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Tama Drums, (from Japanese 多満 (Kanji) タマ (Kana), read tama) is a brand of drum kits and hardware manufactured and marketed by the Japanese musical instrument company, Hoshino Gakki. Tama's research and development of products, along with production of its professional and most expensive drums, is done in Seto, Japan,^[1] while its hardware and less expensive drums are manufactured in Guangzhou, China.^[2] Hoshino has several offices around the world for marketing and wholesale distribution. Drums destined for the U.S. market are assembled and stocked at Hoshino (U.S.A.) in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The U.S. subsidiary also contributes to Tama's market research and development.

• 2Products
  • 2.1Drums
  • 2.5Pedals
• 3Notable artists

History[edit]

Vintage Tama Imperialstar Serial Numbers

Hoshino Gakki began manufacturing drums in 1965 under the name 'Star Drums'. Hoshino, the family name of the founder, translates to 'star field,' thus the selection of the 'Star Drums' brand name. The drums were manufactured at Hoshino's subsidiary, Tama Seisakusho, which had opened in 1962 to manufacture Ibanez guitars and amplifiers. While the production of guitars and amps was moved out of the factory by 1966, the production of drums there continued to grow. The two higher lines of drum models, Imperial Star and Royal Star, were introduced to the American market and were successful lower-cost drums competing against more expensive American-made drums offered by Rogers, Ludwig, and Slingerland at the time.

By 1974, Hoshino decided to make a concerted effort to make high-quality drums and hardware and start marketing its drums under the Tama brand. Tama was the name of the owner's wife, and is also a homophone with the Japanese word meaning 'jewel'. 'Star' continues to be used in the names of Tama's drum models to this day.

Tama and Drum Workshop (DW) jointly bought the bankrupt Camco Drum Company. As part of the deal, DW received the Camco tooling and manufacturing equipment while Tama received the Camco name, designs, engineering and patent rights.

At the time, Camco was producing what was thought to be the best drum pedal on the market. DW continued production of the pedal using the original tooling, rebadging it as the DW5000. Tama began production of the same pedal under the Camco name. The Tama version of the Camco pedal is commonly referred to as the Tamco pedal to distinguish it from an original Camco pedal. Tama integrated all the engineering from Camco into their production process and the overall level of quality of their drums increased virtually overnight. The original plan was to market the low-end Tama drums to beginners and use the Camco brand to sell high-end drums to professional musicians. However, even the professionals were starting to use the Tama drums because of the low cost of the Asian-made drums with the (now) high quality of hardware.^{[citation needed][3]}

The Serial Number is usually on the Badge. Unfortunately Tama did not associate the number with a date so there is no way to cross reference it. You can however research the year of the kit by the.

Tama was one of the first companies to offer super heavy-duty hardware, and drum mounting systems that did not intrude into the shell like most brands in the 1970s. They also invented unique tubular drums called Octobans. Octobans are 6-inches in diameter and are manufactured in eight different lengths (hence the prefix 'octo-') up to 600mm (23.5 in). They vary in pitch by using different shell lengths, rather than widths.

Products[edit]

Pretty all the major drum companies only use serial numbers so the end user can keep track of their drums for insurance purposes, and no major drum company keeps such serial numbers on file. Also Tama Rockstar is was the lower line for Tama for nearly 20 years, and through the course of it's history, the snare drum only had minor, if any. What's interesting about this one is that it has the serial number 000001. That serial number is intriguingbut you never know what Tama was thinking with their serial number schemes in early 90's. Thanks for checking in!

Drums[edit]

Beginner and professional kits[edit]

• Imperialstar – Tama's mid-range entry-level drum kit named after the previous Imperial Star line. Like their less expensive Swingstar counterparts, these drums are made with poplar shells in a wrap finish and feature Accu-Tune bass drum hoops. These drums include Meinl HCS brass cymbals as standard equipment.
• Superstar Classic – Although originally discontinued, Tama has brought back the Superstar series to their lineup in 2015. The original Superstar and Superstar Excel were made up of Birch shells. Currently, the Superstar Classic series is made of all maple shells. The Toms and Snare are made of six ply of 5 mm maple while the bass is eight ply of 7 mm.

