Japan

 
Last update: 21 Apr 2003

 

Picture

Date of first issue Date of last issue Type Description Remarks
             
 

1955

 

1955

 

1962

1961

 

1961

 

1970s

army A 1234 US-forces

Kanagawa

 

Fukuoka

 

Saitama

 

  ?   army A/1234 US-forces motorcycle
 >400cc
Okinawa
    Jun 1955 Aug 1967 car   > 330cc
1
Sept 1967 Nov 1999 car   > 550cc

Narashino (Chiba)

Adachi (Tokyo)

 

2

Nov 1999 now car 1234 > 660 cc
3 Sept 1967   other   plate wanted
commercial use
usually a large taxi > 2000 cc
Yamaguchi
?
4 Jan 1975   car   < 660 cc
Okinawa
5 Jan 1975    other   plate wanted
commercial use
< 550 cc
Nagasaki Sample
6     CD CD 1234 export use only
7 Mar 1961   car 2 different shapes small car for special use
Fukuoka city
8 Mar 1961   mc   > 400cc
?
9            
10 Mar 1961   mc   plate wanted
125cc-400cc
Sapporo Roiko
11 Mar 1961   mc   91cc-125cc
old one pink only
Fukuoka-shi (city)
12
Mar 1961  

 

mc   51cc-90cc
2 different shapes

Nago-yo-cho (town)

Fukuoka-shi higashi-ku (ward)

13
Mar 1961    mc   < 50cc
2 different shapes

Tarami-cho/Nagasaki-ken
Fukuoka-shi Nishi-ku

14       mc red on pink plate wanted
91cc-125cc
no tax
15       mc red on yellow plate wanted
51cc-90cc
no tax
16 japmcrewhs.jpg (7377 bytes)     mc   < 50cc no tax
Tarami-cho/Nagasaki-ken
Kanji character on the left means public
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18  more plates and info wanted          
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