The registered holder of ownership or other owner of a parcel of land may file an application for parcel boundary demarcation with a registrar for parcel boundary demarcation with regard to the boundary between the relevant parcel of land and an adjoining parcel of land.
If the local government obtains the approval of any of the registered holders of ownership or other owners of a subject parcel within its jurisdictional area, it may file an application for demarcation of the boundaries of that subject parcel with the registrar for parcel boundary demarcation (limited to those that are not shown on the map referred to in Article 14, paragraph (1)).
An application for parcel boundary demarcation must be filed by clarifying the following matters:
筆界特定の申請は、次に掲げる事項を明らかにしてしなければならない。
the object of the application
申請の趣旨
the name and address of the applicant for parcel boundary demarcation;
筆界特定の申請人の氏名又は名称及び住所
the matters set forth in Article 34, paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii) with regard to the subject parcels (in the case of a parcel of land for which no heading registration is made, the matters set forth in item (i) of the same paragraph);
対象土地に係る第三十四条第一項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事項（表題登記がない土地にあっては、同項第一号に掲げる事項）
the reasons why parcel boundary demarcation is necessary for the subject parcels; and
beyond what is set forth in the preceding items, the matters specified by Ministry of Justice Order
前各号に掲げるもののほか、法務省令で定める事項
An applicant for parcel boundary demarcation must pay fees as provided for by Cabinet Order.
筆界特定の申請人は、政令で定めるところにより、手数料を納付しなければならない。
The provisions of Article 18 apply mutatis mutandis to an application for parcel boundary demarcation. In this case, the phrase "information specified by Cabinet Order as necessary matters for applying for a registration, including the matters necessary for identifying the real property, the name of the applicant, and the purpose of registration (hereinafter referred to as "application information")" and the term "registry office" in the same Article are deemed to be replaced with "information on the matters set forth in the items of Article 131, paragraph (3) (referred to as "application information for parcel boundary demarcation" in item (ii), Article 132, paragraph (1), item (iv) and Article 150)," and "Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau", respectively; and the term "application information" in Article 18, item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "application information for parcel boundary demarcation."