Forza Horizon 6: Find and Smash a Phone Box for the Wrong Number Skill

TL;DR

• The phone box for the Wrong Number skill is in central Tokyo, at a road fork on the southern edge of the northern park.
• On the map, find the two large green parks next to each other in Tokyo – the phone box is at the southern tip of the top one, on the left side of the road fork.
• It is also described as south of the Inner City Run Drift Zone and east of the Shibuya Crossing Speed Trap.
• Drive straight into it at any speed – the skill registers the instant your car makes contact.
• If the box is already destroyed, drive away and return – it respawns after a short time.
• No car requirement – any vehicle works.

The Wrong Number skill in Forza Horizon 6 sounds like one of the easiest things in the game to complete – find a phone box and smash it. The problem is that phone boxes are not marked on the map and Tokyo is a large, dense city where every street corner looks similar. This guide gives you the exact location of the most reliable phone box in the game, tells you how to navigate to it in under a minute from anywhere in Tokyo, and covers everything you need to know about using this skill for Festival Playlist challenges and Collection Journal progression.

What Is the Wrong Number Skill?

The Wrong Number Skill is one of the many skill actions available in Forza Horizon 6. It is tied to a specific destructible object in the open world and can contribute toward Festival Playlist objectives, experience gains, and other progression challenges.

The Wrong Number Skill is awarded when you destroy a phone booth with your vehicle. Unlike more advanced driving skills that require drifting, jumping, or chaining together combos, this one simply requires finding the correct object and driving through it.

The skill sits in the Skills section of the Collection Journal. There are a ton of ways to earn Horizon Festival points to unlock all the event Wristbands in Forza Horizon 6, and one is to check out the Skills section of the Collection Journal. One of the skills on the list is called Wrong Number, and it requires players to find and smash into a phone box. Completing it also adds to your skill chain when driving, contributing XP and skill points toward your Car Mastery trees.

For more on how Car Mastery and skill trees work together, see our Car Mastery skill trees guide. And for the full Wristband progression system that skills feed into, check our Wristband progression system guide.

Phone Box Location in Forza Horizon 6

You can find a phone box on a corner in Tokyo City, not too far east from the Food Delivery job. It is south of the Inner City Run Drift Zone event and east of the Shibuya Crossing Speed Trap.

Here is how to navigate to it using landmarks:

• Open the world map. Travel to the central district of Tokyo. Locate the two large green parks positioned next to each other. Head to the southern edge of the northern park. Look near the fork in the road on the left side, where you will find the phone booth.
• The phone box stands on a street corner at the fork – it is a classic red Japanese public telephone box, distinct from the surrounding street furniture.
• It is a very short drive east of the Raku Raku Express Food Delivery job icon in central Tokyo, making it easy to combine with other Tokyo activities.

The clearest landmark combination to use when searching: find the two green parks in the centre of the Tokyo map, go to where the top park ends at its southern edge, and look at the road fork there. The phone box is on your left as you approach the fork from the north.

How to Get There Fast

From the Festival Playlist Menu

If the Wrong Number skill is tied to an active daily or seasonal challenge, open the Festival Playlist and click into the challenge. The game will mark the general area on your map. Fast travel to the nearest road you have unlocked in central Tokyo and drive to the two parks.

From Shibuya Crossing

If you have already visited the Shibuya Crossing Speed Trap, it is one of the easiest reference points. The phone box is east of the Shibuya Crossing Speed Trap. From Shibuya Crossing, drive east along the main road and keep an eye out for the green park on your right. The road fork and phone box are at the southern end of the park you pass.

For the Shibuya Crossing location itself, see our Shibuya Crossing location and Tokyo Drift guide.

From the Raku Raku Food Delivery Job

The phone box is close enough to the food delivery job icon that you can easily combine both on the same session. After finishing a food delivery shift, drive east a short distance to reach the park road fork and smash the phone box on the same run. See our Tokyo City Food Delivery full shift guide for full details on the delivery job itself.

For getting around Tokyo quickly and unlocking fast travel points, our how to fast travel in Forza Horizon 6 guide covers everything you need.

How to Complete the Wrong Number Skill – Step by Step

1. Open your map and navigate to central Tokyo.
2. Find the two large green parks next to each other in the middle of the city.
3. Head to the road fork at the southern edge of the top (northern) park.
4. The red phone box is on the left side of the fork as you approach from the north.
5. Drive directly at it at any speed – no run-up needed.
6. The Wrong Number skill notification appears the moment your car makes contact.

Because the phone booth is easy to access and the requirement is so simple, the Wrong Number Skill can usually be completed in under a minute. It is a convenient objective to check off while working through Festival Playlist tasks, completing achievements, or simply exploring Tokyo.

What If the Phone Box Is Already Destroyed?

This is the most common issue players run into, especially if they have been driving through Tokyo carelessly since launch.

If the phone booth is already destroyed, leave the area and return later to let it respawn. Environmental objects such as phone booths eventually respawn, allowing you to destroy them again and complete the challenge.

