Applying for a Japanese Passport in Hiroshima: 23 Counters, ¥9,300 for 10 Years (2026)

Passport application and collection in Hiroshima

You can apply and collect your passport at any of the 23 city and town counters in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Sunday pickup is at Hiroshima City Passport Center (9:00–17:00), and on the 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings (9:00–12:00) at Higashihiroshima City Hall.
For applications from July 1, 2026, a 10-year passport for ages 18 and over costs ¥9,300 at the counter or ¥8,900 online.

This page is general information from official sources. It is not legal advice. For your own case, ask the passport counter you plan to use.

A Japanese passport (旅券, ryoken) is for Japanese nationals. That includes, for example, a child of an international couple who holds Japanese nationality. A passport from any other country comes from that country’s embassy or consulate, and this page does not cover it.

In Hiroshima Prefecture, passports are handled at the counters of cities and towns. This page explains how to pick a counter, what it costs since July 2026, what to bring, and when you can collect it. The official pages are in Japanese. The ones we read do not say whether counter staff speak English, so the steps below show what to look for on the form and the screens.

In short

You can apply at any of the 23 city and town counters in Hiroshima Prefecture, not only where you are registered (section 1).
Since July 1, 2026, a 10-year passport for adults costs ¥9,300 at the counter or ¥8,900 online. A 5-year passport for under-18s costs ¥4,800 or ¥4,400. You pay when you collect it (section 3).
You collect it yourself, at the same counter, on day 9 (Hiroshima City) or day 11 (other cities), counting weekdays only. This applies to babies too (section 6).
Sundays: Hiroshima City Passport Center hands out passports on Sundays (not on public holidays). Higashihiroshima City also takes applications on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, for its own residents only (section 2).
With a My Number Card you can apply online and visit the counter only once, to collect it (section 5).

Checked with official pages on October 8, 2026.

Counter	Weekdays	Sunday	Car
Hiroshima City	Apply 9:00–16:30, collect until 17:00	Collect only, 9:00–17:00	No lot of its own
Fukuyama City	8:30–17:15 (Fri: collect only until 19:00)	Closed	City lot
Higashihiroshima City	8:30–17:15 (1st and 3rd Thu until 19:00)	2nd and 4th, 9:00–12:00	City hall lot

1. Who can apply in Hiroshima, and where?

Hiroshima Prefecture

You can apply if you are registered as a resident in Hiroshima Prefecture. People registered in another prefecture can apply too if they live in Hiroshima Prefecture, for example on a long business trip, a single-posting assignment or as a student (these are “residence applications”, 居所申請, kyosho shinsei). Since December 2, 2019, you can pick any city or town counter in the prefecture, such as one near your work or school. City ward offices, branch offices and most other sub-offices do not handle passports. Only the counters on the prefecture’s list do. The prefectural office’s International Affairs Division only deals with urgent cases such as emergency travel or early issue.

The application form has a box for whether you hold a foreign nationality (外国籍の有無, gaikokuseki no umu). Higashihiroshima City says you must fill in this box yourself even if someone else submits your form. The pages we read do not explain how to answer for people who hold two nationalities, so ask the counter before you apply.

2. Which counter should I use?

Hiroshima City, Fukuyama City, Higashihiroshima City

The three counters below are the ones most people use. All 23 are listed on the prefecture’s counter list (旅券窓口一覧, Japanese, published June 29, 2026). Opening hours differ by city, and some evening and weekend hours are only for people registered in that city or town. Check the notes column of the list if you will apply outside the place where you are registered.

The table shows evening and weekend hours at other counters on that list.

Counter	Evening or weekend	Note
Hiroshima City	Sat and Sun: collect only, 9:00–17:00	Apply on weekdays only
Higashihiroshima City	2nd and 4th Sun 9:00–12:00; 1st and 3rd Thu until 19:00	People registered elsewhere: weekdays only
Fuchu Town	2nd Sun 8:30–12:00; 1st and 3rd Thu until 19:00	Collect only; apply by 16:30
Kure City, Mihara City, Fuchu City	Thu: collect only, until 19:00	Kure and Mihara: apply by 17:00
Onomichi City, Fukuyama City	Fri: collect only, until 19:00	Fukuyama’s Matsunaga branch takes applications only
Miyoshi City	Fri until 19:00	People registered elsewhere: weekdays 9:00–17:00 only
Kaita Town, Saka Town	Kaita: 2nd Sat; Saka: 2nd and 4th Sat	People registered elsewhere: apply on weekdays only

Counters are generally closed on public holidays and over the New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3 at Hiroshima City and Higashihiroshima City).

Hiroshima City Passport Center

The center is in the northwest corner of the Hiroshima City Waterworks Bureau’s Motomachi building in Naka Ward. It is not inside City Hall or a ward office. You apply on weekdays from 9:00 and must arrive by 16:30 with all documents. Passports are handed out every day from 9:00 to 17:00, including Sundays. The city says the counter gets busy from about 16:00.

