Keiro Special Ride Certificate (Keiro Pass)

In order to support going out after returning your license, after April 1, 2025, voluntarily return your driver's license after becoming 75 years old or older, and apply for a respect for the elderly pass for 3 years Will be issued free of charge.
About free grant to driver's license voluntary return person of respect for the elderly special boarding certificate (Keiro Pass)

From October 1, wagon-type buses operating in some areas will be available at about half the price by posting the Keiro Pass as a local public transport.
About expansion of Keiro Special Ride Certificate (Keiro Pass) to local transportation

We will conduct a monitor survey to verify the effectiveness of the Keiro Pass. We will contact the target person, so please cooperate.

Keiro Pass Inquiry Dial
TEL: 0120-206-160 (Please be careful not to make a mistake in calling)
Reception hours: Reception from 8:00 to 19:00 (Saturdays and holidays are also accepted)
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(Open until March 31, 2026 (except from April 1, 2026 to April 6, 2025, from December 29, 2027 to January 3, 2028) ) ）

• What is the Keiro Special Ride Certificate (Keiro Pass)?
• About the conversion of Keiro Pass into IC cards
• Target Transportation
• How to apply
• How to receive it
• Amount to be paid
• About the renewal of the Keiro Pass
• Confirmation of the validity period of the Keiro Pass
• Data acquired through IC conversion
• FAQs
• Number of grantees
• Contribution (budget) to transportation companies

It is a boarding certificate issued as one of the support for the elderly to live a rich and fulfilling life, and is issued to those who live in the city and wish to be over 70 years old.
Users are required to pay a contribution according to their income status, etc. as part of the operating expenses of the business.

In October 2022, Yokohama City abolished the paper Keiro Pass and changed it to a dedicated plastic IC card.
From October 2022, an IC card is required to use the Keiro Pass.

As the number of users of the Keiro Pass increases due to the aging of society, Yokohama City has been examining ways to make the Keiro Pass a sustainable system.
In the report of the “Yokohama City Respect for the Elderly Special Ride Certificate System” established in FY2019, in order to examine the future of the system, more accurately grasp the usage results and transparency It was required to ensure transparency, and for that purpose, IC conversion was effective. Based on this, the Keiro Pass was converted into an IC card from October 2022.

When using the IC card type Keiro Pass, "Usage Information *" is used for the purpose of examining outing support measures for the elderly in Motoichi, such as the Keiro Pass System, and providing accurate usage results data to transportation companies. Motoichi acquires. By agreeing that Motoichi obtains usage information for the Keiro Pass, you can use the IC card type Keiro Pass.
※"Usage Information"…Information on the date and time of use of the Keiro Pass, the number of uses, the transportation used, and the place of use (bus stop, etc.). The acquired usage information will be processed and used after processing so that individuals cannot be identified, and will not be used for any other purpose.

●Bus
Please use the IC card type Keiro Pass by touching the "Reading Machine for Keiro Pass".
※The "Reading machine dedicated to Keiro Pass" is installed separately from the reader of transportation IC cards such as PASUMO and Suica.
●Subway [From November 1, 2022, it can be used simply by touching the "Keiro Pass Reading Machine" at the manned ticket gate window]
At the boarding station or getting off station, touch the IC card-type Keiro Pass on the "Keiro Pass Reading Machine" installed at the manned ticket gate window.
There is no need to present an IC card type Keiro Pass to the station staff.
※The IC card type Keiro Pass cannot be used with automatic ticket gates. The "Reading machine dedicated to Keiro Pass" is installed separately from the automatic ticket gate.
●Seaside line
There is no "Reading machine dedicated to Keiro Pass" at each station. At manned stations (Shinsugida Station, Namiki-Chuo Station, Kanazawa Hakkei Station), tell the station staff that they will use the Keiro Pass at the station window, and at other unmanned stations, use the intercom near the ticket vending machine, and present the Keiro Pass (IC card). please. I'll give you a ticket.
※The IC card type Keiro Pass cannot be used with automatic ticket gates.

