Buying a Used or New Car in Japan

Looking to buy, lease or finance a car in Tokyo, Japan?

The process of purchasing a car in Japan can be very time consuming due to the car buying process.  You can not just simply sign and drive away.  The process in Japan requires that you provide a number of documents before you can even have a car transferred into your name let alone drive away.  Simply put - if you turned up at a used car dealership with all the documents required from you to buy and register a car in your name it would still take most dealers at least a week to prepare and deliver the car to you in your name.

Paper work needed...

Parking Permit - One of the documents you need is a parking permit.
In most place is Japan you need to provide a contract of a parking space in your name that is within two kilometers of your registered Japan address in order to be able to transfer or place a car into your name.  There are other documents needed as well - contact me at the numbers, email address below for details...

So regarding the timing of a car being delivered to you and the date from which you NEED a car - you will need to get ahead of the curve early!   My advice is call me Mick Lay on Japan number 090-3805-7141  (or from out side Japan on +81-90-3805-7141) to discuss your needs, models budgets etc.  You can email me on cars@micklay.com  See www.MickLay.com for more information

Examples of cars available in Japan - see the MickLay.com web site to check out cars available in Japan.

We can supply new and used vehicles...also we help with;

• Finance and or 
• Lease applications,
• Insurance quotes, 
• Body repairs, 
• Import and export requirements, 
• Servicing and registration extensions etc.  - Door to Door service available in Tokyo and some parts of Yokohama/Saitama/Chiba
• Also English navigation advice and supply.

Mick Lay (Direct tel Japan: 090-3805-7141)
www.MickLay.com