Starclassic series[edit]

The Starclassic series is one of Tama's high-end line of drums. Originally hand-crafted in Japan until late 2009, most of the Starclassic lines are now made in TAMA's Chinese factory. A notable difference is that pre 2009 Japanese production Starclassics have their badges painted on the drum's shell, while Chinese-made Starclassics feature badges fitted onto the shell with screws. Pre 2010 Japanese production Starclassics have a mix of paint-on and screw-on badges depending on the model. Performer Birch have metal badges while Starclassic Maple and Bubinga lines have decal badges. All Starclassic series drums come with a more streamlined version of Tama's Star-Cast mounting system made from aluminum, air-cushioned floor tom legs, 'Hold Tight' washers which keeps the tension rods in place (Starclassic Maple to Starclassic Bubinga Elite), die-cast hoops, and Evans drumheads as standard equipment. The drums are also available in a Hyper-Drive configuration, with individual snare drums also available.

• Starclassic Maple – Drums made from 6 ply-maple shells (7 on bassdrums) and come in lacquer and Duracover wrap finishes.
• Starclassic Walnut/Birch – Drums made from hybrid walnut/birch shells and come in lacquer and Duracover wrap finishes.

STAR series[edit]

Since 2013, it is Tama's flagship line, and are available in bubinga, walnut, and maple shells.^[4] New features for the STAR line include 'Super Resonant Mounting System', unique shell construction, and the Quick-Lock Tom Bracket. Bubinga shell drums are made with 5 plies of bubinga plus one inner ply of Cordia and have 9mm Sound Focus Rings. Maple shell drums are made with 5 plies of maple and have 5mm Sound Focus Rings. Walnut shell drums are made with 6 plies of walnut on the rack toms, floor toms, and snare drum, and 7 plies on the bass drum.

Discontinued[edit]

• Fibrestar – The 'forgotten' series. They were produced for only a short time in the late 1970s to early 1980s. The shells of these drums have been made from fibreglass and were covered with one ply plastic-foil, available in various colors. A notable user of the Fibrestar series was Simon Phillips. Phillips played a large silver drumset at that time with prototype drumshells. These were deeper than the standard shells at the time. The series did not perform well commercially and was discontinued after three years, leaving few still in current use.^[5]
• Royalstar – Introduced in 1975 with different lugs and lower quality hardware than Superstar of the same era.
• Beatstar
• Granstar – Drums made from 100% birch 7-ply shells.
• Starworks – Introduced in 2009, Starworks is Tama's mid-range line of drums aimed for rockers. These drums are made from birch and comes in two different configurations: a rock kit with a 20' deep bass drum, and a fusion kit, both included with black hardware, a unique bass drum head, and four unique finishes. Due to slow sales, however, the Starworks line was discontinued the following year.

Camco by Tama: Camco sets were re-introduced in the late 1970's. They were made of Asian Mahogany with 9 ply shells. These were released in a very limited supply for a 2 year run.

