Name
- English
- Certificate of Seal Registration / Hanko Registration
- Japanese
- 印鑑登録証明書
Innkann touroku syoumeisyo
Summary
A certificate officially recognising a person's seal (Hanko).
The certificate shows: Seal stamp・Name・Address・Date of Birth
Use
You need this certificate to: Establish a company, sign an apartment contract, to buy or sell real estate, to buy or sell a car, to retire a car from use, for a home loan
A way of acquisition
Bring your "Seal Registration card" to the municipalities office where you did your "Seal Registration"
Fee
Around 300 yen
Notes
If you move to another municipality, it will become invalid, you will need to re-register at the new municipality where you live.