# Japan license plate: Figure local

> The Japan figure local license plate: format 999 99-99, for example 849 76-75, 2018 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Japan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan) (47 registration series).

![Japan license plate, Figure local (2018 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-figure-local-2018/japan-license-plate-figure-local.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 99-99` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2018 → today |
| Class | specialty |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 330 × 165 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00693E |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `jp-figure-local-2018` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/figure-local-2018) |

Sources:

- [第一号様式（自動車登録番号標）（第十一条関係） remark (3) closing clause 「…とするほか、国土交通大臣の定めるところによる。」 — the delegation this programme hangs on; the ministerial notice itself was NOT pinned](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第十一条 + 第一号様式: the base plate the artwork is laid over is unchanged, which is why the number itself is the ordinary one](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [図柄ナンバープレート（地方版）: 「【第1弾】2018年10月1日～ 【第2弾】2020年5月11日～ 【第3弾】2023年10月23日～ 【第4弾】2025年5月7日～」; eligible: 自家用登録車, 事業用登録車, 自家用軽自動車](https://www.mlit.go.jp/jidosha/zugaranumber_top/)
- [MLIT: 「平成３０年１０月頃より、地域の魅力ある風景や観光資源を図柄にしたプレートの交付を開始します。」 and 「当面、地域毎に１種類とする」](https://www.mlit.go.jp/jidosha/jidosha_tk6_000031.html)

## What each position encodes

- 運輸支局等を表示する文字
- 分類番号
- 平仮名又はローマ字
- 四けた以下のアラビア数字

## Other specialty plates here

- [Figure Expo 2027](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/figure-expo2027) (2025 to 2027)
- [Figure national](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/figure-national-2022) (2022 to 2027)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-figure-local-2018.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-figure-local-2018
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-figure-local-2018"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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