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 Buying a Car and Changing it into your name
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 If you plan to drive through Tokyo and its vicinity, We would suggest a car with an automatic
transmission. Traffic jam can be so bad, you will appreciate the automatic transmission, unless you
want to exercise your left leg desperately.
Be aware of narrow Japanese roads. We would not recommend you to buy a big car like old American
full size since you will experience all sorts of difficulties through narrow roads, parking space, etc.
Stay significantly below, say, 200cm wide and 155cm tall car if you want to park your car without
running around to find a parking that will accommodate your car.
 Do not assume that driving a used car is cheaper than driving a new car. There are cases that this
might not apply. Due to the regulation that you should regularly (every one or two years for most
cases) get safety inspection to have the "Motor vehicle inspection certificate" (called 'sha-ken-show')
of your car validated. Cost for this can be rather high and, at some point, you would rather get rid of
your old car and get a newer one.
 The documents which are necessary at the time of the purchase by used car
(1) "Jitsu-in" Registered seal
It is necessary to do "registered seal registration" beforehand at the City hall
(2 ) "Inkan-shomei-sho" Inkan (seal) Certificate
(3) "Jidosya-kensa-shou" Motor vehicle inspection certilicate
(4) "Inin-jou" Power of Attorney
(5) "Syako-shoumei-sho" Parking place certificate (※1)
The real seal “Jitsu-in” is registered at your municipal office and is only used for serious contractual
matters things such as the purchase of the car, etc. This is often the largest (about the diameter of
your thumb: 12mm to 18mm) seal. It is an important Inkan.
Parking place certificate
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(※1)Application procedure for parking place certificate
How to get a parking certificate (Kanagawa Pref.Police web site)
Necessary documents
1．Application form for the Automobile Parking Space Certification (pdf  )（print on 2 forms）
2．Drawings of location/layout drawing(pdf )
3．Document explaining the right of use for a parking space
（You must submit only one of the following documents.) (pdf )
4. Residence Card or Special permanent resident certificate.
5. Inkan (Seal) and Automobile inspection certificate
< How to fill out the forms (pdf )/(web site)>
Buying a car requires quite a bit of paperwork.
(a) 'Sha-ko-sho-mei' certificate: You have to get a certificate that you do have a parking space for the
car from a local police station. This involves an affidavit from the owner of the parking space (unless you
own the space), map to find the parking space so that a police officer can go and check if you do have
the parking space. It will take approximately a week to get the certificate.
(b) Paperwork at the local land transport office, 'rick-uhn-kyock', for the transaction of the ownership.
When you buy a car, either used or new, from an automobile dealer, they would do almost all the
paperwork for you. However, if you would like to do all the paperwork yourself, which you have to do
yourself in any case if you buy a car through a private deal, expect that you would be spending a lot of
time running around to get all sorts of certificates, including a certificate of your residency, affidavit of
your signature to be the real one from an embassy of your country. The latter can be substituted by
your 'han-ko' (a personal stamp) certified by the local authority. You must get the 'han-ko' made for you
since a mass produced 'han-ko, can not be used for it.
Do not expect that the office people for all these deal can understand you unless you speak Japanese
well (which may not be even sufficient).
Flows from application to get a parking certificate
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1. Go to the police station of the jurisdiction. (Mon - Fri, 8:30am-17:15)
KEK district is Tsukuba North police station.（Address: 5262-3 Hojyo
Tsukuba, Tel: 029-867-1191)
2. Purchase certificate stamps for Parking certificate (2100 yen) and Parking
place sticker（500 yen)(※２). |
Parking place sticker |
3. Complete certificate stamps on the Application form for the Automobile Parking Space Certification,
etc
4. Submit documents to the reception counter and get the paper which a receiving day is sometimes
filled in with.
5.
Go to the police station to receive it. At the time, please bring a Inkan and a certificate stamp of 500
yen (※２) for Parking place sticker. |
Changing it into your name
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The documents should be in this order
 When She/he request it to Car shop
1. New owner Parking place Certificate ”新所有者の車庫証明”
2. Former owner Inkan Certificate "旧所有者の印鑑登録証明書"
3. New owner Inkan Certificate "新所有者の印鑑登録証明書"
4. Title Transfer Form "譲渡証明書"< Form> <How to fill out it>
※ There is sealing of the registered inkan(seal) of the former owner.
5. Former owner Power of Attorney "旧所有者の委任状"<Form><How to fill out it>
※ There is sealing of the registered inkan(seal) of the former owner.
6. New owner Power of Attorney "新所有者の委任状"<Form> <How to fill out it >
※ There is sealing of the registered inkan(seal) of the new owner.
7. Automobile Inspection Certificate "自動車検査証（車検証）"
※ A car inspection day do not expire
8. A compulsory automobile liability insurance policy and car tax payment certificate." 自賠責保険証と
自動車納税証明書"
9. Transfer Application Form "移転登記申請書"
When you do it by yourself
 Takes No.1 - No.7 to the Rikuun-kyoku Office.
1. New owner Parking place Certificate ”新所有者の車庫証明”
2. Former owner Inkan Certificate "旧所有者の印鑑登録証明書"
3. New owner Inkan Certificate "新所有者の印鑑登録証明書"
4. Title Transfer Form "譲渡証明書"< Form> <How to fill out it>
※ There is sealing of the registered inkan(seal) of the former owner.
5. Former owner Power of Attorney "旧所有者の委任状"<Form><How to fill out it>
※ There is sealing of the registered inkan(seal) of the former owner.
6. Automobile Inspection Certificate "自動車検査証（車検証）"
※ A car inspection day do not expire
7. A compulsory automobile liability insurance policy and car tax payment certificate. " 自賠責保険証と
自動車納税証明書""
 At the Rikuun-kyoku Office
8. Transfer Application Form "移転登録申請書"<How to fill out it>
9. A report of Automobile tax・Automobile acquisition tax "自動車税、自動車取得税申告書"
<How to fill out it>
10. Payment document "手数料納付書"<How to fill out it>
Location
Tsuchiura Jidosha Kensa Toroku Jimusho：Open 8:45-11:45, 13:00-16:00 <Google Map >
Address: 2-1-3 Oroshi-machi Tsuciura / Telephone :050-5540-2018
Access：Take a Kanto-tetsudo bus from Tsukuba Center to Arakawaoki Station (Bus rout number#20
and #21A). Get off the bus at the Tsuchiura Sangyo Gakuin. About 3 minutes on foot from
bus stop.
Report of the Car acquisition tax
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Location: Car Tax Office in the Tsuchiura Jidosha-kensa-touroku Jimusho
1. Submit a report of Automobile tax・car income tax.
2. Pay the Tax.
An automobile tax is levied on a new owner from year, the following day.
A car with less than 500,000 yen of acquisition price does not cost the tax. So, The used car which you
purchased in 1.5 million yen or less does not cost the tax.
For example, The price when it was new car is 1,500,000 yen which it passed for five years:
150,000,000yen ×0.9×0.146=197,100(acquisition price)
→ No Tax. (Reason is under 500,000yen or less) |
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