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Tokyo 2026: registering a brewery licence
the ward office won't touch it, alcohol licensing sits with the tax office (kazei jimusho) not the ku yakusho. the tax number thing trips people up: you file a shōten setsuritsu todoke at the tax office to get your corporate number first, then the sake menkyo application goes to the same office. hit the tax office in your ward, they'll tell you the exact order. budget like 2-3 months for the whole thing
yeah this is right, just check if ur ward's kazei jimusho actually handles sake menkyo or sends u to the regional one
mine sent me to the regional one, so worth calling ahead
otemachi, 3rd floor counter, go early
also worth noting the regional office (kanto shin'etsu kokuzei kyoku) handles anything above small-scale output so check your projected volume first
Volume threshold is 2,000 liters annually, below stays at ward kazei jimusho.
2,000L is the brewer's tax base, not total output
Right, regional office once you're past 2,000L.
yep the todoke first bit is key, they won't even look at the sake menkyo without the hōjin bangō in hand. small heads up though, if ur projected volume tops 2000L a year it goes to kanto shin'etsu kokuzei kyoku in otemachi not ur ward office. so check that before u queue up at the ku
Two to three months is realistic, though the tax office typically wants the brewery floor plan and equipment list before they'll accept the sake menkyo, so get those drawn up early. Worth asking your ward kazei jimusho for the checklist on your first visit.
Tokyo work visa renewal 2026: what documents do I need?
Your employer files the COE at their local immigration bureau, so ask them to start it now since it takes 1 to 3 months.
Agreed, and add a month of buffer since January is peak renewal season at the Shinagawa immigration bureau.
ask them to send u the COE scan before u book the flight
employers here often drag their feet on the COE until u nudge them, so get a written timeline from them first
One thing: the bakery needs a 雇用保険 and 社会保険 setup before immigration will even look at it, so confirm they've got that sorted.
Timing matters too: COE applications submitted in late March tend to clear faster than the December crunch before the new fiscal year.
Right, and it's worth naming the actual office on your side of the desk: the employer lodges it at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau at Konan, Minato, not the local ward office. Some bakeries assume otherwise and lose a week.
The usual snag is the job description: "baker" alone can read as unskilled, so the employer should write it around baking techniques and recipe development to fit the skilled labour category. Also check your passport name matches the COE exactly, middle names cause delays.
Also get the employer to attach a few photos of finished products and any competition or training certificates, since immigration officers here respond well to visual proof.
Middle name mismatch cost me six weeks. Match exactly.