Hiroshima City says the counter has been very crowded since the fee cut on July 1, and asks you to allow extra time (page updated October 5, 2026). There is no car park of its own, so use public transport or a nearby lot. A photo booth (¥1,000) is inside the center.

Name	Hiroshima City Passport Center
Address	9-32 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima
Phone	082-221-8911
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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Fukuyama City Hall (福山市役所), Citizens Division

The counter is on the first floor of City Hall. It is open weekdays 8:30–17:15, and on Fridays it stays open until 19:00 for collection only. It is closed on Sundays. Fukuyama’s branch offices are also on the prefecture’s list. The Matsunaga branch takes applications only, and that passport is collected at City Hall.

If you drive, use the city’s Higashisakuracho car park. Show your parking ticket at the counter, then ask for one hour of free parking at the information desk on the first floor (Fukuyama City page). It is about a 5-minute walk from the south exit of JR Fukuyama Station.

Name	Fukuyama City Hall (Citizens Division)
Address	3-5 Higashisakura-cho, Fukuyama City
Phone	084-928-1144
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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Higashihiroshima City Hall (東広島市役所), Citizens Division

Only the Citizens Division on the first floor of the main building handles passports. Branch offices do not. Normal hours are weekdays 8:30–17:15. On the 2nd and 4th Sundays (9:00–12:00) and the 1st and 3rd Thursdays (until 19:00), you can both apply and collect. People registered in another city or town of Hiroshima Prefecture cannot use the Sunday or Thursday-evening service.

Upcoming Sundays: Sunday, October 25 and Sunday, November 8, 2026. There is no Sunday service on October 11, November 22 or December 27. Upcoming Thursday evenings: October 15, November 5 and November 19. Even if you apply on a Sunday, you cannot collect the passport the same day, because pickup is on day 11 or later.

The main building car park is free if you have business at City Hall. If you stay under one hour on a weekday between 8:00 and 18:00, you need no paperwork. If you stay longer, or park during Sunday or Thursday-evening hours, ask the Citizens Division to process your parking ticket.

Name	Higashihiroshima City Hall (Citizens Division)
Address	8-29 Saijo-sakaemachi, Higashihiroshima City
Phone	082-420-0925
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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3. How much does a passport cost?

Official rule (Japan)

For applications from July 1, 2026, a 10-year passport costs ¥9,300 at the counter and ¥8,900 online. A 5-year passport for under-18s costs ¥4,800 or ¥4,400. Before that, the 10-year passport cost ¥16,300 (¥15,900 online), according to Higashihiroshima City.

Type	At the counter	Online
10-year (age 18 and over)	¥9,300	¥8,900
5-year (under 18)	¥4,800	¥4,400
Same expiry date (age 18 and over)	¥5,800	¥5,400

The “same expiry date” type is for changing your name or registered domicile (本籍, honseki) while keeping the date of your current passport. The fee is made up of a national revenue stamp and a prefectural fee. For a 10-year passport at the counter, that is ¥7,000 plus ¥2,300. Online, the prefectural fee is ¥1,900. Early issue at the prefectural office adds ¥4,000 in handling costs, so a 10-year passport costs ¥13,300. Early issue is by paper application only.

You pay when you collect the passport, not when you apply. Revenue stamps are sold at the counter at some cities (the prefecture’s list marks which) or at post offices. At 14 cities and towns, including Hiroshima City, Fukuyama City and Higashihiroshima City, the prefectural fee is paid in cash at the counter. At the other nine, the counter gives you a payment slip to pay at a bank. Higashihiroshima City says the prefectural fee and the revenue stamp cannot be paid cashless at its counter. If you applied online, you can pay both fees by credit card online.

If you do not collect a passport within six months of issue, it becomes invalid. If you then apply again within five years, the fee is higher: ¥9,000 more for a 10-year passport and ¥4,500 more for a 5-year passport (applications from July 1, 2026).

4. What do I bring to apply at the counter?

Hiroshima Prefecture

First-time applicants and people whose passport has expired need a family register extract (戸籍謄本, koseki tohon). Renewals do not, if your name and registered domicile prefecture have not changed. The form is one sheet, plus one photo. Adults can only choose the 10-year type and under-18s the 5-year type. Write the form in black ballpoint pen. The prefecture says you can also create the form on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

First time, or expired: the application form, a family register extract (全部事項証明) issued within 6 months, a photo, and ID.
Renewal (less than 1 year left, or no empty visa pages): the form, your current passport and a photo. If your name or your registered domicile prefecture has changed, bring the family register extract too.
Registered in another city or town: add a copy of your certificate of residence (住民票の写し, jumin-hyo) issued within 6 months, without the My Number shown.

Since March 2024, you can get a family register extract at a city, town or ward office counter other than the one where your family register is kept. The Hiroshima City service corner next to the Passport Center only issues extracts for family registers kept in Hiroshima City. If your family members apply at the same time and share one family register, one extract covers all of you. It has to be the full version (全部事項証明). The shorter version for one person (戸籍抄本) is not accepted. A photo must be taken within 6 months. Do not stick it on the form. Write your name on the back. The prefecture asks for photos from a photo studio or an ID photo booth, because home-printed photos can come out coarse.

