JAPAN (J)

Normal series since 1962. Three digit vehicle code since 1998. The ideograms 沼津 denote Shizuoka (Numazu). 500 = Four wheel cars 661-2000 cc. Dark green on white = Private vehicles over 660 cc.

Small vehicle series since 1962. The ideograms 静岡 denote Shizuoka. No vehicle code = Motorcycle over 250 cc. Dark green on white = Private.

Small vehicle series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. 2 (upper line) = Motorcycle between 125 and 250 cc. HGK = Hyōgo (Kōbe). Dark green on white = Private.

Small vehicle series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. OSN = Ōsaka (Naniwa). No vehicle code = Motorcycle over 250 cc. Dark green on white = Private.

Small vehicle series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. KNN = Kanagawa (Shōnan). No vehicle code = Motorcycle over 250 cc. Dark green on white = Private.

Small vehicle series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. HGK = Hyōgo (Kōbe). No vehicle code = Motorcycle over 250 cc. Dark green on white = Private. Since 2001, starting in Tōkyō (Adachi), serial letter after the prefecture code.

Small vehicle series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. STB = Saitama (Kasukabe). Motorcycle under 125 cc. Dark green on white = Private.

FORMER ISSUES - STILL VALID

Normal series since 1962. Officially issued foreign travel plates since 1964 with Western characters. Two digit vehicle code 1967-99. TKN = Tōkyō (Nerima). 88 = Special vehicles. Dark green on white = Private vehicles over 660 cc.

JAPAN DUPLICATES