Registration of Name Seal

A seal registered at the city office is called official seal (jitsuin). It comes with a Seal Certificate (Inkan Shoumeisho), which is a document that certifies the registration of the seal in use as the official seal. When you register your seal, the officer at the city hall will issue a Seal Registration Card (Inkan Tourokushou) or Seal Pocketbook (Inkan Techou). By showing this document to the officer at the counter, you can also receive a Certificate of Seal Registration (Inkan Touroku Shoumeisho).
In Japan you need an official seal and the related Certificate of Seal Registration to make an important contract such as buying lands, houses or cars.

Eligibility
All foreign nationals who have registered their address in Maebashi and are at least fifteen years old.

Acceptable seals
Only seals that respect all the following conditions can be registered.

1.	Seals correctingly showing the applicant's name as transcribed on his/her Resident Card or Permanent Resident Certificate in Japanese characters or in romaji. It is possible to register seals showing the applicant's full name, or just the applicant's first name or family name. (Seals with middle names cannot be registered.)
2.	The size of the seal diameter must larger than 8mm and not exceed 25mm.
3.	The seal must have an outer frame and it must be made of a material that will not easily change its shape.
4.	The seal must only show the outer frame and the applicant's name. It must not include any other graphic elements.
(*)	If you previously registered an alias or a nickname at Maebashi City Hall, you can register a seal with that name too.

Required documents
1.	Resident Card or Permanent Resident Certificate
2.	The name seal to be registered.
3.	350 yen as fee for procedure handling.

Where to go
You can submit the above mentioned reports at the following offices located in Maebashi.

1.	Public Affairs Department Counter No. 6 Maebashi City Hall (1F) (Google Maps)

2.	Ogo Branch Office (Google Maps)

3.	Miyagi Branch Office (Google Maps)

4.	Kasukawa Branch Office (Google Maps)

5.	Fujimi Branch Office (Google Maps)

Inquire
Public Affairs Division (Shimin-ka) Seal Section (Inkan Tantou)
Maebashi City Hall (1F)
TEL: 027-898-6117

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