Registration And Certificate Of Personal Seal

1. Registration And Certificate Of Personal Seal

In Japan,a personal seal(inkan)is often used instead of a signature as official verification in certain situations.Especially for important documents,many people use an officially registered seal called"jitsuin".An registered alien over 15 years old can register a seal at the city hall.
When you register the seal,a seal registration card(inkan touroku sho) will be issued.In some situations when you use your registered seal,you may be asked to provide a personal seal registration certificate(inkan syoumei sho)to prove that the seal is in fact your registered one.To obtain the certificate,you need to present your personal seal registration card at the city hall.
If you wish to register your own personal seal,following items are required:

Seal(the diameter of seal must be between 8mm and 25mm,and the name on the seal must be the same as the one on the Alien Registration Certificate.)
Certificate of Alien Registration

Information :
Public Service Division, City Hal
tel:(273)0111, ext.1172
Nakaminato Branch Office
tel:(273)0111, ext.266, 267