Bicycle Parking　駐輪ルールと市営駐輪場の利用

Example of "Prohibited Area" sign

All streets around stations across Matsudo City, where signs (please see image), triangular cones, and bicycle parking lot guides are in place. These areas are indicated in brown on this map.

The lock will be cut and the bicycle removed. No replacement or compensasion will be made for damaged parts.

Information about bicycles that have been removed can be found by contacting each bicycle storage facility directly or by visiting the City's website the following day.
　＞ Website for the list of newly removed bicycles (Japanese)
　＞ More on illegally-parked bicycles (Japanese)

Regular parking (Teiki-riyou), or fixed-term parking, is a service by the city that allows parking bicycles without paying a fee for every use by contracting and paying for the entire year.
Those who currently use a city parking lot and those who have applied and are on the waiting list will need to submit a new application to use the parking lot after April 2024.

Each person may apply for up to one parking space per station area
・ Anyone regardless of whether they reside in or outside of Matsudo
・ Those who own a bicycle with a Bicycle Secutiry Registration
・ Owner of a motorized bicycle with a total engine displacement of 50 cc or less (white license plate)
・ Owner of an ordinary motorcycle (yellow or pink license plate) with a total engine displacement of over 50 cc and under 125 cc

【Please note】

- Motorcycles/minicars with a sky blue license plate, electric kickboards, etc. are not allowed in the municipal bicycle parking lot.
- If multiple applications are submitted within the same station area by the same person, the earlier application will be invalid (the later application will be valid).
- Regular use of multiple bicycle parking spaces within the same station is not allowed, even if they are for different types of vehicles (i.e., bicycles and motorcycles together).

　1. Application

※【Application closed for fiscal year 2024】

Please apply using the year-round application method described in the next section.

Application deadline: Friday, Feburuary 9, 2024
Apply via Chiba Online Application Service

　2. Lottery

If the number of entries exceeds the maximum capacity, a random computer drawing will be held to select the user.
Please refer to the page 3 of the User Guide 2024 to find out the maximum number of parking spaces available for each parking facility.

　3. Notification letter

・Selected applicants will receive a "Notice of Determination" and a "Regular User Card" by mail on or after Wednesday, March 13.
・Those not selected will receive a "Notice of Determination" with the wait list information on or after Wednesday, March 6.
・ If you wish to wait for a space to become available in this lot, please remain on the waiting list. You will be notified by mail when a spot becomes available.
・ If you do not wish to wait, please apply for the same or another bicycle parking space using the "Year-Round Applications" method (see the next chapter).
【Please note】 You will be removed from the waiting list the moment you apply for another space in the same station area, and only the most recent application will be valid.

　4. Pay the user fee

Those selected for the use of a parking lot must purchase a Regular-use Sticker from a regular-use sticker vending machine between Wednesday, March 20 and Wednesday, April 10.
　＞ User fees (Regular-use)

　5. Start using the parking lot

Please place the Regular-use Sticker on your bicycle where it is visible, and park in the designated parking space.
※Parking your bicycle in a spot other than your designated spot may result in relocation or removal.

　＞ Read more on "starting the regular use of city parking from April" in Japanese / 「年度当初募集」について日本語で読む

Temporary-use parking lots (Ichiji-riyou) are located near the stations for those who need to park their bike while shopping, etc., or while waiting for a fixed-term parking lot to become available. In contrast to "Regular-use Parking Lot", the user pays a user fee each time he/she parks the bicycle.

There will be staff on site to supervise parking and collect fees, and the lot may only be used while they are present. The hours of operation vary at each location, so please check with each facility. However, if you have a ticket book, you can use these parking lots outside of staffed hours.

These self-parking lots are available 24 hours a day, every day, and are paid based on time used with a post-payment using a machine. Ticket books are not accepted.