# Japan license plate: Motorcycle over 250 cc

> The Japan motorcycle over 250 cc license plate: format 99-99, for example 74-16, 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 over 250 cc (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-over250/japan-license-plate-motorcycle-over-250-cc.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `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; border #00693E |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `jp-motorcycle-over250` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250) |

Sources:

- [第三十六条の十八第一項: 二輪の小型自動車の車両番号 is THREE fields — office mark, use mark, and four-or-fewer digits. There is NO class code.](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第四十五条第一項第三号 + 第十三号様式 remark (3) (colours + border) and remarks (4)-(6) + the drawing (230 x 125 mm)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第七十三条第一項 (display obligation for 二輪の小型自動車), 第六十条第一項 (the number is assigned on first inspection)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185)

## What each position encodes

- 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

MOTORCYCLES OVER 250 cc, AND THE SHORTEST STATUTORY COMPOSITION IN JAPAN: 第三十六条の十八第一項 lists THREE fields, not four.

## How the region is encoded

Field 1 is the same statutory office mark as every other Japanese number, by the cross-reference in 第三十六条の十八第二項 to 第三十六条の十七第二項 and thence to 自動車登録規則 別表第一.

## Other motorcycle plates here

- [Motorcycle 126 250](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-126-250) (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-over250.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-motorcycle-over250
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-motorcycle-over250"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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