| Who sends it | Prefecture (regular cars) or city hall (軽自動車) |
| When it arrives and deadline | Arrives in early May. It is due at the end of May. |
A yearly tax charged to whoever owned the vehicle on April 1.
Pay at a convenience store or in an app. Sold the car before April and still got the letter? The transfer was not done: contact the buyer.
Interest builds up, seizure is possible, and you cannot renew the vehicle inspection (車検).
Send a photo of the letter and get the explanation by email in your language: what it is, how much, the deadline and what to do.
Read my letter — ¥1,100The reading is done by artificial intelligence with automatic quality checks. It usually arrives in about 15 minutes.
General explanation, for guidance. What is written on your letter is what counts: check the amount and the deadline on it.