Exclusive reader and image of mounting position (left: Yokohama Municipal Subway right: bus)

◆About use of municipal subway, seaside line
Never put it in an existing automatic ticket gate (input for magnetic commuter passes, tickets, etc.).
※Manned ticket windows are used by various people, such as wheelchair users. It is very dangerous during congestion, so please take care of the surrounding customers and follow the order.
◆About the use of buses
When using the late-night bus, touch the IC card-type Keiro Pass and pay the late-night extra fare with cash or transportation IC card.
◆Please use the IC card type Keiro Pass firmly by touching the reader dedicated to Keiro Pass. If you do not touch it firmly, you may not be able to read it.
◆When putting it in a pass case, put it in a different case from a transportation IC card such as PASMO or Suica.
◆If the IC card type Keiro Pass is placed in the same pass case as a transportation IC card such as PASMO or Suica and approaches the transportation IC card reader, the fare may be deducted from the transportation IC card . In case of withdrawal, please contact each transportation company.
※The guide letter enclosed with the IC card type Keiro Pass sent by early September 2022 states, "If it is debited, it will not be refunded." , I will correct it.

●Yokohama Municipal Bus
※"Akaikutsu" is not available.
※Burari Sankeien Bus, Burari Nogeyama Zoo Bus and Bayside Blue are available.
●Yokohama Municipal Subway (all lines)
●Kanazawa Seaside Line (all lines)
●Municipal private bus routes (company names are in alphabetical order), Kawasaki municipal buses (partial sections)
・Enoshima Electric Railway Bus
・Odakyu Bus
・Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu
・Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus
・Keikyu Bus
・Sotetsu bus
・Daishinto Bus
・Tokyu Bus
・Fuji Express
・Yokohama Transportation Development
・Kawasaki Municipal Bus (only for "Tamaplaza Station-Mukogaoka Yuen Station" section)
※In addition to the city section, private buses operated across the Yokohama border were available only when boarding or getting off at the Yokohama city stop in principle, but from October 2023, If the service system operates in sections including stops in Yokohama city, it can now be used even if you get on or get off at suburban stops. In addition, for inquiries about the use of each route, please contact the operating bus company.
※Late-night buses can be boarded by paying a late-night premium (the difference between late-night bus fare and normal bus fare).

<Transportation that cannot be used>
・Minato Mirai Line
・JR
・Private railway lines (Sotetsu, Keikyu, Tokyu, etc.)
・Kawasaki Municipal Bus (some sections are available)
・Yokohama Municipal Bus "Akaikutsu"
・Airport bus
・Late-night express bus
・Highway bus
・Direct bus, etc.

About three months before your 70th birthday, we will send you a notice of Keiro Pass.
If you wish to receive it, please write required items on the enclosed application form and return it in a reply envelope.
We will send you a payment slip stating the amount of the burden.
※If you are free, you will not receive a payment notice. After application, we will send you an IC card type Keiro Pass by specific record mail.
※The monthly fee will be charged depending on the month of birth.

We will send you an application notice at a later date.
If you wish to receive it, please write required items on the enclosed application form and return it in a reply envelope.
We will send you a payment slip stating the amount of the burden.
※If you are free, you will not receive a payment notice. After application, we will send you an IC card type Keiro Pass by specific record mail.
※Depending on the month of transfer, you will be charged on a monthly basis.
※If you are in a hurry to apply, bring your required documents and come to the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division.

○Grant application form (for transfer)
○Tax certificate
・When applying for a Keiro Pass by the end of September
⇒Tax certificate for the previous fiscal year
・In the case of applying for the Keiro Pass from October 1
⇒Tax certificate for the current fiscal year
※About taxation certificate
・Obtain and submit the one with the "Total Income Amount".
・If the applicant (target person) is tax-exempt, obtain and submit a tax certificate for all households.
・If you would like to request a tax certificate by mail, please contact the local government's tax department that issues the tax certificate.
○Various certificates (only those who meet the free requirements)

When applying at the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division window, you will need identification documents for the applicant and identification documents for the proxy/agent.
※If you have not applied for the Keiro Pass at the time of transfer, we will send you a new information at a later date.
※If you wish to apply by mail, you do not need any identification documents.

Please contact your ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division. We will send you an application notice.
※If you are in a hurry to apply, bring your required documents and come to the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division.

