SMS pricing · +81
SMS pricing for Japan
One live route can deliver SMS to Japan. The lowest rate right now is $0.0214 per message.
Rates by number type
What a message to Japan costs
| Number type | From /msg | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| MobileRate-sheet rows for mobile numbers, including per-operator breakouts. | $0.0214 | 1 |
| Country-wide rateThe rate a route charges for any number it has no more specific row for. | $0.0214 | 1 |
Mobile operators
No operator breakouts
The routes to Japan price messages by number type rather than by operator. Price an exact number below to see each route's rate for it.
The market
The route live today
Sellers are never named on the exchange. Each route is shown by what you buy: its lowest rate and the quality its seller states.
| # | From /msg | Tier | Stated ASR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.0214 | Standard | Not stated |
Live marketplace list rates as of 24 September 2026, refreshed hourly. Negotiated and private prices are not shown.
What every route charges for your number in Japan
Price a number
Enter a number or dial code to rank every route by what it charges for it, not by its cheapest rate.
How it works
Sending SMS to Japan
Messages to Japan (+81) are priced by each route's own rate sheet, by the longest matching prefix of the number, the same way the message is billed. Across the 1 route live today the lowest rates per message are mobile from $0.0214 (1 route) and country-wide rate from $0.0214 (1 route). The country-wide rate is what a route charges for a number it has no more specific row for.
Questions
SMS to Japan: common questions
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Japan?
From $0.0214 per message on the marketplace right now, across 1 route (mobile from $0.0214 and country-wide rate from $0.0214). PacketExchange adds one fee: 2% of the rate via the API, never more than $0.001 per message.
Who carries the messages?
Carriers who list routes on the PacketExchange marketplace. Sellers stay anonymous and the exchange settles every message itself, so you compare routes on price, and the quality each seller states, and buy from the exchange.
How do I start sending SMS to Japan?
Create an account, top up from $5, connect an SMS route to Japan from the marketplace, then send with POST /api/v1/comms/sms. Connecting a route has no setup fee: you pay per message from your balance.
Nearby destinations
SMS pricing for the region
Send SMS to Japan from $0.0214
Open an account, top up from $5 and connect a route. No contract, no monthly plan.