The fastest way to trigger a respawn is to fast travel to a point on the other side of the map and then fast travel back to Tokyo. By the time you return, the phone box will have reset and be ready to smash. You do not need to wait long – most destructible objects in FH6 respawn within a minute or two of driving away from them.

Does It Matter Which Car You Use?

No. The Wrong Number Skill can usually be completed in under a minute. Using a fast and agile vehicle makes this objective even quicker. But practically, any car in your garage will do the job. The phone box is a small, lightweight object and even the slowest vehicle in the game will smash it without any trouble.

If you are chaining this into a broader skill run through Tokyo, consider bringing a car with a high skill multiplier to make the most of the XP and skill points the smash contributes to your chain. For the best cars to run skill chains in, see our best cars by class guide.

What Does the Wrong Number Skill Unlock or Count Toward?

The Wrong Number skill contributes to several progression systems:

• Collection Journal Skills section – adds a tick to your skill log
• Skill chain XP – the smash adds to your active skill chain, earning XP toward levelling up
• Car Mastery skill points – skill points from the chain go toward unlocking nodes in your current car’s mastery tree
• Festival Playlist points – when the skill is tied to an active daily or seasonal challenge, completing it earns you Credits and playlist points
• Wristband progression – Horizon Festival points earned through skills accumulate toward your wristband level

For the daily challenge that asks for the Wrong Number skill, completing it earns 5,000 Credits and 1 Festival Playlist point. That is a fast point for under a minute of work. For the best overall methods to earn Credits and XP beyond skill challenges, see our how to earn Credits fast guide and our how to get XP and level up fast guide.

Phone Boxes in Japan – The Real Story

Japan is one of the last countries in the world where public telephone boxes are still a common sight on city streets. The distinctive green and grey NTT public phones are found on street corners across Tokyo, often complete with the iconic red receiver and coin slot. Unlike most countries where payphones have largely disappeared, Japan maintains thousands of working public phones – they even became a national priority during disasters when mobile networks got overwhelmed.

Playground Games included them as a smashable object in FH6’s Tokyo environment as part of the game’s broader commitment to authenticity. The same attention to detail shows up in landmarks across the whole map. Our Japan map guide covering all regions, districts, and landmarks covers all the real-world inspired locations in the game.

Other Tokyo Skills and Challenges to Complete Nearby

While you are already in Tokyo for the phone box, stack up as many challenges as possible on the same drive:

• Shibuya Crossing location and Tokyo Drift challenge – earn Awesome Drift Skills at Shibuya, just west of the phone box
• Tokyo City Food Delivery full shift guide – the Raku Raku job is a short drive west of the phone box
• Tokyo City treasure hunt location guide
• Tokyo Tower location and photo challenge
• Edogawa Baseball Stadium photo challenge
• Daikoku Parking Area guide
• Best cars for street racing and touge – Tokyo’s street circuit is one of the best in the game
• Best drift cars and tuning setup guide – Tokyo’s wide roads are ideal for drifting
• Nissan Figaro treasure car location – hidden nearby in the Tokyo area
• Dodge Charger treasure car location

Other Skills in FH6 Worth Completing

If you are working through the Skills section of the Collection Journal, here are some related guides:

• Seabed Road location – home of the Under the Sea skill, which requires smashing seaweed farm poles
• PR Stunts guide – speed zones, danger signs, and drift zones for skill-based Festival Playlist points
• Horizon Arcade guide – arcade events include skill-based mini-games across the map
• All 200 Bonus Boards locations – smashing boards earns XP boosts and skill point multipliers
• All 200 Mascots locations – another set of smashable collectibles across the whole map
• Gazoo Racer guide and Toyota GR86 challenges

Nearby Festival Playlist Challenges to Stack at the Same Time

• Sotoyama Region Treasure Hunt – Winter challenge guide
• Bamboo Bash challenge – smash 30 bamboo for 3 playlist points
• Autumn Evolving World Car Meet – Parklife challenge
• Beat a rival’s ghost daily challenge
• Short Circuit daily challenge guide
• Full seasonal events and Festival Playlist guide

Final Tips for the Wrong Number Skill

• Navigate using the two green parks in central Tokyo – the phone box is at the southern edge of the top one, left side of the road fork.
• Use Shibuya Crossing or the Food Delivery job icon as reference points – the phone box is east of one and west of the other.
• Drive at it directly and at any speed – no special run-up or technique needed.
• If it is already smashed, fast travel away and come back – the box respawns quickly.
• Do this alongside the Tokyo Drift challenge at Shibuya Crossing and the Food Delivery shift to knock out three challenges in one Tokyo session.

The Wrong Number skill is one of the fastest single skill completions in Forza Horizon 6. Once you know where the phone box is, the whole thing takes about 45 seconds from the fast travel screen. Combine it with the other Tokyo challenges nearby and you can clear several playlist objectives on a single efficient loop through the city.

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