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CUSTOM GLOW PLATE
Use the drop down menus below to customize your own replica Japanese Jikō-Shiki license plate!
Once all the fields are filled out hit the "Add to Cart" button and your custom plate will be added to your cart!
Click here for a brief overview of the plate.
Design
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Choose a hiragana:
Enter class ID (Top 3 numbers):
Enter text for plate:
Text may be up to 6 characters. If text contains any offensive language your order will be canceled.
Preview:
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東京
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TEXT
300
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**Due to the custom nature of the product, the actual design may differ slightly from the preview**
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We hope to have them available by the end of 2024!
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Explaination
License Plate Breakdown
In Japan at night you may see backlit illuminated plates on a vehicle. They are referred to as jikō-shiki plates, which translates to “character-glowing type". The light-up plates were originally developed not only to illuminate the letters in dark and snowy regions but the heat from the bulb melted the snow to better show the plate. Modern plates like ours are made with LEDs and are much brighter at night than original models.
These Japanese letters indicate the prefecture where the car was registered. Japan is divided into 47 subdivisions or "prefectures". In this case its "Naniwa".
The harigana character is used to help distiguish vehicles.
The classification ID is used to distinguish what type of vehicle it is.
The registration number can be up to 4 numberals.
Examples of cars with Japanese plates:
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