For ID, one item such as a driver’s license or My Number Card is enough. Health insurance documents and similar items count as ID only in pairs. The name, date of birth, sex and reading of your name (ふりがな, furigana) on your ID must match the form.

For applicants under 18, a parent or guardian must sign the back of the form. If the guardian lives far away, they can sign a consent form (旅券申請同意書) instead. A child under 15 who has no ID of their own can show the guardian’s ID instead. In the city where the applicant is registered, an agent can submit the documents. Outside it, the applicant must come in person.

If you are registered outside Hiroshima Prefecture but live here, bring a residence application statement (居所申請申出書) and your certificate of residence. A single-posting worker also brings an employer’s certificate of residence. A student brings a student ID and proof of address such as mail sent to the address or a lease in the student’s name. You must go to the counter in person (prefecture page).

5. Can I apply online?

Official rule (Japan)

With a My Number Card, you can apply on Mynaportal (マイナポータル), including first-time applications, and visit a counter only once, to collect it. Since March 24, 2025, first-time applications are covered, and your family register data is linked electronically, so you do not bring an extract. Mynaportal is in Japanese.

Choose your pickup counter. During the application, you select a city or town counter in Hiroshima Prefecture. Any of the 23 works.
Watch the notices on Mynaportal. Requests to fix your application and the pickup date arrive there. Hiroshima City says the review stops until you answer, which can make you miss your departure. It asks you to turn on push or email notifications and check the notice list regularly.
Collect it in person. Show the QR code on Mynaportal at the counter. Bring your current passport if you have a valid one. Without it, you cannot collect the new one, unless the chip was checked at application.

You cannot apply online if you are not registered in Hiroshima Prefecture, unless you are staying here for work, school or a temporary return to Japan. You also cannot apply online if your passport is damaged, if someone other than a legal guardian submits for you, or if you want emergency or early issue.

Important

Online applications are not available from Friday, October 16, 2026 at 18:00 until Sunday, October 18 at 24:00, because of system maintenance. Counter applications still work (prefecture page, published September 11, 2026).

6. When and how do I collect it?

Hiroshima Prefecture

You can collect it on day 9 if you applied in Hiroshima City, and on day 11 at other cities and towns. Onomichi City’s Innoshima branch is day 12. The application day counts as day 1. Weekends, public holidays and the New Year holidays are not counted. Delays can happen, for example if your photo is rejected.

You must collect it yourself at the counter where you applied, whatever your age. Collecting at another city’s counter is not possible. For a counter application, bring the receipt slip (旅券受領証) you were given. Renewal applicants also bring their current passport. A passport not collected within 6 months of issue becomes invalid.

Passports are now printed at a national printing office, so delays happen. The prefecture asks you to check the pickup date on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ pickup date search (Pasuken, Japanese) first. You need the receipt number from your application.

7. How early should I apply before winter travel?

Editors’ estimate based on official day counts

Apply at least a month before departure, so there is room for corrections and delivery delays (editors’ estimate). Counters close over the New Year holidays, so for a year-end trip, aim to apply by early December.

Calendar for December 2026. Apply on the 7th, collect in Hiroshima City from the 17th and in other cities from the 21st — If you apply on Monday, December 7, you can collect in Hiroshima City from Thursday, December 17, and elsewhere from Monday, December 21 (editors' count from the prefecture's day counts)

For example, if you apply on Monday, December 7, you can collect on day 9, Thursday, December 17, in Hiroshima City. At other cities and towns it is day 11, Monday, December 21. If you apply on Monday, November 16, the November 23 holiday falls in between. Collection is then Friday, November 27 in Hiroshima City and Tuesday, December 1 elsewhere (editors’ count). Check Pasuken before you go.

Common questions

Can I apply on a Sunday?

Higashihiroshima City takes applications from its own residents on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, 9:00–12:00. Hiroshima City Passport Center is open on Sundays for collection only.

Can I collect my passport in a different city from where I applied?

No. You can only collect it at the counter where you applied.

Can a parent collect a child’s passport?

No. Higashihiroshima City says the applicant must come in person, whatever their age. That includes babies.

Do I still visit a counter if I apply online?

Yes, once, to collect it at the counter you chose.

Can I pay by card?

Online applicants can pay by credit card online. At the counter, Higashihiroshima City says the prefectural fee and the revenue stamp cannot be paid cashless. Ask your counter if you use another city.

Next steps

Moving to Hiroshima City with children: deadlines, counters and what to bring

Sources (checked October 2026)

8 pages we checked

1. Who can apply in Hiroshima, and where?

2. Which counter should I use?

Hiroshima City Passport Center

Fukuyama City Hall (福山市役所), Citizens Division

Higashihiroshima City Hall (東広島市役所), Citizens Division

3. How much does a passport cost?

4. What do I bring to apply at the counter?

5. Can I apply online?

6. When and how do I collect it?

7. How early should I apply before winter travel?

Common questions

Sources (checked October 2026)

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