• Rockstar – Drums made from Philippine mahogany shells. Later models made exclusively for Guitar Center had birch/basswood shells.
• Artstar – Drums made from birch wood sandwiched between two plys of South American Cordia wood. They had 9mm bass drum shell and 6mm snare, floor tom and tom tom shells.
• Artstar II – Drums made from 100% Canadian maple 9-ply shells.
• Artstar Custom – Similar shell construction to the Artstar II series, but with updated hardware including die-cast hoops.
• Stagestar – Drums made from Philippine Mahogany.
• Crestar – Drums made from 100% Japanese birch 8-ply shells.
• Techstar – Electronic drums.
• Rhythm Mate – Beginner series.
• Starclassic Performer Birch – Made from 100% Birch. Made from 1999 to 2007.
• Starclassic Performer EFX Birch – Same as Starclassic Performer Birch, but with wraps such as Liquid Metal.
• Starclassic Birch – Made from 100% Birch. Made from 1994 to 1996.
• Swingstar – Drums made from Philippine mahogany (aka Luan) 9-ply shells with additional Inner shell Zola coating.
• Imperialstar – First introduced in 1970 with concert toms, by the late 1970s the shells were 5 ply Philippine mahogany with Zola coat interior and reinforcement rings. Later shells (early 1980s) were 9 ply and had no reinforcement rings.
• Starclassic Warlord Exotix Spartan – Drums made from stainless steel shells with 'Warlord Collection' lugs & emblems with black diamond Swarovski crystals. It was the most expensive kit in Tama's lineup, with limited worldwide production to 50 kits in a 7-piece Accel Driver configuration.
• Superstar – Early shells (mid-1970s) were 5 ply birch with reinforcement rings. Later shells (early 1980s) were 6 ply birch (no reinforcement rings) and came in standard sizes (non-power depths) until Tama recognized the trend for power toms with the influence of hair rock and metal in the early 1980s. Billy Cobham and Elvin Jones were early adopters of the Superstar.
• Superstar (X-tras) – [1980s] With an extended depth, these drums were referred to as the original 'power toms' with 6-ply 100% birch shell construction and a natural/lacquer finish. The shells produced extended overtones which many found cumbersome but adept professionals quickly tuned-in to the full potential of the drum—and amazing tone. The earliest endorsers represented a spectrum of originality and innovation in styles and genres: Art Blakely, Bill Bruford, Billy Cobham, Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Simon Phillips and many others. Offering a full array of sizes, including pioneering concepts such as the gong drum, the original Superstar line is now considered a 'vintage/classic' Tama product and continues to generate aftermarket demand.
• Superstar Hyper-Drive (100% birch) – Tama's high-end line of semi-professional drums. These drums were made from 100% Birch shells (originally made from birch and basswood) and featured die-cast hoops in a black nickel finish. As the name implies, these drums were available in TAMA's trademark 'Hyper-Drive' configuration, which consists of shorter tom depths and a longer bass drum depth (20 inches, also known as their 'Ultra-Deep' depth) for optimum sound quality. These drums came in either a wrap or lacquer finish. Discontinued and replaced with the Superstar Hyper-Drive Maple kits.
• Silverstar/Silverstar Custom – Introduced in 2011, the Silverstar series replaced Tama's Superstar Accel Driver line. Like their Superstar counterparts, these drums were made from 100% birch shells and were available in either lacquer or wrap finishes. Silverstar drums featured a more streamlined version of their Star-Cast tom mounts (later done in chrome to match the hardware), 'Powercraft II' heads with a white resonant head for the bass drum, low-mass lugs, triple-flanged hoops, and a slideable tom holder, which was usually found on the more expensive Starclassic line.
• Starclassic Performer B/B – Drums made from a mix of 4 outer plies birch (5 on bassdrums) and 3 inner plies of African bubinga shells and came in either a wrap or lacquer finish.
• Starclassic Bubinga/Starclassic Bubinga Elite – Drums made from 9 plies of African bubinga, with the Elite series made of either quilted bubinga or 8-ply bubinga shells with an outer ply of either maple or cordia. Starclassic Bubinga drums came in a lacquer finish, while Starclassic Bubinga Elite drums came in an exotic lacquer finish.
• Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune – Drums made from 100% bubinga shells. As the name implies, these drums featured Omni-Tune lugs, which were invented in the 1930s by drum designer William David Gladstone. These lugs allow the player to tune both drumheads at the same time using a special drum key, and minimizes the time spent on drumhead changes.

Snare drums[edit]

• Starphonic – Snare drums are made from maple, brass, bell brass, stainless steel, steel, bubinga, aluminum, or copper. Starphonic drums feature Tama's patented 'Groove Hoops' and 'Freedom Lugs' for quick head changes and increased sound quality. These drums also feature a Linear Drive strainer system which allow for quieter snare deployments. Drums are available in a 6' × 14' size, with a steel version in a 7' x 13' size, and the copper version only in a 7' x 14' size.^[6]
• Metalworks – Snares made with a 1.2mm steel shell. They come with Evans heads and black nickel-plated hardware, and are available in 5.5' x 14', and 6.5' x 14' sizes, with the addition of a 5.5' x 10' size.
• Starclassic – This line includes maple and walnut/birch shell snare drums.
• STAR – Tama's STAR line of snare drums are available in bubinga, maple, and walnut standard shells, along with solid zebrawood, mahogany, and maple shells, and stave walnut and ash shells.
• Signature – Snare drums made for Tama's endorsed artists. As of 2019, the following artists have snare drums in this line: Mike Portnoy, Lars Ulrich, Simon Phillips, Peter Erskine, Stewart Copeland, Kenny Arnoff, Charlie Benante, and John Tempesta.^[7]
• Sound Lab Project – The S.L.P. line of snare drums are made with various shell materials, shell thicknesses and parts. As of 2019, the following models are in the S.L.P. line: Studio Maple, Classic Maple, G-Maple, Vintage Poplar Maple, G-Walnut, Vintage Hammered Steel, Black Brass, Dynamic Bronze, Big Black Steel, Classic Dry Aluminum, Fat Spruce, Duo Birch, and Dynamic Kapur.^[8]

Hardware[edit]

In addition to manufacturing drums, Tama also offers a variety of stands, pedals, thrones and multi-clamps as well as a rack system.

