Phones in Japan

Above are some of the examples of pay phones in Japan. You can use yen coins or magentic phone cards in the phones; however, some phones only accept coins or phone cards. The tall gray phones and the green phones with gold faces can be used to make international calls.

Cell phones are very popular in Japan. The cell phones have many features including games. On the subways, trains, and streets you see people playing games on their cell phones. They have personalized their cell phones with hanging talismans and the young girls go to manicurists to have their handyphones painted to match their nails. Japan became the first country to have more mobile-phone subscribers than land-line accounts.