This is the telephone area code for Kasukabe City, famous as the setting for the popular anime "Crayon Shin-chan" and home to the massive Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel.
How to Call Kasukabe from Overseas
- Dial your country's exit code (e.g., 011 for US, 00 for UK/EU)
- Dial 81 (Japan country code)
- Dial the area code (48 - without the leading 0)
- Dial the local phone number
Example: Calling Kasukabe from Australia
0011 81 48 736 1111
Where:
0011 = Australia exit code
81 = Japan country code
48 = Kasukabe area code (048 without the 0)
736 1111 = Local Kasukabe phone number
Quick Facts
Kasukabe & East Saitama Coverage
Kasukabe is part of the large 048 area code zone which encompasses much of the eastern and central Saitama Prefecture:
Kasukabe Station
The central hub connecting the Tobu Skytree and Tobu Urban Park lines.
Showa District
The northern part of the city, merged into Kasukabe in 2005.
"Underground Cathedral"
Area near the world-renowned flood control system (G-Cans).
Koshigaya City
Directly south of Kasukabe, also utilizing the 048 dialing code.
Saitama City
The prefectural capital (Urawa/Omiya) sharing this major regional code.
Sugito & Miyashiro
Neighboring towns to the north that are part of the Kasukabe cultural sphere.
Major Japan Area Codes
Common Exit Codes for Calling Japan
Use these exit codes when calling Kasukabe from overseas:
United States
011
United Kingdom
00
France
00
Hong Kong
001
New Zealand
00
Canada
011