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The prisons, jails and police of Japan

This page lists 140 places of detention and 13,337 law enforcement agencies in Japan. Japan's prisons and detention houses are run by the Ministry of Justice's Correction Bureau. Japan also has thousands of small neighbourhood police boxes (kōban) run by the prefectural police. They include 13,286 police stations, 92 prisons and 51 police departments. 83 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. The busiest prefecture is Tokyo (1,190 entries). Choose one of 47 prefectures to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Japan, by prefecture

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Aichi PrefectureAkita PrefectureAomori PrefectureChiba PrefectureEhime PrefectureFukui PrefectureFukuoka PrefectureFukushima PrefectureGifu PrefectureGunma PrefectureHiroshima PrefectureHokkaidoHyogo PrefectureIbaraki PrefectureIshikawa PrefectureIwate PrefectureKagawa PrefectureKagoshima PrefectureKanagawa PrefectureKochi PrefectureKumamoto PrefectureKyoto PrefectureMie PrefectureMiyagi PrefectureMiyazaki PrefectureNagano PrefectureNagasaki PrefectureNara PrefectureNiigata PrefectureOita PrefectureOkayama PrefectureOkinawa PrefectureOsaka PrefectureSaga PrefectureSaitama PrefectureShiga PrefectureShimane PrefectureShizuoka PrefectureTochigi PrefectureTokushima PrefectureTokyoTottori PrefectureToyama PrefectureWakayama PrefectureYamagata PrefectureYamaguchi PrefectureYamanashi PrefectureBranch Detention Center – IchinomiyaNagoya PrisonDetention Center – NagoyaOkazaki Medical PrisonJuvenile Training School – ToyotaPrison – AkitaPrison – AomoriChiba PrisonIchihara PrisonPrison – IchiharaBranch Detention Center – MatsudoPrison – SousaJuvenile Training School – YachimataJuvenile Classification Home – MatsuyamaMatsuyama Prison Saijo BranchMatsuyama PrizonFukui PrisonChikushi Juvenile Training School for GirlsDetention Center – FukuokaJuvenile Classification Home – FukuokaJuvenile Training School – FukuokaKitakyushu Medical PrisonFukuoka PrisonFukushima PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – GifuPrison – GifuKasamatsu PrizonBranch Detention Center – MitakeJuvenile Training School – MaebashiPrison – MaebashiJuvenile Training School for Girls – ShintoDetention Center – HiroshimaHiroshima PrisonBranch Prison – OnomichiAbashiri prisonAsahikawa PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – AashikawaJuvenile Training School – ChitoseZimingnuzixueyuanHakodate Juvenile PrisonObihiro Prison Kushiro BranchJuvenile Training School – ObihiroObihiro PrisonBranch Detention Center – SapporoJuvenile Classification Home – SapporoSapporo PrisonTsukigata prisonPrison – AkashiBranch Detention Center – AmagasakiPrison – HimejiJuvenile Training School – KakogawaPrison – KakogawaDetention Center – KobeJuvenile Classification Home – KobePrison – HitachinakaSuifu GakuinBranch Detention Center – ShimotsumaHigashi Nihon Immigration CenterKanazawa PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – MoriokaPrison – MoriokaJuvenile Classification Home – TakamatsuTakamatsu PrisonJuvenile Training School – ZentsujiJuvenile Classification Home – KagoshimaPrison – YuusuiJuvenile Classification Home – YokohamaYokohama PrisonJuvenile Training School – YokosukaYokosuka Branch PrisonKochi PrisonKumamoto PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – KyotoKyoto Detention HousePrison – KyotoMaizuru Detention HouseJuvenile Training School – UjiJuvenile Training School – IseFurukawa Detention BranchMiyagi PrisonSendai Branch Detention HouseTohoku Juvenile Training SchoolJuvenile Classification Home – MiyazakiMiyazaki PrizonYouminggaoyuanliaoPrison – MatsumotoJuvenile Classification Home – NaganoPrison – SuzakaBranch Detention Center – UedaNagasaki PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – NagasakiOmura Immigration CenterNara Juvenile PrisonNiigata Juvenile Training SchoolNiigata PrisonBranch Detention Center – SadoOita PrisonJuvenile Training School – OkayamaPrison – OkayamaOkinawa Prison Yaeyama BranchOkinawa Juvenile Training SchoolCamp Hansen BrigNaha Detention Branch, Okinawa PrisonOkinawa PrisonJuvenile Training School – IbarakiDetention Center – OsakaJuvenile Classification Home – SakaiOsaka PrisonPrison – SagaFumoto PrisonPrison – KawagoeJuvenile Classification Home – OtsuPrison – OtsuJuvenile Classification Home – MatsueMatsue PrisonShizuoka PrisonBranch Detention Center – OotawaraPrison – OotawaraJuvenile Training School – SakuraKitsuregawa Rehabilitation Program CenterPrison – TochigiJuvenile Classification Home – TokushimaPrison – TokushimaPrison – FuchuJuvenile Training School – HachiojiTokyo Detention HouseJuvenile Training School for Girls – KomaeJuvenile Classification Home – NerimaPrison – TottoriJuvenile Classification Home – ToyamaToyama PrisonWakayama PrisonJuvenile Classification Home – YamagataPrison – YamagataIwakuni PrisonMine Rehabilitation Program CenterJuvenile Classification Home – YamaguchiYamaguchi PrisonJiafubaohuguanchasuoPrison – Koufu
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What the atlas holds here