○Grant application form (for new use)
○Identity Confirmation Documents
○Tax certificate (only if you do not agree to the confirmation of tax information)
・When applying for a Keiro Pass by the end of September
⇒Tax certificate for the previous fiscal year
・In the case of applying for the Keiro Pass from October 1
⇒Tax certificate for the current fiscal year
※About taxation certificate
・Obtain and submit the one with the "Total Income Amount".
・If the applicant (target person) is tax-exempt, obtain and submit a tax certificate for all households.
・If you would like to request a tax certificate by mail, please contact the local government's tax department that issues the tax certificate.
○Various certificates (only those who meet the free requirements)

When applying at the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division window, you will need your identity verification documents and proxy/agent identification documents.
※If you wish to apply by mail, you do not need any identification documents.

●Application form for 2024 (PDF: 147KB) (valid period: from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025)

●Application form for 2024 (PDF: 122KB) (valid period: from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025)

When payment notice arrives, please pay contribution by deadline at financial institution listed on the back of payment notice.
After payment, we will send you an IC card-type Keiro Pass by specific record mail.

After application, we will send you an IC card type Keiro Pass by specific record mail.

※The amount to be paid will vary depending on the individual's income situation.
※As a general rule, the contribution paid cannot be refunded.
●What is the total income?…

This is the amount obtained by subtracting the amount equivalent to necessary expenses, etc. from the amount of income of the previous year, and refers to the amount before deduction of transfer losses, etc.

For example)
If you earn only pension income, you can earn income from pension to pension.
If you have only salary income, "salary income"-"salary income deduction"
If you have only business income, "Business income"-"Required expenses"

This is the amount calculated by such means. If you have more than one type of income, the sum of the calculated amounts is the "total income amount".
※The validity period of the boarding certificate is one year from October 1 to September 30 the following year.
(It is not one year from the date of application.)
※The contribution will be paid annually regardless of the time of application.
However, it will be calculated on a monthly basis only when you reach the age of 70 and when a person over 70 is transferred from outside the city.
※The burden for those who apply next is free.
１. Handbook for the Physically Disabled 1-4
２. Those whose grades in the notebook of love are A1 to B2
(Those who have been determined to have an intelligence index of 75 or less at the children's guidance office or the Rehabilitation Counseling Center for Intellectual Disabilities)
３. Those who have been issued the Mental Handicapped Health and Welfare Handbook
４. Those who have the A-bomb survivor's health handbook
５. Those who have a certificate of the sick and sick
６. Person who is admitted to mother and child life support facility
７. Those who receive Child Raising Allowance
８. Those who are eligible for the reduction of low-income earners in Long-term Care Insurance Premium
９. All households are tax-exempt and receive old-age welfare pensions
１０. All households are tax-exempt and have received welfare benefits such as the elderly living in Yokohama City
１１. Those who belong to households receiving support benefits under the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Chinese Residents in China, etc., and Support for Independence of Chinese Residents and Specific Spouses Returning Permanently
[For those who fall under 4,5,6,10, please submit a certificate at the time of application]
※If you have moved in from another city, you will need to submit a certificate.

◆If you want to use the Keiro Pass after October 1, you need to renew. We will inform you after July. For details, please refer to the following link.
◆Do not throw away the Keiro Pass (IC card) you are currently using, as it will continue to be used after renewal.
◆After the deadline, you may not be able to use the Keiro Pass from October 1st.

The application will be sent around early July, so please submit the application by the deadline.

・The deadline is late August or early September. Please check the letter that arrives with the payment slip.
・The validity period will be extended within a maximum of three weeks from the payment of the contribution.

※Last time, the person who wrote the address and name on the back of the payment slip and paid the contribution
As we send payment notice sequentially after August, please pay contribution by deadline.

①The application will be sent around early July, so please submit the application by the deadline.
②Payment notices will be sent sequentially from mid-August, so please pay the contributions by the deadline.

