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Anyone with EV Subsidy experience in Tokyo?
My concern is I am building a home outside Tokyo next year so at some point my registered place of residence will change - though the vehicle will still mainly be used in Tokyo as my office will remain in Nakano.
nobody's mentioned the insurance angle yet. some insurers in japan will jack up your premium if they find out you took the subsidy and then moved addresses mid-policy, because they consider it a change in risk profile. i had a friend who moved from nakano to saitama and his monthly went up 4000 yen just from the postal code change alone
the other thing is the tesla m3 performance has a higher annual weight tax than the base model in japan. it's like 5000 yen more per year and nobody tells you that upfront. combined with the insurance creep it eats into whatever subsidy you're chasing
if you're dead set on the performance trim maybe just lease it through tesla japan's program. they handle all the subsidy paperwork and the 4-year rule becomes their problem not yours. the monthly is higher but you avoid the clawback risk entirely and you can walk away when you move
ive been in a similar spot moving between wards and the thing that got me was the parking space registration. even if you have a charger the tokyo subsidy needs the parking spot to be "exclusive use" on your contract not just a shared lot. some nakano landlords will write up a separate parking addendum for like 5000 yen a month just to satisfy that requirement.
the other angle nobody touched is resale value. if you take the subsidy and move out of the 23 wards within 4 years you might have to pay it back but if you sell the car before then the new owner has to keep the registration in tokyo too. tesla m3 performance holds value decently in japan but adding that restriction makes it harder to sell privately. trade-in dealers wont care but youll take a hit on price.
for your specific situation id skip the tokyo top-up and just do national. the 200k-300k extra isnt worth the annual reports and the risk of clawback. use that money to get a proper charger installed at your new home build instead. those wall connectors are about 150k installed and youll actually use it every day vs fighting with paperwork.
One thing that hasn't come up yet is that the national CEV subsidy application process requires a pre-approval before you take delivery of the car. You can't just buy it and apply afterward. That means you need to have your future address and parking situation sorted before you even place the order, which makes your moving timeline even trickier. The Tokyo subsidy has the same pre-approval requirement.
For the charging point proof, since you're in Nakano, check if there's already a 200V outlet in your parking space. Some of the newer apartment buildings in places like around Nakano Shimbashi or Kami-Nakano have them installed for heat pump water heaters, and you can just use that with a proper EVSE. If there isn't one, getting landlord permission and a licensed electrician to install a basic 200V outlet will run you about 50,000 to 80,000 yen in that area, and you'll need to show the receipt and photos for both subsidies.
On the Tesla M3 Performance specifically, the 2025 model is expected to have a starting price around 7.9 million yen in Japan before options. With any paint or interior upgrades you'll almost certainly push past the 8 million yen cap for the full Tokyo subsidy. The partial Tokyo subsidy drops to around 150,000 yen for vehicles between 8 and 10 million, which might not be worth the annual reporting hassle given your situation.
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.