13,286Police stations
92Prisons
51Police departments
46Young offender institutions
2Immigration detention centers
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Prisons & jails

140 facilities

140 entries
Abashiri prisonPrisonAbashiri CityHokkaido—
Asahikawa PrisonPrisonAsahikawa CityHokkaido+81 166 57 2511
Branch Detention Center – AmagasakiPrisonAmagasaki CityHyogo Prefecture+81-6-6411-3558
Branch Detention Center – IchinomiyaPrisonIchinomiya CityAichi Prefecture—
Branch Detention Center – MatsudoPrisonMatsudo CityChiba Prefecture—
Branch Detention Center – MitakePrisonMitake TownGifu Prefecture—
Branch Detention Center – OotawaraPrisonOtawara CityTochigi Prefecture—
Branch Detention Center – SadoPrisonSado CityNiigata Prefecture—
Branch Detention Center – SapporoPrisonSapporo CityHokkaido—
Branch Detention Center – ShimotsumaPrisonShimotsuma CityIbaraki Prefecture0296-44-2015
Branch Detention Center – UedaPrisonUeda CityNagano Prefecture+81 268-22-0491
Branch Prison – OnomichiPrisonOnomichi CityHiroshima Prefecture—
Camp Hansen BrigPrisonKin TownOkinawa Prefecture—
Chiba PrisonPrisonChiba CityChiba Prefecture+81 43 231 1191
Chikushi Juvenile Training School for GirlsYoung offender institutionFukuoka CityFukuoka Prefecture—
Detention Center – FukuokaPrisonFukuoka CityFukuoka Prefecture+81 92-821-0636
Detention Center – HiroshimaPrisonHiroshima CityHiroshima Prefecture—
Detention Center – KobePrisonKobe CityHyogo Prefecture+81 78-743-3668
Detention Center – NagoyaPrisonNagoya CityAichi Prefecture+81 52-951-8586
Detention Center – OsakaPrisonOsaka CityOsaka Prefecture+81 6-6921-0371
Fukui PrisonPrisonFukui CityFukui Prefecture+81 776 36 3220
Fukuoka PrisonPrisonUmi TownFukuoka Prefecture+81 92 932 0395
Fukushima PrisonPrisonFukushima CityFukushima Prefecture+81 24 557 2222
Fumoto PrisonPrisonTosu CitySaga Prefecture+81 942 82 2121
Furukawa Detention BranchPrisonOsaki CityMiyagi Prefecture—
Hakodate Juvenile PrisonYoung offender institutionHakodate CityHokkaido+81 138 51 0185
Higashi Nihon Immigration CenterImmigration detentionUshiku CityIbaraki Prefecture—
Hiroshima PrisonPrisonHiroshima CityHiroshima Prefecture+81 82 241 8601
Ichihara PrisonPrisonIchihara CityChiba Prefecture+81 436 36 2351
Iwakuni PrisonPrisonIwakuni CityYamaguchi Prefecture+81 827-41-0136
JiafubaohuguanchasuoPrisonKofu CityYamanashi Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – AashikawaYoung offender institutionAsahikawa CityHokkaido+81 166 31 5511
Juvenile Classification Home – FukuokaYoung offender institutionFukuoka CityFukuoka Prefecture+81 92-541-7960
Juvenile Classification Home – GifuYoung offender institutionGifu CityGifu Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – KagoshimaYoung offender institutionKagoshima CityKagoshima Prefecture+81 99-254-3347
Juvenile Classification Home – KobeYoung offender institutionKobe CityHyogo Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – KyotoYoung offender institutionKyoto CityKyoto Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – MatsueYoung offender institutionMatsue CityShimane Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – MatsuyamaYoung offender institutionMatsuyama CityEhime Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – MiyazakiYoung offender institutionMiyazaki CityMiyazaki Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – MoriokaYoung offender institutionMorioka CityIwate Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – NaganoYoung offender institutionNagano CityNagano Prefecture+81 26-232-6144
Juvenile Classification Home – NagasakiYoung offender institutionNagasaki CityNagasaki Prefecture+81 95-846-5600
Juvenile Classification Home – NerimaYoung offender institutionNerima CityTokyo—
Juvenile Classification Home – OtsuYoung offender institutionOtsu CityShiga Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – SakaiYoung offender institutionSakai CityOsaka Prefecture+81 72-233-3326
Juvenile Classification Home – SapporoYoung offender institutionSapporo CityHokkaido—
