I hereby give My sanction to the Law for the Establishment of Inferior Courts and Their territorial Jurisdiction, for which the concurrence of the Imperial Diet has been obtained and cause the same to be promulgated.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This sixteenth day of the fourth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (April 16, 1947)
Countersigned: Prime Minister
YOSHIDA Shigeru
Minister of Justice
KIMURA Tokutaro
Law No.63
Article 1.
High Courts and District Courts shall be established as mentioned in the annexed Tables Nos.1 and 2 respectively.
Article 2.
The territorial jurisdiction of each High Court and District Court shall be determined as mentioned in the annexed Table No.3.
Article 3.
The establishment and territorial jurisdiction of the Summary Court shall be determined for the time being by Government Ordinance notwithstanding the provision of the second paragraph of Article 2 of the Court Organization Law.
Supplementary Provisions:
The present Law shall come into force as from the day of the enforcement of the Court Organization Law.
The Cabinet Order prescribed in accordance with the provision of Article 3 shall lose its effect when sixty days have elapsed after the opening of the first session of the Diet which will be convened after the enforcement of the Constitution of Japan.
(Table No.1.)
Name
Locality
Tokyo High Court
Tokyo Metropolis
Osaka High Court
Osaka City
Nagoya High Court
Nagoya City
Hiroshima High Court
Hiroshima City
Fukuoka High Court
Fukuoka City
Sendai High Court
Sendai City
Sapporo High Court
Sapporo City
Takamatsu High Court
Takamatsu City
(Table No.2.)
Name
Locality
Tokyo District Court
Tokyo Metropolis
Yokohama District Court
Yokohama City
Urawa District Court
Urawa City
Chiba District Court
Chiba City
Mito District Court
Mito City
Utsunomiya District Court
Utsunomiya City
Maebashi District Court
Maebashi City
Shizuoka District Court
Shizuoka City
Kofu District Court
Kofu City
Nagano District Court
Nagano City
Niigata District Court
Niigata City
Osaka District Court
Osaka City
Kyoto District Court
Kyoto City
Kobe District Court
Kobe City
Nara District Court
Nara City
Otsu District Court
Otsu City
Wakayama District Court
Wakayama City
Nagoya District Court
Nagoya City
Tsu District Court
Tsu City
Gifu District Court
Gifu City
Fukui District Court
Fukui City
Kanazawa District Court
Kanagawa City
Toyama District Court
Toyama City
Hiroshima District Court
Hiroshima City
Yamaguchi District Court
Yamaguchi City
Okayama District Court
Okayama City
Tottori District Court
Tottori City
Matsue District Court
Matsue City
Fukuoka District Court
Fukuoka City
Saga District Court
Saga City
Nagasaki District Court
Nagasaki City
Oita District Court
Oita City
Kumamoto District Court
Kumamoto City
Kagoshima District Court
Kagoshima City
Miyazaki District Court
Miyazaki City
Sendai District Court
Sendai City
Fukushima District Court
Fukushima City
Yamagata District Court
Yamagata City
Morioka District Court
Morioka City
Akita District Court
Akita City
Aomori District Court
Aomori City
Sapporo District Court
Sapporo City
Hakodate District Court
Hakodate City
Asahikawa District Court
Asahikawa City
Kushiro District Court
Kushiro City
Takamatsu District Court
Takamatsu City
Tokushima District Court
Tokushima
Kochi District Court
Kochi City
Matsuyama District Court
Matsuyama City
(Table No.3.)
