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Mark Goodwin's World License Plates
Japan /日本 - Page 1
Aichi Prefecture
三河 - Mikawa
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 53= Passenger car 660-2000cc
名古屋 - Nagoya
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 48= Truck or van 660-2000cc
尾張小牧 - Owari-Komaki
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 59= Passenger car 660-2000cc
豊橋 - Toyohashi
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Private car 660-2000cc.
Akita Prefecture
秋田 - Akita
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 33= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
Aomori Prefecture
青森 - Aomori
1962-71 series private vehicle for US Forces in Japan. 5= Passenger car 660-2000cc. E = Vehicle was imported without paying duty.
八戸 - Hachinohe
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Private car 660-2000cc.
Chiba Prefecture
千葉 - Chiba
1967-98 series for commercial vehicles. 11= Truck greater than 2000cc
習志野 - Narashino
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 52= Passenger car 550-2000cc. This plate has the original neji (screw) which is actually a safety plug bearing the seal of the prefecture (see photo). Normally to remove the plate from the vehicle you have to break the seal but this plate still has the entire original bolt in behind the official Neji.
野田= Noda
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 55= Passenger car 660-2000cc
袖ヶ浦 - Sodegaura
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 55= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Ehime Prefecture
愛媛 - Ehime
Current series for private vehicles. 300= Passenger car greater than 2000cc. This plate is an optional 'Electrio-Illuminated' plate in which the green numbers are see-through plastic. The plate was fitted with a frame and a small bulb behind it so the numbers can be illuminated at night. Cost was approximately $300.00 extra.
Fukui Prefecture
福井 - Fukui
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 58= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Fukuoka Prefecture
筑豊 - Chikuho
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 33= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
福岡 - Fukuoka
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 59= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Current series for small motorcycles 51-90cc.
北九州 - Kitakyushu
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 56= Passenger car 660-2000cc
久留米 - Kurume
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Fukushima Prefecture
福島 - Fukushima
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Passenger car 660-2000cc
いわき - Iwaki
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 40= Truck or van up to 660cc
Gifu Prefecture
岐阜 - Gifu
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 78= Passenger car 660-200cc overflow series.
飛騨 - Hida
Hida plate wanted !
Gunma Prefecture
群馬 - Gunma
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 54= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Hiroshima Prefecture
福山 - Fukuyama
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 40= Truck or van up to 660cc
広島= Hiroshima
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 59= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Hokkaido Prefecture
旭川 - Asahikawa
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 58= Passenger car 660-2000cc
函館 - Hakodate
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 33= Passenger car greater than 2000cc. This plate is an optional 'Electrio-Illuminated' plate in which the green numbers are see-through plastic. The plate was fitted with a frame and a small bulb behind it so the numbers can be illuminated at night. Cost was approximately $300.00 extra.
北見 - Kitami
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 56= Passenger car 660-2000cc
釧路 - Kushiro
Kushiro plate wanted !
室蘭 - Muroran
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 33= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
1967-99 series for private vehicles. 00= Construction Equipment.
帯広 - Obhiro
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 45= Truck or van 660-2000cc
札幌 = Sapporo
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Private car 660-2000cc.
Hyogo Prefecture
姫路 - Himeji
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 59= Passenger car 660-2000cc
神戸 - Kobe
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 33= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
Current series for private motorcycles. (Green border indicates cycle of 250+ cc). This plate has a Shaken (inspection) sticker on it.
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