RoadPro

Tama's top-of-the-line series of stands aimed at traveling musicians, as RoadPro stands for 'Road-Proven'. It features double-braced legs, die-cast joints, a reversible cymbal sleeve, and Tama's patented Cymbal Mate. RoadPro cymbal stands also feature TAMA's Quick-Set Tilter for adjusting the cymbal to any angle.

Stage Master

Tama's bottom-line series of hardware with single and double-braced versions available.

PowerTower Rack

Tama's rack system featuring a variety of pipes, clamps, and accessories for a custom drum rack.

1st Chair Throne systems

Tama's top-of-the-line thrones with possible options of a hydraulic lift and back rest.

• Round Rider – round-type throne
• Ergo-Rider – hybrid round and saddle-type throne
• Glide Rider – saddle-type throne

Pedals[edit]

Speed Cobra

Introduced in 2010, the Speed Cobra line features long footboards in both double and single pedal versions that are designed to be lighter, more responsive and have more power than the Iron Cobra series. The Speed Cobra pedals include new features as well as many similar features to the Iron Cobra series.

• Speed Cobra Hi-hat

Iron Cobra

Introduced in 1992 the Iron Cobra line features a selection of Tama's top-of-the-line pedals double pedals and hi-hat stands.

• Bass drum pedals:
  • Power Glide – Features an offset cam for increased power and speed
  • Rolling Glide – Features a rounded cam for uniform response
  • Flexi Glide – Features a traditional strap (made of Kevlar) drive cam
• Hi-hat stands:
  • Lever-Glide Hi-hat stand – Features a lever pull system
  • Velo-Glide Hi-hat stand – Features a traditional pull-action chain
• Other:
  • Cobra Clutch – Attaches to the side of a hi-hat stand to allow the cymbals to be closed or open; a foot-controlled version of the drop-clutch

Other[edit]

• Rhythm Watch – Metronome and practice tool.
  • RW100
  • RW105
• Tension Watch – Drum head tuning tool.
  • TW100

Notable artists[edit]

• Adrian Erlandsson - At the Gates, The Haunted, ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Brujeria, ex-Paradise Lost
• James Cassells - Asking Alexandria
• Nameless Ghoul - Ghost
• Tim Alexander - Primus
• Chad Szeliga - Black Star Riders, ex-Breaking Benjamin ex-Switched ex-Black Label Society
• John Dolmayan - System of a Down
• Chad Butler - Switchfoot
• Dave Lombardo - ex-Slayer
• Joey Castillo - The Bronx, ex-Wasted Youth, ex-Danzig, ex-Queens Of The Stone Age, ex-Eagles Of Death Metal
• John Stanier - Battles, Helmet
• Bill Ward - Black Sabbath
• Roger Taylor - Duran Duran
• Lars Ulrich - Metallica
• Charlie Benante - Anthrax
• Troy Luccketta - Tesla
• Randy Castillo - Ozzy Osbourne
• Jack Bevan- Foals
• Abe Cunningham - Deftones
• Stewart Copeland - The Police
• Jukka Nevalainen - Nightwish
• Mika Karppinen - HIM
• Yoshiki - X Japan
• Dave Mackintosh - Dragonforce
• Peter Wildoer - Darkane
• Paul Mazurkiewicz - Cannibal Corpse
• Mike Portnoy - The Winery Dogs, ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Avenged Sevenfold
• Jason Rullo - Symphony X
• Brann Dailor - Mastodon
• Blake Richardson - Between the Buried and Me
• Simon Phillips - Toto, Hiromi and The Trio Project, Protocol
• Brandon Barnes - Rise Against
• Jason Costa - All That Remains
• Nick Oshiro- ex-Static-X, ex-Seether
• Shannon Lucas - The Black Dahlia Murder
• Jackie Barnes - Jimmy Barnes, The Lachy Doley Group
• Dean Butterworth - Good Charlotte
• Scott Travis - Judas Priest, Racer X
• Mario Duplantier - Gojira
• Matt Garstka - Animals as Leaders
• Steve Jansen of Japan

