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2026 (Reiwa 8) edition
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Source: Kanagawa / Construction business licenses / Kanagawa website
Verified: 2026-10-10
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| Prefecture | New application fee | Appointment | Online application | Payment method | Manual edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Under review | Under review | Under review | Hokkaido revenue stamps (paper applications) | Under review |
| Aomori | Under review | Under review | Online applications available | Aomori revenue stamps | Under review |
| Iwate | Under review | Under review | Under review | Iwate revenue stamps | From July 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Miyagi | Under review | Appointments requested | Under review | Self-service checkout / Sendai counter payment | Under review |
| Akita | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Available | Under review | Revised February 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Yamagata | Under review | Under review | Online applications accepted | Prefectural revenue stamps / electronic payment | From April 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Fukushima | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Ibaraki | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Tochigi | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Under review | POS / prefectural electronic payment | Under review |
| Gunma | JPY 90,000 | No appointment needed; limited reception dates and hours | Online applications accepted | Gunma revenue stamps (paper applications) | Under review |
| Saitama | Under review | Under review | Online applications accepted | Generally cashless | Under review |
| Chiba | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | April 2026 (Reiwa 8) edition |
| Tokyo | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Online applications accepted | Under review | Fiscal year 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Kanagawa | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | 2026 (Reiwa 8) edition |
| Niigata | Under review | Under review | Available | JCIP: electronic payment only | Under review |
| Toyama | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Online applications accepted | Cash, card and other methods at payment counters | Under review |
| Ishikawa | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Fukui | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Available | Terminal / convenience store / online card payment | Under review |
| Yamanashi | Under review | Under review | Online applications accepted | Revenue stamps abolished; POS and other methods | Under review |
| Nagano | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Gifu | Under review | Under review | Under review | Counter: cashless or cash | Under review |
| Shizuoka | Under review | Under review | Available | Under review | Under review |
| Aichi | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Under review | Prefectural revenue stamps / cashless payment | Under review |
| Mie | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | April 2026 (Reiwa 8) edition |
| Shiga | Under review | Appointment required for new applications | Online applications accepted | Generally cashless | Under review |
| Kyoto | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | December 2025 (Reiwa 7) edition |
| Osaka | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Revised March 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Hyogo | Under review | Under review | Available | Hyogo revenue stamps (paper applications) | Under review |
| Nara | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Revised June 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Wakayama | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Tottori | JPY 90,000 (JPY 180,000 for both general and special licenses) | Under review | Online applications accepted | POS counter or payment slip | April 2026 (Reiwa 8) edition |
| Shimane | Under review | Under review | Under review | Online payment | Revised October 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Okayama | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Revised October 1, 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Hiroshima | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | February 2025 (Reiwa 7) or later |
| Yamaguchi | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Online applications available | Under review | Under review |
| Tokushima | Under review | Under review | Online applications accepted | Paper applications: prefectural electronic payment / revenue stamps | May 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Kagawa | Under review | Under review | Online applications available | Under review | Under review |
| Ehime | Under review | Under review | JCIP available | Under review | Under review |
| Kochi | JPY 90,000 | Under review | Under review | Under review | Revised September 2026 (Reiwa 8) |
| Fukuoka | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Fiscal year 2023 (Reiwa 5) edition + revisions |
| Saga | Under review | Under review | Online applications accepted | Under review | Under review |
| Nagasaki | Under review | Under review | Generally online | Pay-easy and other methods | Revised August 2026 (Reiwa 8) edition |
| Kumamoto | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Oita | Under review | Under review | JCIP available | Online applications: internet banking | Under review |
| Miyazaki | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Kagoshima | JPY 90,000 (general or special license) | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
| Okinawa | JPY 90,000 (JPY 180,000 for both general and special licenses) | Under review | Under review | Under review | Under review |
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