Juvenile Classification Home – TakamatsuYoung offender institutionTakamatsu CityKagawa Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – TokushimaYoung offender institutionTokushima CityTokushima Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – ToyamaYoung offender institutionToyama CityToyama Prefecture+81 76 429 4884
Juvenile Classification Home – YamagataYoung offender institutionYamagata CityYamagata Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – YamaguchiYoung offender institutionYamaguchi CityYamaguchi Prefecture—
Juvenile Classification Home – YokohamaYoung offender institutionYokohama CityKanagawa Prefecture+81 45 841 2525
Juvenile Training School – ChitoseYoung offender institutionChitose CityHokkaido—
Juvenile Training School – FukuokaYoung offender institutionFukuoka CityFukuoka Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – HachiojiYoung offender institutionHachioji CityTokyo+81 42-622-5219
Juvenile Training School – IbarakiYoung offender institutionIbaraki CityOsaka Prefecture+81 72-643-5065
Juvenile Training School – IseYoung offender institutionIse CityMie Prefecture+81 596-22-4844
Juvenile Training School – KakogawaYoung offender institutionKakogawa CityHyogo Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – MaebashiYoung offender institutionMaebashi CityGunma Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – ObihiroYoung offender institutionObihiro CityHokkaido—
Juvenile Training School – OkayamaYoung offender institutionOkayama CityOkayama Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – SakuraYoung offender institutionSakura CityTochigi Prefecture+81 28-686-3020
Juvenile Training School – ToyotaYoung offender institutionToyota CityAichi Prefecture+81 565-45-0511
Juvenile Training School – UjiYoung offender institutionUji CityKyoto Prefecture+81 774-31-8101
Juvenile Training School – YachimataYoung offender institutionYachimata CityChiba Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – YokosukaYoung offender institutionYokosuka CityKanagawa Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School – ZentsujiYoung offender institutionZentsuji CityKagawa Prefecture—
Juvenile Training School for Girls – KomaeYoung offender institutionKomae CityTokyo—
Juvenile Training School for Girls – ShintoYoung offender institutionShinto VillageGunma Prefecture—
Kanazawa PrisonPrisonKanazawa CityIshikawa Prefecture+81 76 231 4291
Kasamatsu PrizonPrisonKasamatsu TownGifu Prefecture+81 58-387-2175
Kitakyushu Medical PrisonPrisonKitakyushu CityFukuoka Prefecture+81 93 963 8131
Kitsuregawa Rehabilitation Program CenterPrisonSakura CityTochigi Prefecture+81 28 686 3111
Kochi PrisonPrisonKochi CityKochi Prefecture+81 88 866 5454
Kumamoto PrisonPrisonKumamoto CityKumamoto Prefecture+81 96 364 3165
Kyoto Detention HousePrisonKyoto CityKyoto Prefecture+81 75-681-0501
Maizuru Detention HousePrisonMaizuru CityKyoto Prefecture—
Matsue PrisonPrisonMatsue CityShimane Prefecture+81 852-23-2222
Matsuyama Prison Saijo BranchPrisonSaijo CityEhime Prefecture—
Matsuyama PrizonPrisonToon CityEhime Prefecture+81 89 964 3355
Mine Rehabilitation Program CenterPrisonMine CityYamaguchi Prefecture+81 837-57-5166
Miyagi PrisonPrisonSendai CityMiyagi Prefecture—
Miyazaki PrizonPrisonMiyazaki CityMiyazaki Prefecture+81 985-41-1121
Nagasaki PrisonPrisonIsahaya CityNagasaki Prefecture+81 957 22 1330
Nagoya PrisonPrisonMiyoshi CityAichi Prefecture+81 561 36 2251
Naha Detention Branch, Okinawa PrisonPrisonNaha CityOkinawa Prefecture—
Nara Juvenile PrisonYoung offender institutionNara CityNara Prefecture—
Niigata Juvenile Training SchoolYoung offender institutionNagaoka CityNiigata Prefecture—
Niigata PrisonPrisonNiigata CityNiigata Prefecture+81 25 286 8221
Obihiro PrisonPrisonObihiro CityHokkaido+81 155-48-7111
Obihiro Prison Kushiro BranchPrisonKushiro CityHokkaido+81 154 41 0221
Oita PrisonPrisonOita CityOita Prefecture+81 97 543 5177
Okazaki Medical PrisonPrisonOkazaki CityAichi Prefecture+81 564 51 9629
Okinawa Juvenile Training SchoolYoung offender institutionItoman CityOkinawa Prefecture—
Okinawa PrisonPrisonNanjo CityOkinawa Prefecture+81 98-948-1653
Okinawa Prison Yaeyama BranchPrisonIshigaki CityOkinawa Prefecture—