In the July issue of "Kagayaki Newsletter Yokohama" issued by the Federation of Yokohama City Elderly People's Clubs, we have posted an article on the simultaneous update of the Keiro Pass, but we apologize for the error in the content and correct it. You.
[Applicable locations]
　Announcement from P3 Health and Social Welfare Bureau
"◆ If you have already received the grant, the renewal procedure for the Keiro Pass will begin in 2024."
　The revised version of the content is as follows.
　About correction of respect for the elderly pass article concerning the July issue of Kagayaki News Yokohama (PDF: 207KB)

For those who have a valid card until September 30, 2024 and have paid the contribution by the payment deadline, the validity period of the Keiro Pass (IC card) has been extended, so October 1 You can use the same card as it is after the day.

①Please prepare the Keiro Pass (IC card) at hand and access from the following URL. Please read the QR code when checking with your smartphone.
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https://keipa.city.yokohama.lg.jp (outside site)
[QR Code]
　※"QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE Co., Ltd.

②Select "Confirm validity period" on the top page, enter the last 8 digits of the grant number written on the face of the Keiro Pass (IC card) (number in the red frame in the sample above), and "Confirm expiration date ( Next) ".
③The validity period is displayed as "until the month of Reiwa 0".

①Please call Phone number 0120-192-123.
②Press "*" and "1" according to the voice.
③Press the last 8 digits of the grant number on the Keiro Pass (IC card) and press "#".
④A sound is played saying that the validity period is "until February 0, 2000".
※[For those who pay the contribution] After payment, the validity period of the Keiro Pass (IC card) will be extended within a maximum of three weeks. Please note that it may take some time to reflect.

About the use results of Yokohama-shi Keiro special boarding certificate (from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023) (PDF: 362KB)

About analysis result about Yokohama-shi Keiro special boarding certificate (PDF: 893KB)

We will reissue it, so please come to your ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division or contact us.

As of October 2023, the maximum number of reissues due to loss has been eliminated.
Please bring your receipt (paid only) and identification documents given by the financial institution at the time of payment of the contribution, and come to Elderly and Disabled Support Division in your ward.
※It takes about 2 to 3 weeks to reissue the Keiro Pass (IC card). Please note that you cannot use the Keiro Pass during the reissue procedure.

Please return the proof of the found person to Elderly and Disabled Support Division in your ward.
After re-issuance, only the re-issued IC card can be used (old IC card (founder) cannot be used).

The contribution of the Keiro Pass varies depending on your income situation, etc., so please check the payment slip you receive after applying.
In addition, you can check the amount of respect for the elderly pass at the Long-term Care Insurance Premium stage in Yokohama City.
(Please note that those who have a disability certificate and who are free of charge regardless of the Long-term Care Insurance Premium stage are different from the actual burden.)
<Reference>

If you have a certificate of the physically handicapped or a notebook of love and meet certain conditions, you can choose either a taxi ticket or a car fuel ticket for the disabled or a Keiro Pass.
※About welfare taxi ticket, please see grant of welfare taxi use ticket.
※About person with a disability car fuel ticket, please see grant of person with a disability car fuel ticket.
For those who have been issued a taxi ticket or a car fuel ticket for the disabled, we will send you information on the Keiro Pass about 3 months before your 70th birthday, but we will continue to use a taxi ticket or If you wish to use a car fuel ticket for the disabled, you cannot apply for a Keiro Pass.
If you are switching from a taxi ticket or a car fuel ticket for the disabled to the Keiro Pass, bring the application form for the Keiro Pass and the remaining taxi ticket or the car fuel ticket for the disabled to the window of the ward office Elderly and Disabled Support Division in your ward and apply directly. Please give me.
In addition, to switch to the Keiro Pass, "The remaining number of taxi tickets is more than 7 months from the start month of use of the Keiro Pass to September (14 for those who have received extra grants due to kidney dysfunction)" Or "The remaining number of car fuel tickets for persons with disabilities is the number of months from the start month of use of the Keiro Pass to September x 2 (Note that those who have received extra grants due to kidney dysfunction) are required 4 or more.)
In addition, Keiro Pass is available from the day before your birthday.

Please return the Keiro Pass to the ward office. In principle, the contributions paid will not be refunded.

If you are 70 years old, you will need to switch to the Keiro Pass. According to the guidance from the ward office, please apply for the Keiro Pass.
About "welfare special ticket", please return to ward office charge window.

※For more frequently asked questions, please click here.

※Unit: Millions of yen (There may be inconsistency in the total amount due to rounding)