High Court
District Court
Territorial Jurisdiction
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis
Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefecture
Urawa
Saitama Prefecture
Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
Mito
Ibaragi Prefecture
Utsunomiya
Tochigi Prefecture
Maebashi
Gumma Prefecture
Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
Kofu
Yamanashi Prefecture
Nagano
Nagano Prefecture
Niigata
Niigata Prefecture
Osaka
Osaka
Osaka-fu
Kyoto
Kyoto-fu
Kobe
Hyogo Prefecture
Nara
Nara Prefecture
Otsu
Shiga Prefecture
Wakayama
Wakayama Prefecture
Nagoya
Nagoya
Aichi Prefecture
Tsu
Mie Prefecture
Gifu
Gifu Prefecture
Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
Kanazawa
Ishikawa Prefecture
Toyama
Toyama Prefecture
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
Tottori
Tottori Prefecture
Matsue
Shimane Prefecture
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
Saga
Saga Prefecture
Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture
Oita
Oita Prefecture
Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture
Kagoshima
Kagoshima Prefecture
Miyazaki
Miyazaki Prefecture
Sendai
Sendai
Miyagi Prefecture
Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
Yamagata
Yamagata Prefecture
Morioka
Iwate Prefecture
Akita
Akita Prefecture
Aomori
Aomori Prefecture
Sapporo
In Hokkaido
Sapporo City
Yubari City
Iwamisawa City
Muroran City
Otaru City
Sapporo-gun
Ishikari-gun
Atsuta-gun
Hamamasu-gun
Chitose-gun
Yubari-gun
Kahato-gun
Usu-gun
Horobetsu-gun
Shiraoi-gun
Abuts-gun
Urakawa-gun
Saru-gun
Niikappu-gun
Shizunai-gun
Mitsuishi-gun
Samani-gun
Horoizumi-gun
Oshoro-gun
Yoichi-gun
Furuhira-gun
Bikuni-gun
Shakotan-gun
Iwanai-gun
Furuu-gun
In Sorachi-gun
Kita-mura
Kurisawa-mura
Horomui-mura
Mikasa-machi
Bibai-machi
Sunakawa-machi
Naie-mura
Takikawa-machi
Ebeotsu-mura
Utashinai-machi
Ashibetsu-machi
Akahira-machi
In Yufutsu-gun
Tomakomai-machi
Ahira-mura
Atsuma-mura
Nukawa-mura
Hobetsu-mura
Hakodate
In Hokkaido
Hakodate City
Matsumae-gun
Kamiiso-gun
Kameda-gun
Nayabe-gun
Yamakoshi-gun
Futoro-gun
Setana-gun
Hiyama-gun
Nishi-gun
Kuto-gun
Okushiri-gun
Suttsu-gun
Isoya-gun
Utasutsu-gun
Shimamaki-gun
Sapporo|Asahikawa
In Hokkaido
Asahikawa City
Kamikawa-gun|| | |(Ishikari no kuni)
Uryu-gun
Kamikawa-gun|| | |(Teshio no kuni)
Nakagawa-gun|| | |(Teshio no kuni)
Esashi-gun
Mashige-gun
Rumoe-gun
Tomamae-gun
Soya-gun
Rishiri-gun
Reibun-gun
Teshio-gun
In Sorachi-gun
Otoe-mura
Kamifurano-mura
Nakafurano-mura
Furano-machi
Yamabe-mura
Higashiyama-mura
Minamifurano-mura
In Yufutsu-gun
Shimukappu-mura
In Mombetsu-gun
Mombetsu-machi
Kamishokotsu-mura
Shokotsu-mura
Takinae-mura
Okoppe-mura
Nishiokoppe-mura
Omu-mura
Kushiro
In Hokkaido
Kushiro City
Obihiro City
Kitami City
Abashiri City
Kushiro-gun
Atsugeshi-gun
Kawakami-gun
Akan-gun
Shiranuka-gun
Kasai-gun
Kamikawa-gun||| |(Tokachi no kuni)
Kato-gun
Nakagawa-gun||| |(Tokachi no kuni)
Tokachi-gun
Hiroo-gun
Ashiyori-gun
Abashiri-gun
Shari-gun
Tokoro-gun
Nemuro-gun
Hanasaki-gun
Notsuke-gun
Shibetsu-gun
Menashi-gun
In Mombetsu-gun
Ikutawara-mura
Engaru-machi
Marusefu-mura
Shirataki-mura
Kamiyubetsu-mura
Shimoyubetsu-mura
Takamatsu
Takamatsu
Kagawa Prefecture
Tokushima
Tokushima Prefecture
Kochi
Kochi Prefecture
Matsuyama
Ehime Prefecture