Omura Immigration CenterImmigration detentionOmura CityNagasaki Prefecture—
Osaka PrisonPrisonSakai CityOsaka Prefecture+81 72 238 8261
Prison – AkashiPrisonAkashi CityHyogo Prefecture+81 78-936-0911
Prison – AkitaPrisonAkita CityAkita Prefecture+81 18-862-6581
Prison – AomoriPrisonAomori CityAomori Prefecture+81 17-739-2101
Prison – FuchuPrisonFuchu CityTokyo+81 42 362 3101
Prison – GifuPrisonGifu CityGifu Prefecture+81 58-239-9821
Prison – HimejiPrisonHimeji CityHyogo Prefecture+81 79-296-1020
Prison – HitachinakaPrisonHitachinaka CityIbaraki Prefecture+81 29-273-9796
Prison – IchiharaPrisonIchihara CityChiba Prefecture+81 436 36 1581
Prison – KakogawaPrisonKakogawa CityHyogo Prefecture—
Prison – KawagoePrisonKawagoe CitySaitama Prefecture—
Prison – KoufuPrisonKofu CityYamanashi Prefecture+81 55-241-8311
Prison – KyotoPrisonKyoto CityKyoto Prefecture+81 75-581-2171
Prison – MaebashiPrisonMaebashi CityGunma Prefecture+81 27-221-4247
Prison – MatsumotoYoung offender institutionMatsumoto CityNagano Prefecture+81 263-32-3093
Prison – MoriokaPrisonMorioka CityIwate Prefecture+81 19 662 9221
Prison – OkayamaPrisonOkayama CityOkayama Prefecture+81 86-229-2534
Prison – OotawaraPrisonOtawara CityTochigi Prefecture+81 287-54-1198
Prison – OtsuPrisonOtsu CityShiga Prefecture—
Prison – SagaPrisonSaga CitySaga Prefecture—
Prison – SousaPrisonSosa CityChiba Prefecture—
Prison – SuzakaPrisonSuzaka CityNagano Prefecture+81 26-245-0900
Prison – TochigiPrisonTochigi CityTochigi Prefecture+81 282-27-1885
Prison – TokushimaPrisonTokushima CityTokushima Prefecture+81 88-644-0114
Prison – TottoriPrisonTottori CityTottori Prefecture+81 857-53-4196
Prison – YamagataPrisonYamagata CityYamagata Prefecture+81 23-686-2111
Prison – YuusuiPrisonYusui TownKagoshima Prefecture+81 995-75-2025
Sapporo PrisonPrisonSapporo CityHokkaido+81 11 781 2011
Sendai Branch Detention HousePrisonSendai CityMiyagi Prefecture—
Shizuoka PrisonPrisonShizuoka CityShizuoka Prefecture54(261)0117
Suifu GakuinPrisonIbaraki TownIbaraki Prefecture+81 29-292-0054
Takamatsu PrisonPrisonTakamatsu CityKagawa Prefecture+81 87-821-6116
Tohoku Juvenile Training SchoolYoung offender institutionSendai CityMiyagi Prefecture—
Tokyo Detention HousePrisonKatsushika CityTokyo+81 3-3690-6681
Toyama PrisonPrisonToyama CityToyama Prefecture+81 76 429 3741
Tsukigata prisonPrisonTsukigata TownHokkaido+81 126-53-3060
Wakayama PrisonPrisonWakayama CityWakayama Prefecture+81 73-471-2231
Yamaguchi PrisonPrisonYamaguchi CityYamaguchi Prefecture+81 83-922-1450
Yokohama PrisonPrisonYokohama CityKanagawa Prefecture+81 45 842 0161
Yokosuka Branch PrisonPrisonYokosuka CityKanagawa Prefecture+81 46 842 4977
YouminggaoyuanliaoPrisonAzumino CityNagano Prefecture—
ZimingnuzixueyuanPrisonChitose CityHokkaido—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Japan have?

The atlas lists 140 prisons, jails and detention centres in Japan, including 92 prisons and 46 young offender institutions.

Which police agencies serve Japan?

13,337 police units are listed for Japan: 13,286 police stations and 51 police departments.

Can I look up a prisoner in Japan?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Japan. Contact the facility or Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which prefecture has the most facilities?

Tokyo, with 5 prisons and jails and 1,185 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 83 entries of 140. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Which authority is responsible for prisons in Japan?

Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Japan?

The atlas lists 46 young offender institutions here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How are the listings for Japan organised?

The atlas files Japan by prefecture, following official administrative boundaries; 47 prefectures currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the prefecture where it is located; Tokyo is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Japan?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 13,337 police units here. Open a prefecture to see the units in each area.

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