Introduction to the facilities
National Printing Bureau produces Bank of Japan notes, Official Gazette, passports, etc.
View National Printing Bureau website
Facilities for tour
- Tokyo Plant
- Odawara Plant
- Shizuoka Plant
- Hikone Plant
- Okayama Plant
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Tokyo Plant -
Odawara Plant -
Shizuoka Plant -
Hikone Plant -
Okayama Plant
The content of the tour
Through videos and a panel exhibition, the tours introduce technologies to prevent counterfeiting and the production process for banknotes, which support our day-to-day life. You can also look at how banknotes are printed (at the Okayama Plant, you can experience how banknote paper is made through VR) and feel the weight of 100 million yen.
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- Tour schedules vary for different facilities. For details, please check the website of the facility you plan to visit.
Tour image
Exhibition room of Tokyo Plant 
Corridor for Odawara Plant tour 
Hikone Plant: Can you hold 100 million yen? 
Corner to learn forgery prevention techniques 
Video presentation 
Printing process 
VR Experience of the Paper Production Process
Access
Tokyo Plant
Address: 2-3-15 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0024
By train
- 10 minutes’ walk from Kaminakazato station (Kaminakazato-guchi), JR Keihin-Tohoku Line
- One minutes’ walk from Nishigahara station (Exit 1 or 2), Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line
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- Advance application is required for permission to use a bus for a group tour. Please contact us when making an application for the tour.
- You can enter the parking for group tour buses from the south gate on the side of Nishigahara station, Tokyo Metro.
- No cars, motorbikes or bicycles other than authorized vehicles may park at the plant.
- No private vehicles are permitted at these facilities.
Odawara Plant
Address: 6-2-1 Sakawa, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa
By train
- From JR Odawara Station (east exit) 20 minutes by Hakone Tozan Bus and 5 minutes on foot from Insatsukyoku-mae (#7: to Kozu station)
- From JR Kozu station 15 minutes by bus (bound for Odawara station) and five minutes on foot from Insatsukyoku
- 15 minutes on foot from JR Kamonomiya station (south exit)
By car
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Five minutes from Seisho Bypass Kozu Interchange
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- Parking is available
Shizuoka Plant
Address: 3-5-1 Kuniyoshida, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
By train
- 5 minutes on foot from Kensogo Undojo station (north exit), Shizuoka Railway
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- Advance application is required for permission to use a bus for a group tour. Please contact us when making an application for the tour.
- No cars, motorbikes or bicycles other than authorized vehicles may park at the plant.
- Visits by car are not accepted.
Hikone Plant
Address: 1157-1 Higashinonami-cho, Hikone-shi, Shiga
By train
- 10 minutes on foot from JR Minami-hikone station (east exit)
By car
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15 minutes from Hikone Interchange
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- Parking is available for cars but the space for group tour buses is limited. Please contact us when making an application for the tour.
Okayama Plant（Exhibition Room）
Address: 3-5-12 Saidaiji Kami, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama 704-8112
By train
- 10-minute walk from JR Saidaiji Station on the JR Ako Line
- (Note)
- Parking is available for cars but the space for group tour buses is limited. Please contact us when making an application for the tour.