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Mark Goodwin's World License Plates
Japan /日本 - Pg. 2
Ibaragi Prefecture
水戸 - Mito
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 45= Truck or van 660-2000cc
土浦 - Tsuchiura
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 34= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
1967-98 series for oversize vehicles. 11 = Heavy Truck. This is a LARGE plate.
Ishikawa Prefecture
石川 - Ishikawa
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 58= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Iwate Prefecture
岩手= Iwate
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 58= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Current series plate for motorcycles 91-125cc. 浄法寺町 = town of Joboji which is in the district of Ninohe.
Current series plate for agricultural and other special mini-vehicles. 浄法寺町 = town of Joboji which is in the district of Ninohe.
Kagawa Prefecture
香川 - Kagawa
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 57= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Kagoshima Prefecture
鹿児島= Kagoshima
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 59= Passenger car 660-2000cc
Kanagawa Prefecture
川崎 - Kawasaki
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Private car 660-2000cc.
相模= Sagami
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 54= Passenger car 660-2000cc
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 88= Special vehicles requiring annual inspection
湘南 - Shonan
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 55= Passenger car 660-2000cc
横浜 - Yokohama
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 34 = Passenger car greater than 2000cc. Japanese plates replace leading serial zeros with the dots seen in the photo. It's not easy to find a triple dot plate as you can imagine.
Current series for private vehicles. 334 = Passenger car greater than 2000cc. The number is what is known as a 'lottery plate' and is issued ahead of the current sequence with the lucky number ni-ko ni-ko (25-25).
Current series for motorcycles. 1 = Motorcycle 125-250cc. This plate has a Shaken (inspection) sticker on it.
Kochi Prefecture
高知 - Kochi
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 40= Truck or van up to 660cc
Kumamoto Prefecture
熊本 - Kumamoto
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 40= Truck or van up to 660cc
Kyoto Prefecture
京都 - Kyoto
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 40= Truck or van up to 660cc
Mie Prefecture
三重 - Mie
1967-98 series for private vehicles. . 46= Truck or van 660-2000cc
Miyagi Prefecture
宮城 - Miyagi
Current series for private vehicles. 400= Truck or van 660-2000cc
Miyazaki Prefecture
宮崎 - Miyazaki
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Private car 660-2000cc.
Nagano Prefecture
松本 - Matsumoto
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Passenger car 660-2000cc.
長野 - Nagano
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 11= Truck greater than 2000cc
Late 60s/Early 70s series for private small (kei) vehicles. 6= Private truck up to 360cc. These plates have been replaced by the yellow series 40 plates.
Nagasaki Prefecture
長崎 - Nagasaki
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 44= Truck or van 660-2000cc
Current series small motorcycle plate (under 50cc). Kanji at top indicates Togitsu-cho which is a suburb of Nagasaki. Small cycle plates are issued at the municipality level.
佐世保 - Sasebo
1971 series for private vehicles of US Forces stationed in Japan. 55= Passenger car 660*2000cc. Y= Japanese Domestic Market vehicle.
Nara Prefecture
奈良 - Nara
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Passenger car 660-2000cc.
Niigata Prefecture
長岡 - Nagaoka
Current series for private vehicles. 300= Passenger car greater than 2000cc.
新潟 - Niigata
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 57 = Passenger car 660-2000cc.
Oita Prefecture
大分 - Oita
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 44= Truck or van 660-2000cc.
Okayama Prefecture
岡山 - Okayama
1975-2004 series for private small (kei) vehicles. 41= Truck or van up to 660cc
Okinawa Prefecture
沖縄 - Okinawa
Current series for private vehicles. 500= Passenger car 660-2000cc
1967-98 series for private vehicles. 34= Passenger car greater than 2000cc. This plate is an optional 'Electric' 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. Very cool !
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