Past endorsers[edit]

• Neil Peart - Rush
• Christoph Schneider - Rammstein
• Steve Felton - Mushroomhead
• Nick Menza - ex-Megadeth
• Jason Bittner - Shadows Fall
• Dave Grohl - Nirvana (former)
• Jeremy Spencer - Five Finger Death Punch
• Dominic Howard - MUSE
• Liberty DeVitto - Billy Joel
• Vinnie Paul - Pantera
• Taylor Hawkins - Foo Fighters
• Don Henley - Eagles
• John Panozzo - Styx
• Pat Torpey - Mr. Big (band)

References[edit]

1. ^Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. profile
2. ^Guangzhou Hoshino Gakki Mfg. Co., Ltd. profile
3. ^'TAMA Catalogs'. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
4. ^http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/product/drum_data.php?year=2013&id=10&area=2
5. ^'TAMA Catalogs'. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
6. ^LTD., HOSHINO GAKKI CO.,. 'STARPHONIC - TAMA Drums'. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
7. ^http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/product/snare_series.php?sig_flg=1&year=2013&area=2
8. ^'TAMA S.L.P.' Retrieved 18 January 2017.

• 'Tama's commitment to brand integrity' Music Trades magazine, Nov. 2007
• 'The Tama Drum Guide', blurb published, 2010.

External links[edit]

See also[edit]

In Japan, the national government issues vehicle registration plates for motor vehicles through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Land Transportation Offices nationwide. However, the local municipality rather than the national government registers certain vehicles with small engine displacements.

The number on the top line is a vehicle class code which begins with a 0 through 9 to indicate specific vehicle classification. This is signified by the length, width and height of the vehicle as well as engine displacement. Broadly speaking, passenger automobiles with engine displacements at or smaller than 2000 cc receive 5-series plates, while passenger automobiles with engine displacements larger than 2,000 cc (120 cu in) or more receive 3-series license plates.

Official vehicles of the Imperial household are exempt from the requirement to display such plates. Official vehicles of the Self-Defense Forces, foreign diplomats, and the U.S. military are required to display other plates.

The plates are installed on both the front and rear of the vehicle, with the rear plate permanently attached to the vehicle with a prefecture seal completely covering one of the attaching plate bolts. The plate is only removed when the vehicle has reached the end of service and has been sold for scrap, or exported. New vehicles are not delivered to the purchaser until the plates have been attached at the dealership.

Since November 1, 1970, a 'jiko-shiki' (字光式) plate has been offered for private vehicles at the owner's request. The green characters on this type of plate are replaced with molded green plastic that can be illuminated from behind the plate. From May 19, 1998, specific numbers can also be requested if the numbers are not already in use. From 2010, these are also available in blue.version of vehicle registration plates started in 1973.

The international vehicle registration code for Japan is J.

• 1Appearance

Appearance[edit]

* These plates are issued by municipal governments.

Large

44x22 cm (17.3x8.7 inch)

(for over 8 tons vehicle, or capacity of 30 people or more)

Medium

33x16.5 cm (13x6.5 inch)

Small

23x12.5 cm (9x4.9 inch)

Extra small

about 20x10 cm (7.8x3.9 inch)

(differs according to each municipality)

Tama Serial Number Check Blacklist

Until 31 December 1974, kei cars had small green and white license plates. After this date, they received medium plates, now in black and yellow to distinguish them from regular cars.

Please note that, to avoid any claims of invasion of privacy, the artist of these pictures has deliberately selected an invalid combination of characters.

The illustration shows what a plate might look like. The top line contains the name of the issuing office (Tama, shown, is in Tokyo) and a vehicle class code. The bottom line contains a hiragana character and a four-digit serial number divided into two groups of two digits separated by a hyphen. Any leading zeros are replaced by centered dots.

