# Japan license plate: Motorcycle 126 250

> The Japan motorcycle 126 250 license plate: format 9 99-99, for example 7 67-37, documented since 1970, motorcycle.

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

![Japan license plate, Motorcycle 126 250 (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-126-250/japan-license-plate-motorcycle-126-250.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9 99-99` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1970 → today (documented from 1970; the format is likely older) |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Plate size | 230 × 125 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-motorcycle-126-250` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-126-250) |

Sources:

- [第六十三条の四第一項: FOUR fields, and uniquely the class code comes FIRST, before the office mark](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第六十三条の二第四項 + 第十四号様式 remark (3) (「事業用自動車にあつては緑地に白文字とし、自家用自動車にあつては白地に緑文字とすること」) and the drawing (230 x 125 mm, no border)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第九十七条の三: 検査対象外軽自動車 are not inspected; the user notifies the District Transport Bureau and is assigned a vehicle number](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185)

## What each position encodes

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

## About this plate

Two statutory silences make this series weaker than its siblings and both are on the face of the rule: the class-code item cites NO appendix (unlike 別表第二 and 別表第二の四) and the use-mark item cites NO appendix (unlike 別表第三 and 別表第二の五). The permitted values of both fields are therefore unsourced.

## Other motorcycle plates here

- [Motorcycle over 250 cc](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250) (documented since 1970)
- [Motorcycle over 250 cc combination](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-combination) (documented since 1970)
- [Motorcycle over 250 cc US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-usforces) (documented since 1970)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-126-250.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-motorcycle-126-250
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-motorcycle-126-250"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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