How to use plugs from Japan in Virgin Islands
Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Japan to Virgin Islands in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.
Quick Chart at-a-glance
| Japan | Virgin Islands | ||
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| Voltage: | 100V. | 110V. |
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| Plugs Type: | A, B. | A, B. |
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| Hertz: | 50Hz., 60Hz. | 60Hz. |
If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!
Plugs and Sockets at each country
In Japan the following plugs are used: (includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Nagasaki, Sapporo, Southern Okinawa-hontō, Motobu Peninsula, Northern Okinawa-hontō, Naha.)
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| Plug Type A | Plug Type B |
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| Outlet Type A | Outlet Type B |
Considerations for Japan
Users living in Japan have commented to us the outlets type "B" are not common, therefore plugs type "B" might not be easy to plug in Japan.
... and in Virgin Islands you will use: (includes Road Town, Tortola, St Thomas, St John.)
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| Plug Type A | Plug Type B |
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| Outlet Type A | Outlet Type B |
Voltage
Similar voltage
The voltage is not exact, but the difference is usually tolerable by electrical devices. Its mostly safe to plug your electrical apparatus from Japan in Virgin Islands without a voltage adapter. If you have any concerns with a special device i.e. a medical device, you probably want to seek further professional help.
Plugs Type
Same connectors
Ideal situation, all the connectors used in Japan are also used in Virgin Islands. You will not need any adapter (but please check voltages and the other sections of this report). Congratulations!!!!
Adapters
Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:
Adapter: generic
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| Front | Back |
This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: B.
Adapters you can buy
You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.
Hertz
No equal Hertz
This is not a big issue. Unless you are using an electric alarm clock or some motors when speed is an issue. Explanation: Some alarm clocks uses the frequency of electricity network to measure time. So, time shifts could be experimented. Almost every home electronic device works perfectly with different Hertz.
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