What country is country code “0081”?

Question: I am calling a country with country with country code “0081” – I do not recognize this number – what country is it? The phone number I was given is “0081-3-3469-xxxx.”

Answer: The number you are trying to call looks like Japan. The phone number is likely in Tokyo.

“00” is an international exit code (the number used to access the international switchboard) for most European and Asian countries. If ’00’ is dialed from a country that does not use that as its exit code (the U.S. and Canada use ‘011’, Australia uses ‘0011’, Japan uses ‘010’, many countries of the former U.S.S.R use ‘8’ – wait for the dial tone – ’10’), the call will not work.

“81” is the country code for Japan. It is the number that is dialed to reach Japan from the international switchboard.

The remainder of the number appears to be the format for a Japanese phone number. The ‘3’ signifies the area code for Tokyo within the Japanese numbering system. The remainder of the phone number is separated into eight numbers (two blocks of four digits).

See our “how to call Japan” page for details on how to call Japan from anywhere in the world.

 

 

What country is country code ‘01181’?

Question: I have the phone number with country code ‘01181’. What country is this? The phone number I have is ‘011-81-3-6252-xxxx’.

Answer: It looks like the country code is for Japan. The phone number as you see is would be how Japan is dialed from the United States or Canada.

‘011’ is the international exit code for calling from the United States, Canada, most of the Caribbean, and U.S. Territories (including those in the Pacific). This number is dialed to call the international switchboard.

’81’ is the country code for Japan. When dialing from the international switchboard, this number is dialed to reach Japan’s switchboard.

‘3’ is the area code (geographic code) for the Tokyo region with Japan’s phone system.

‘6252-xxxx’ is consistent with the Japanese phone numbering system for a local phone number in the Tokyo region.

To dial this phone number from the United States or Canada, dial the phone number as:

011 81 3 6252 XXXX

To dial this phone number from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, China, South Korea, and many other countries of the world, replace the exit code ‘011’ with ’00’. You will dial:

00 81 3 6252 XXXX

To dial this phone number from Australia, replace the exit code ‘011’ with ‘0011’. You will dial:

0011 81 3 6252 XXXX

To call this phone number from Japan (outside of the Tokyo region, or from a mobile phone), replace the exit code with the trump prefix ‘0’. You will dial:

0 3 6252 XXXX

To dial this phone number from Japan within the Tokyo region, only dial the local phone number. Dial:

6252-XXXX

Calling from the United Kingdom to a Japanese mobile phone in Ecuador

Q: I am in the U.K. and calling a person from Japan who is travelling in Ecuador with their cell phone (that is based in Japan). Do I dial through to Japan or to Ecuador? 

A: You would dial their cell phone in the same way as if they were in Japan.

When dialing a roaming mobile phone user, always dial the call as if you were dialing to the country where the mobile phone is based, regardless of where the mobile phone user is currently standing.

Your dialing sequence will be:

0081ten digit number
U.K. international exit codecountry code for JapanJapanese mobile phone number

00 – this is the number needed to dial the international switchboard from the United Kingdom.

81 – this is Japan’s country code and the number needed to dial Japan from the international switchboard.

ten digit number – Japanese phone numbers are 10 digits.

Keep in mind that with this call you will be paying international long distance rates from the U.K. to Japan, and the person you’re calling will also be paying international mobile roaming rates from Japan to Ecuador.