COVID-19: Vaccine Passports (as of 3/30/2022)

Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19

​After you receive your COVID-19 vaccination, you will be issued a Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19 that lists the date, place, and type of vaccine you received. As this certificate allows you to know when and which type of vaccine you received at a glance, it is very important that you keep this certificate in a safe place (copies or photos of this certificate are also considered valid).

Note: The Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19 is attached to the righthand side of the Vaccination Coupon that you must bring when going to receive your vaccination (see below for reference; vaccination coupon is outlined in green, certificate is outlined in red).

Digital Vaccine Passport

Certificates of Full COVID-19 Vaccination (hereafter “vaccine passport”) will be issued to those who have received two doses (or more) of the COVID-19 vaccine.​

Beginning December 20, 2021, you can now receive a digital vaccine passport via the official Certificate of Full COVID-19 Vaccination app (released by the Japanese government). To receive this digital certificate, you will need a smartphone and your Individual Number Card (My Number Card). If you do not have a smartphone or Individual Number Card, you can still receive a paper copy of your vaccine passport.

In addition, vaccine passports, which were previously only issued for the purpose of travel overseas, can now be issued for purposes other than travel overseas beginning on December 20 (e.g., for those who have lost their Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19 received at the time of vaccination, etc).

Please note that depending on circumstances, such as registration status in the COVID-19 Vaccination Record System (VRS), you may not be able to receive your digital vaccine passport. In this case, please consider applying for a paper vaccine passport.

• How to Receive Your Certificate of Full COVID-19 Vaccination (Vaccine Passport)

• For more information on the Certificate of Full COVID-19 Vaccination app, including where to get the app and how to use it, please see here＜外部リンク＞ (Digital Agency; Japanese).
• List of countries＜外部リンク＞ where you can use your Certificate of Full COVID-19 Vaccination (vaccine passport) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Japanese).
• Please see here for information on how to get your Individual Number Card.

Necessary documents for Paper Vaccine Passport

• Vaccine Passport Application Form
• Copy of your travel passport
• One of the following documents (copy acceptable) to confirm records by the City of Hiroshima: Vaccination Coupon, My Number Card, ID (complete with current address)
• One of the following documents (copy acceptable) to confirm that you have been vaccinated: Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19, record of vaccination, patient copy of your medical questionnaire
• Return envelope (please fill out your name and address and affix an 84 yen stamp)
• If your travel passport includes your maiden name, different last name, or different first name, please include documentation which can verify this information (copy acceptable).
• If applying via proxy, you will need to include a letter of proxy and ID for your proxy (copy acceptable)

Example of Vaccination Coupon and Certificate of Vaccination for COVID-19

Where to submit your application

Send your completed application and additional documents to the following address via postal mail:

Health Promotion Division
Health and Welfare Bureau
Hiroshima City Hall
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
730-8586

Note: Please write “Application for COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Enclosed” in red letters on the envelope.

If you would prefer to deliver your application in person, please bring it to either of the following locations:

• Health Promotion Division Temporary Office
  16F Hiroshima City Hall
• Mutual Community Support Division of your local ward office

How to receive your paper vaccine passport

Vaccine passports will be issued 5-7 days after the City of Hiroshima receives your application. Please note that it may take more time to issue your passport depending on circumstances such as processing a large number of applications, mistakes on the application form, national holidays, etc.

When your passport is ready, it will be mailed to your home address. If you would like to receive your passport in person, please let a member of staff know when you drop off your application.

Other information

• Only those who have a registered address in Hiroshima City or have received their vaccine using the vaccination coupons sent by the City of Hiroshima can apply for a vaccine passport from the City of Hiroshima.
• Those who moved into Hiroshima City after receiving their vaccine elsewhere should apply for a vaccine passport at their previous residence.
• Those who moved after their first dose of the vaccine and received their second dose elsewhere will need to apply at each separate municipality.

Inquiries regarding this page

Health Promotion Division, Health and Welfare Bureau
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel: 082-504-2834 // Fax: 082-504-2471
Email: k-suishin@city.hiroshima.lg.jp