[Guide] How to Make a Japanese Apple Account | Fandom

You may need to use a VPN when you create a Japanese Apple account.

Go to appleid.apple.com/account.

Fill out the form. *Email must be different from your main Apple ID (if you already have one) or your main email address (in case you plan to have a main Apple ID).

Choose “Japan” from the list of countries.

Fill out the form and submit.

Check your email for verification code.

And you’re done.

Other way:

Open iTunes. Sign out of your iTunes account if you are signed in.

Go to the store. Scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see a flag of a country. Click on it.

Select Japan.

Search for a free app, click the app, and click Get.

Note: You MUST search and try to download a free app to have a “None” option for payment when creating an account.

Click Create Apple ID.

Click Continue.

Briefly read and accept iTunes Store Japan’s Terms and Conditions and Apple Privacy Policy.

Enter a clean email address, password, and other details. Click Continue.

Note: You may use your existing Gmail account by adding “+1” at the end (e.g. “example+1”)

The Payment Type “None” should be pre-selected for you. Leave the gift card area blank. If it is not pre-selected, choose option “None”.

Input any Japanese hotel address, or use the following

Postal Code: 160-0023 Select “Tokyo” from the drop down box.

Type: “Shinjuku-ku” in the box to the right of Tokyo.

Address: “Nishishinjuku 6-12-6” or anything you want. Leave the rest blank.

Phone: 03 3344-5111

Note the information you used somewhere so you will not forget.

Click “Create Apple ID”.