White plates can have the following hiragana (bold indicates rental vehicle characters):

さすせそたちつてとなにぬねのはひふほまみむめもやゆよらりるろれわ

Green plates can have the following hiragana:

あいうえかきくけこを

Some characters, including ones with a dakuten or a handakuten, cannot be used on any plates, including the yellow and black ones:

'ばだがぱざびぢぎぴじぶづぐぷずべでげペぜぼどごぽぞゑゐ

A license plate in Japan thus follows this format: KK?*H##-## (e.g., 足立500き21-41), where KK is the name of the issuing office in kanji, H is a hiragana, ? is a 5 for vehicles less than 2000 cc and a 3 for vehicles greater than 2000 cc (other numbers are less common—1 for large trucks, 2 for buses, etc.^[1]), * is a number from 0 to 99 (pre-1971 license plates will omit this), and # is a number from 0* to 9 (*leading zeros are replaced by centered dots).

Special use plates[edit]

Vehicles owned by personnel with the United States military in Japan under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) have a 'Y' on white plates, or an 'A' on yellow plates, where the hiragana character is normally displayed. Earlier versions of the SOFA license plate displayed the letters 'K', 'M', 'G', 'H' and 'E'. These letters indicated the car was imported into Japan under SOFA and was left-hand drive. Today, cars with an 'E' indicate that Japanese sales tax has not been paid and the vehicle will not remain in Japan when the military member departs. Since the 1980s, military commands have discouraged servicemembers assigned to Japan from shipping their vehicles from the U.S. into the country, so this is rarely seen. Military members who retire in Japan use the hiragana 'よ'. Many opt to purchase second-hand domestic vehicles through used car dealers off-base, and from other servicemembers departing Japan at on-base 'lemon lots'.^[2]

Out of country plates[edit]

Because the Japanese writing system, particularly the kana, is unique to Japan, standard-issue Japanese license plates are considered unacceptable for international travel. If motorists wish to take their vehicles abroad with them, the Ministry of Transport will issue them with plates with the hiragana and kanji scripts replaced by Roman letters. The hiragana prefix is replaced by a Kunrei-shikiromanization of that character. The kanji prefecture/office code is replaced by a two- or three-letter abbreviation, the first two letters representing the prefecture, the third (if present) representing the office within the prefecture. All the numerical portions of the plate remain the same.

Using the example given above, the plate (足立500き21-41) would then read TKA 500 KI 21-41 (TKA for Tokyo Adachi).

Vehicle class code system^[3][edit]

In addition to plate size and color, Japanese plates since 1962 have identified the vehicle type (signified by length, width and height as well as engine displacement) by use of a vehicle class code signified by a number on the top line of the plate for all vehicles with three or more wheels. The vehicle class code system is not widely understood outside of Japan, and as a result, Japanese vehicles displaying 'vanity' Japanese license plates at overseas shows and events are often unwittingly misrepresented.

Motorbikes and other two wheeled vehicles do not use this system.

In 1967, double digit vehicle codes were introduced for the first time, once all previous possible combinations were used. For example, 3 would become 33, and then 34, 35, etc. This began in October 1967 in the more populous prefectures initially for the most common vehicle classes such as 3 and 5. In April 1971 all vehicle codes become double digit across the country. Double digit codes finally stopped being issued in 1999.

By the early 1970s, three wheeled passenger cars were no longer in production and some prefectures began to issue the double digit codes 77, 78 and 79 as an 'overflow series' for passenger cars 2000cc and under. This practice stopped in 1999.

By May 1998, some prefectures were beginning to run out of all possible combinations of double digit vehicle codes for the most common classes (notably 5 and 7) and began issuing triple digit vehicle codes.

Transportation offices and markings[edit]

In 2006, several new location names, known as Gotōchi (ご当地, local place) numbers, were approved by the MLIT for places that wanted to increase their recognition for purposes such as tourism. Criteria included the need for 100,000 vehicles in the area and the avoidance of an imbalance in the prefecture. The new locations began appearing in 2006 on plates for vehicles registered in certain specific cities, towns and villages in or near the places marked below in green.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Vehicle Code System since 1962 - Japanese License PlatesArchived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^How to Purchase and Register a VehicleArchived 2008-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Web site of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62).
3. ^'Vehicle Code System since 1962 - Japanese License Plates'. 2006-11-21. Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

• 'Internet Wayback Machine Archive of 'How to Purchase and Register a Vehicle' from the USS Fitzgerald website'. 2008-07-15. Archived from the original on July 15, 2008. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

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