{"id":501,"date":"2024-08-10T06:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T06:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/?page_id=501"},"modified":"2025-11-17T07:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:12:29","slug":"marriage-for-us-citizens-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/marriage-for-us-citizens-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u56fd\u969b\u7d50\u5a5a with \u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306e\u65b9 in Japan \ud83d\udc8d\u2728\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\uff0a<em>Welcome to Dave Higgins Office: Your Guide to Getting Married in Japan for U.S. Citizens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\uff0a<\/strong>\u3088\u3046\u3053\u305d\uff01<strong>\u30d2\u30ae\u30f3\u30b9\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9<\/strong> \u3078 ^^ \u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u5408\u8846\u56fd\u7c4d\u306e\u65b9\u3068\u306e\u3054\u7d50\u5a5a\u5e0c\u671b\u3067\u3059\u306d ^^ \u559c\u3093\u3067 \u3054\u6848\u5185\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Hello! I&#8217;m Dave Higgins, a legal translator based in Okinawa, Japan. If you and fianc\u00e9(e)<\/em> <em>are looking to get married in Japan, I&#8217;m here to guide you through the process step by step.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30cf\u30ed\u30fc\uff01\u79c1\u306f \u30c7\u30a4\u30f4\u30fb\u30d2\u30ae\u30f3\u30ba, \u6c96\u7e04\u3067\u516c\u7684\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8\u306e\u7ffb\u8a33\u3092\u5c02\u9580\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059^^ \u65e5\u672c\u3067\u56fd\u969b\u7d50\u5a5a\u3092\u3054\u5e0c\u671b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3089, \u79c1\u306b\u304a\u4efb\u305b\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01\u624b\u7d9a\u304d\u306e\u6d41\u308c\u3092 \u30b9\u30c6\u30c3\u30d7\u30fb\u30d0\u30a4\u30fb\u30b9\u30c6\u30c3\u30d7 \u3067 \u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?resize=1024%2C959&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" style=\"width:337px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?resize=1024%2C959&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?resize=768%2C719&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?resize=1536%2C1438&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Holding-a-Bald-Eagle-min.png?w=1976&amp;ssl=1 1976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>First things first\u2014getting legally married in Japan is all about the paperwork. While you might want to celebrate with a party or ceremony, these are entirely separate from the legal requirements for marriage in Japan.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u307e\u305a\u59cb\u3081\u306b, \u65e5\u672c\u3068\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306e\u5a5a\u59fb\u624b\u7d9a\u304d\u306e\u9055\u3044\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8aac\u660e\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306e\u6cd5\u7684\u306a\u5a5a\u59fb\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f, \u5168\u3066\u66f8\u985e\u624b\u7d9a\u304d &#8220;\u30da\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\ud83d\udcda&#8221; \u306b\u3088\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u5408\u8846\u56fd\u306e\u65b9\u304b\u3089\u3059\u308b\u3068, \u6bcd\u56fd\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b, \u7d50\u5a5a\u5f0f\u3084\u4f1d\u7d71\u7684\u306a\u6319\u5f0f\u3067\u611b\u3092\u8a93\u3044\u6cd5\u7684\u306b\u3082\u7d50\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u306e\u304c\u901a\u5e38\u306e\u5a5a\u59fb\u624b\u7d9a\u304d\u3067\u3042\u308b&#8230;\u306f\u305a&#8230;\u3068\u304a\u8003\u3048\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c, \u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f, \u6cd5\u7684\u306a\u5a5a\u59fb\u624b\u7d9a\u304d\u3068\u30ed\u30de\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u306a\u6319\u5f0f\u306f\u5225\u3005\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059 ^^; \uff08\u6ce8\uff1a\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f, \u5f79\u6240\u306e\u65b9\u306e\u9762\u524d\u3067\u611b\u3092\u8a93\u3063\u3066\u3082\u30ad\u30c3\u30b9\u306f\u53b3\u3057\u3044\u3063\u30b9\u304b\u3089\u306d\uff01(\u3003\u03c9\u3003)\uff01\u3054\u4e86\u627f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u306d\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.15.56.png?resize=898%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1534\" style=\"width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.15.56.png?w=898&amp;ssl=1 898w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.15.56.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.15.56.png?resize=768%2C570&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.13.23.png?resize=712%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1535\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.13.23.png?w=712&amp;ssl=1 712w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.13.23.png?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-2025-01-08-12.13.23.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The key document you&#8217;ll need is called the \/ \u7c73\u56fd\u7c4d\u306e\u65b9\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u66f8\u985e\u306f\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single Affidavit<\/strong> \/ \u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. service members can obtain this Affidavit at a military legal services office. If you\u2019re a civilian U.S. passport holder, you\u2019ll need to visit one of the U.S. Consulates or the Embassy in Japan to get the Affidavit. There are six locations across Japan where you can obtain it. \ud83d\udcc4\u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">U.S.