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Sending a letter, postcard from Japan

Mark of post office
The mark of post office

When you want to send a letter or a postcard, write the address in your language and write clearly your country name in English and the words of "AIR MAIL" on it.

It takes about a week by air mail to receive the letter.

But if you select "SEA MAIL", it takes more than a month.

The rate of sea mail is only slightly cheaper than air mail.
So you should write "AIR MAIL".

Mailbox in Japan
Mailbox in Japan

There are many post offices in Japan, and you can find them even in small town.
And you can find many mailboxes in a city.

The post office has a mark that a line is added above "T".

The post offices open commonly from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays.
The urban main post offices open to 7:00 and open in the morning on Saturday.

The mail business is run by Japan Post Company (JP).
The mark is a design that a line is added above the character of "T".

Japan Post