Taxes on automobiles
- If you own an automobile on April 1st, you have to pay annual automobile tax to the prefecture this year, and if you own a light vehicle or a motorcycle, you have to pay light vehicle tax to the municipality.Pay the tax by the due date with the bill for tax payment sent from the prefectural or municipal office.The amount of the tax is decided according to the type and the cylinder volume of your vehicle.
- When you buy, sell, or scrap an automobile or a motorcycle, or change your (the owner’s) name or address, you have to report it to the authorities.The office you should report it to, and the documents required for the procedure vary depending on the type of your vehicle. Inquire at the places listed below for further details.
Type Place for inquires (Address/ Phone) Automobile Iwata Finance Office 3599-4 Mitsuke Iwata City
Ph. 0537-37-2211
Motorcycle (251cc or over) Hamamatsu Office for Motor Vehicle Inspection and Registration
11-1 Ryutsumotomachi, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City
Ph.050-5540-2052
Motorcycle (125cc or under) Small Special Vehicle (vehicle for agricultural use, etc.)
Municipal Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office 1-1-1 Nagaya, Kakegawa City
Ph.0537-21-1138
Motorcycle (126cc – 250cc) Zenkoku Kei Jidosha Kyoukai Rengo-kai （Shizuoka-ken Jimu Toriatsukai-jo Hammatsu Branch）
567-2 Kihei-cho, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City
Ph.053-435-4001Light Vehicle with Three or Four wheels (660cc or under) Hamamatsu Branch Office, Light Vehicle Inspection Association
563 Kihei-cho, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu City
Ph. 050-3816-1777