\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u30e1\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\uff08\u7c73\u56fd\u8ecd\u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\/\u30df\u30ea\u30bf\u30ea\u30fc\uff09\u306e\u65b9\u306f, \u7c73\u56fd\u8ecd\u57fa\u5730\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30ac\u30eb\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9\u3067\u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8\u3092\u767a\u884c\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4e00\u822c\u5e02\u6c11\u306e\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u5408\u8846\u56fd\u7c4d\u306e\u65b9\u306f, \u5728\u65e5\u7c73\u56fd\u5927\u4f7f\u9928\u30fb\u9818\u4e8b\u9928\u3078\u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u554f\u3044\u5408\u308f\u305b\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u5728\u65e5\u7c73\u56fd\u5927\u4f7f\u9928\u30fb\u9818\u4e8b\u9928\u306f\uff08\u6771\u4eac\u30fb\u672d\u5e4c\u30fb\u5927\u962a\u30fb\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u30fb\u798f\u5ca1\u30fb\u6c96\u7e04\uff09\uff16\u7b87\u6240\u306b\u6240\u5728\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\uff0a<strong>2025\u5e749\u6708<\/strong>\u3088\u308a\u5728\u65e5\u7c73\u56fd\u5927\u4f7f\u9928\/\u9818\u4e8b\u9928\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b<br><strong>\u5a5a\u59fb\u8981\u4ef6\u5177\u5099<\/strong>\u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8\u306e<strong>\u516c\u8a3c\u304c\u5ec3\u6b62<\/strong>\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u70ba, <br>\u4e00\u822c\u5e02\u6c11\u306e\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u5408\u8846\u56fd\u7c4d\u306e\u65b9\u306f, \u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u672c\u56fd\u306e<br>\u516c\u8a3c\u4eba\u4e8b\u52d9\u6240\u3092\u3054\u5229\u7528\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u307e\u305f\u5f79\u6240\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u306f, \u5f53\u8a72\u8a3c\u66f8\u306b\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u5408\u8846\u56fd<br>\u30a2\u30dd\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30e6\u304c\u5fc5\u9808\u306e\u5834\u5408\u3082\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<br><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Letter-in-Lieu-of-Marriage-Affidavit-1.pdf\">https:\/\/jp.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Letter-in-Lieu-of-Marriage-Affidavit-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Affidavit, you\u2019ll need \/ \u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8\u306e\u4ed6\u306b\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u3082\u306e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A passport, birth certificate, or naturalization document. \/ \u6709\u52b9\u671f\u9593\u5185\u306e\u7c73\u56fd\u30d1\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8, \u7c73\u56fd\u51fa\u751f\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8 or \u7c73\u56fd\u5e30\u5316\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8 \u7b49 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While your passport usually doesn\u2019t need to be translated into Japanese. All these documents\u2014Affidavit, Birth certificate, or Naturalization document\u2014will be in English, but they must be translated into Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u5834\u5408 \u30d1\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u306f \u7ffb\u8a33\u4e0d\u8981 \u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u307e\u3059\u304c,\u3000\u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8 \u3084 \u51fa\u751f\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8 or \u5e30\u5316\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8 \u7b49\u306b\u306f,\u3000\u548c\u8a33\u6587\u66f8\u306e\u6dfb\u4ed8\u304c\u5fc5\u8981 \u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Dave Higgins Office, we specialize in providing these translation services. You can simply scan or photograph your documents and send them to us, and we\u2019ll handle the translation for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30d2\u30ae\u30f3\u30ba\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9\u3067\u306f, \u4e0a\u8a18\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u624b\u7d9a\u304d\u6848\u5185\u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3068\u7ffb\u8a33\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u3092\u63d0\u4f9b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u7ffb\u8a33\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3044\u66f8\u985e\u304c\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3089, \u30b9\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30eb\u3084\u753b\u50cf\u3092\u30e1\u30fc\u30eb\u9001\u4fe1\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u8fc5\u901f\u306a\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306b\u3066\u7ffb\u8a33\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01^^\u309e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hazuki-and-David-USA-Patriotic-min.jpg?resize=800%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-563\" style=\"width:695px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hazuki-and-David-USA-Patriotic-min.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hazuki-and-David-USA-Patriotic-min.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davehigginsoffice.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hazuki-and-David-USA-Patriotic-min.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ti-bg-color\">\uff0a<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the translations are done, we\u2019ll assist you in completing your marriage application. It\u2019s crucial that this application is only filled out after all your documents have been translated into Japanese. Consistency between the original documents and their translations is key, and having everything done by the same translator helps avoid any potential discrepancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5e02\u533a\u753a\u6751\u5f79\u5834\u3078\u5a5a\u59fb\u5c4a\u51fa\u3092\u3055\u308c\u308b\u969b\u306b\u5fc5\u8981\u306a \u82f1\u6587\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8\uff08\u5ba3\u8a93\u4f9b\u8ff0\u66f8\u3084\u7c73\u56fd\u51fa\u751f\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8 \u7b49.\uff09 \u3092\u548c\u8a33\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066, \u5a5a\u59fb\u5c4a\u66f8\u306e\u8a18\u5165\u3082\u697d\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u8a18\u5165\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u5a5a\u59fb\u5c4a\u66f8\u306f, \u548c\u8a33\u6587\u66f8\u306e\u30ab\u30bf\u30ab\u30ca\u540d\u3084\u5185\u5bb9\u3068\u4e00\u81f4\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3066\u306f\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u305f\u3081, \u306a\u308b\u3079\u304f\u540c\u4e00\u306e\u7ffb\u8a33\u8005\u306b\u66f8\u985e\u306e\u7ffb\u8a33\u3092\u3054\u4f9d\u983c\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u3053\u3068\u3067, \u8a02\u6b63\u304c\u3042\u308b\u969b\u3067\u3082\u30b9\u30e0\u30fc\u30ba\u306b\u9032\u3081\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059 ^^ b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing these steps, you\u2019ll submit your documents to the city office closest to where you\u2019re staying in Japan. 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