If you intend to buy a new or used vehicle, contact a car dealer. The dealer will inform you of the payment method.
Documents required: Alien registration card, personal seal (inkan), a personal seal certificate (or a signature certificate), and a parking place certificate

Transferring ownership of a vehicle
All vehicles must be registered. To transfer ownership of a vehicle, please report the change to or contact the appropriate office for details. The required documents differ depending on the nature of the change. Please check the following list:

Regular vehicles and motorcycles over 250 cc
Chubu District Transport Bureau
Aichi Land Transportation Branch

Kitae-cho 1-1-2, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya 454-8558
Phone: (052) 351-5316
Hours: 8:50-11:45 and 13:00-16:00, Mon.-Fri. (closed on national holidays)

Light vehicles (less than 660 cc) and motorcycles over 125 cc and less than 250 cc
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization
Fujimi 1603, Yagoto, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-0812
Phone: (052) 833-3551 (Light vehicles) / -2575 (motorcycles)
Hours: 9:00-11:30 and 13:00-16:00, Mon.-Fri. (closed on national holidays)

Motorcycles less than 125cc
Tax section of your local ward or branch office