Post Office Services (Post Office Website ) Japanese post office offer banking and insurance services in addition to postal services.  Post offices can be identified by the postal symbol " ". •Customer Services Information (Japanese) Mon to Fri 8:00-20:00 Sat, Sun, Holidays 9:00-22:00 (English) TEL: 0570-046111 Mon to Fri (except holidays) 9:30-16:30 Domestic Mail Services (1) Letters Standard Size : not more than 14-23.5cm long, 9-12cm wide, 1cm thick, and 50g in weight. Other sizes are considered oversized.  To send a letter, put an appropriate stamp on the top right hand corner and put it in the post or go to a post office. (2) Post Cards Post card require ¥50 stamps.  Pre-stamped post cards are available at the post office. Postage Chart Type Classification Weight Rate Letters Standard Size Up to 25g ¥80 Up to 50g ¥90 Oversize Up to 50g ¥120 Up to 100g ¥140 Up to 150g ¥200 Up to 250g ¥240 Up to 500g ¥390 Up to 1kg ¥580 Up to 2kg ¥850 Up to 4kg ¥1,150 Lettergrams   ¥60 Post Cards Standard Post cards   ¥50 Reply Post Cards   ¥100 Rates for Special Delivery Type Classification Weight Rate Express Mail Letter-Post Up to 250g plus \270 Up to 1kg plus \370 Up to 4kg plus \630 Registered Mail Letter-Post Cash Items other than cash plus \420 Simplified registration plus \350 ※ Rates are added to the basic cost. (3) Small Parcels (Yu-Pack) *Postage for general package is determined by a combination of size and destination. *You can send pudlications of any kind as printed matter at lower rates. *You can purchase boxes for mailing your parcels at your local post office. *Standard Measurements : Maximum Weight : General parcel: 30kg Book Parcel : 3kg Maximum size : Total of length, width and height not exceeding 1.7m. (4) Special Delivery Urgent mail can be sent via special delivery, or sokutatsu.  It is best to request this service in person at your local post office; however, you can also simply mark your envelope in red with the symbol pictured below, apply the proper postage,and mail the letter. <<sign of special Delivery(sample) >> (5) Registered Mail For important documents, you can ask post office staff to send your item as kakitome, or registered mail.  The fee for registered mail includes insurance. Note: If you are not home when registered mail or a small parcel that requires your signature or seal is delivered, the item will be returned to the post office and a "Notice of Non-Delivery" will be left in your mail box.  The item will be held at the post office for seven days.  To claim your mail, you can either pick up the item at the post office (bring your seal and some identification) or mail the Notice of Non-Deliver to the post office after filling in the requested time and place of next delivery. When we came to deliver an item mailed to this address today, no one was home to accept it.  The item is now being held at the post office.  Please fill out your instructions for delivery/pick up on the back of this notice and we will comply with your instructions. Instructions for Delivery/Pick Up Deliver to this address on: (please fill in convenient date and time) Deliver to neighbor at: (please fill in date, time & address) Deliver to my place of employment (fill in address of work place) I will pick it up at this post office. I will pick it up at a different post office. To pick up the item, you will need to bring all of the following: -this notification -your personal seal(hanko) -some official from of identification(i.e., driver's license, health insurance card, etc.  ) If someone other than the recipient or his / her family member collects the item at the post office, a letter of authorization is required.

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