Japan tourism plug

1. The design of Japanese sockets is different from that of China. The socket of Japanese power outlet is slender, and the ground wire hole is round in three hole socket.

2. Japanese sockets vary in size on the left and right sides. The jack on the left is 9mm long and the one on the right is 7mm long.

3. Japan's 100V power sockets are all slightly longer on the left than on the right, which is obviously different from China's sockets.

4. The appearance of Japanese plug is equivalent to the American standard plug of NEMA 5-15 standard in North America.

5. Japanese manufacturing standard JIS 8303 adopts stricter dimensional requirements, different marking requirements and compulsory testing, as well as the approval of Japanese testing institutions.

6. The Japanese electrical standard is 15A/125VAC, and the matching plug cable must comply with JIS C3306.

7. At present, there are many standards for electrical sockets in the world, including China standard tourist sockets (national standard), American standard tourist sockets (American standard sockets), European standard tourist sockets (European standard sockets, German standard sockets), British standard tourist sockets (British standard sockets) and South African standard tourist sockets (South African standard sockets).

Take an American adapter when traveling to Japan. Japan uses American standard sockets, while China uses national standard sockets, so it is necessary to bring plug converters.

American conversion plug is to convert different pins in the world into American (American standard) pins, and its pins are one round and two flat pins; Its jack is generally a universal socket hole, which can accept different pins from all over the world and is suitable for people who go abroad for business, study abroad and travel.

Applicable area:

110V: Taiwan Province, Japanese, American, Canadian.

250v: Philippines, China, Thailand, etc.

Extended data

Different sockets in different countries:

National standard sockets are used in China, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, and are characterized by three flat heads.

British standard sockets are used in Hong Kong, Britain, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Maldives, Qatar and other countries and regions, and are characterized by three square heads.

European standard (German standard) sockets are used in European Union countries such as Germany, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Russia and other countries, and are characterized by two round heads.

South African standard sockets are mainly used in South Africa, India and Russia, and are characterized by three round heads.

Source of reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-American adaptor