |
90 yen |
Letters, up to 25g |
90 yen |
110 yen |
130 yen |
| Letters, up to 50g |
160 yen |
190 yen |
230 yen |
Other Mail Services
Private delivery services, for instance DHL and Federal Express,are also available and provide fast, efficient. Your choice of service will depend on the kind of item you want to send
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