Vehicle Tax 2021: Don’t forget to pay it by the deadline

2021年・自動車税は納期限までに納めましょう

2021/05/17 Monday Announcements

The deadline to pay the vehicle tax this year is until May 31 (Monday).

Vehicle tax must be paid once a year by anyone who owns a vehicle.

This tax is used in various administrative services in Mie Prefecture such as: school education, improvements in health, medical care and welfare, public transport infrastructure, employment security, preventive measures against natural disasters, etc.

Mie Prefecture will send a blue envelope to all vehicle owners.

Take the “payment invoice” (noufusho-納付書) that will be inside the envelope to a financial institution or convenience store to make the payment.  In addition, the tax may also be paid by credit card (exclusive for Internet payment) or payment applications for smartphones.

If payment is not made by the due date, a “late payment (entaikin – 延滞金)” will be charged together with the amount specified on the invoice.  And, for those who do not make the payment even after receiving warning letters and other documents, the penalty determined by law will be applied, which includes, for example, the seizure of automobiles, salary, goods, possessions, etc.

Don’t forget to pay by May 31 (Monday).

Special Exhibition at Mie Art Museum: “Jakuchu and the Fine Arts of Kyoto – Masterpieces from the Hosomi Collection”

2021/05/17 Monday Announcements

三重県立美術館企画展「若冲と京の美術 ― 京都 細見コレクションの精華」

The Mie Arts Museum (Mie Kenritsu Bijutsuka-三重県立美術館) will exhibit the 15 works of Ito Jakuchu (伊藤 若冲), born in 1716 and died in 1800, from the collection belonging to the Hosomi Museum of Arts in Kyoto.

The museum will also exhibit several ancient artifacts that tells the history and culture of the metropolis (Miyako-京) where Jakuchu was born and raised.

Please join and participate in this exhibition and get to know the beauties of art by Ito Jakuchu, a popular painter of the Edo era.

  1. Exhibibition period

April 10 (Saturday) until May 23 (Sunday) 2011

  1. Opening hours

9:30 am to 5:00 pm (entry is allowed until 4:30 pm)

  1. Closed days

Every Monday (except May 3), and May 6 (Thursday)

  1. Entrance fee

Adults: ¥1.000

Students: ¥800

Students below high school age (koko):Free

Students must present their identification card or student ID.

*The fee includes a visit to the limited-time exhibition called “Shohaku and the Beauties of Ise” (Shohaku to Ise no Bijutsu – 蕭白(しょうはく)と伊勢の美術), and the fixed exhibitions “Museum Collections” (Bijutsukan no Colection – 美術館のコレクション) and  “The Art of Yanagihara Yoshitatsu” (Yanagihara Yoshitatsu no Geijutsu- 柳原義達(やなぎはらよしたつ)の芸術).

  1. Links and Related Articles (see details in the links below)

Mie Art Museum: “Jakuchu and Fine Arts in Kyoto” (Jakuchu to Miyako no Bijutsu – 若冲と京の美術), in Japanese

https://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/art-museum/000248057.htm

Mie Art Museum: “Jakuchu and the Fine Arts of Kyoto”, in English

https://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/art-museum/000248072.htm

Information for “Jakuchu and the Fine Arts of Kyoto” (in Japanese) – 5MB

https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/content/000937746.pdf

Press Release of “Jakuchu and the Fine Arts of Kyoto” (in Japanese) – 5MB

https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/content/000937747.pdf

  1. Contact

Mie Arts Museum

〒514-0007 Mie-ken Tsu-shi Otani-cho 11

TEL: 059-227-2100

FAX: 059-223-0570

http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/art-museum/index.shtm