[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-JP":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"code":98,"description":99,"extension":100,"meta":101,"navigation":102,"path":103,"seo":104,"sources":105,"stem":114,"verified":115,"__hash__":116},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fjapan.md","Japan",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":91},"minimark",[9,14,30,38,46,50,67,79,83],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"two-flat-pins-with-a-grounding-catch","Two flat pins, with a grounding catch",[15,16,17,24,25,29],"p",{},[18,19,23],"a",{"href":20,"rel":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.japan.travel\u002Fen\u002Fgreenexpo2027\u002Fabout\u002Fvisitor-guide\u002F",[22],"nofollow","JNTO's visitor guide"," describes Japan's two flat, parallel pins: ",[18,26,28],{"href":27},"\u002Fplugs\u002Fa","Type A",". A small ungrounded US or Canadian charger may fit directly. UK travelers need an adapter with the appropriate two-pin output that accepts their Type G plug.",[15,31,32,37],{},[18,33,36],{"href":34,"rel":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk\u002Fsafety-advice\u002Ftravel-advice\u002Fjapan\u002F",[22],"Electrical Safety First"," also lists Type B. That does not promise a three-hole outlet in your room. A grounded three-prong plug cannot go into a plain two-hole outlet; check with your accommodation before relying on it.",[15,39,40,45],{},[18,41,44],{"href":42,"rel":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fpanasonic.jp\u002Fsupport\u002Fuseful\u002Fbasic.html",[22],"Panasonic explains Japan's separate earth terminals"," and the need for an appropriate grounding connection. Do not remove a ground pin or treat a three-to-two-pin adapter as proof of grounding. Equipment requiring earth needs a manufacturer-approved connection to a suitable grounded outlet.",[10,47,49],{"id":48},"tokyo-and-osaka-have-different-frequencies","Tokyo and Osaka have different frequencies",[15,51,52,57,58,62,63,66],{},[18,53,56],{"href":54,"rel":55},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.japan.travel\u002Fen\u002Fplan\u002Fplug-and-electricity\u002F",[22],"JNTO confirms 100 V throughout Japan",", with ",[59,60,61],"strong",{},"50 Hz in the east",", including Tokyo, and ",[59,64,65],{},"60 Hz in the west",", including Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya. Some travel tables show only 50 Hz; that leaves out the western supply.",[15,68,69,70,74,75,78],{},"Read the ",[18,71,73],{"href":72},"\u002Flabel","device input label",". ",[59,76,77],{},"100–240 V, 50\u002F60 Hz"," includes both regions. A device marked only 120 V is not automatically suitable for 100 V. An adapter changes the plug connection, not voltage or frequency.",[10,80,82],{"id":81},"choosing-a-universal-adapter","Choosing a universal adapter",[15,84,85,86,90],{},"Check that its wall-side Type A output suits the outlet, that it accepts your own plug, and that its instructions support your device's grounding requirements. A universal label cannot create an earth connection in a two-hole outlet. For a ",[18,87,89],{"href":88},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fsouth-korea","Japan and South Korea trip",", check each country's supply separately rather than buying one vaguely “Asian” plug.",{"title":92,"searchDepth":93,"depth":93,"links":94},"",2,[95,96,97],{"id":12,"depth":93,"text":13},{"id":48,"depth":93,"text":49},{"id":81,"depth":93,"text":82},"JP","Plan for Japan's two-pin outlets, 100 V supply and regional frequency difference without losing grounding.","md",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fjapan",{"title":5,"description":99},[106,108,110,112],{"title":107,"url":54},"JNTO: plugs, voltage and regional frequencies",{"title":109,"url":20},"JNTO: visitor guide and two-pin plugs",{"title":111,"url":34},"Electrical Safety First: Japan travel adapters",{"title":113,"url":42},"Panasonic: household sockets and grounding","countries\u002Fjapan","2026-10-05","vq1SvmZCnwQD_YzEX5ZO1oUMOVTSW-etTgeSgAnJ9to",1791256138204]