# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二百九条 (Article 209) - Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号 - English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第二百九条 (Article 209)（隣地の使用） — address `art-209` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二百九条（隣地の使用） — (Use of Neighboring Land) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-209 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209 **第一項** 土地の所有者は、次に掲げる目的のため必要な範囲内で、隣地を使用することができる。ただし、住家については、その居住者の承諾がなければ、立ち入ることはできない。 art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1 An owner of land may use the neighboring land to the extent necessary for the following purposes; provided, however, that the owner may not enter the dwelling house of the resident without the approval of the resident: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 境界又はその付近における障壁、建物その他の工作物の築造、収去又は修繕 art-209/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1/item-1 construction, removal or repair of barriers, buildings or other structures at or near the boundary; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 境界標の調査又は境界に関する測量 art-209/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1/item-2 investigation of boundary markers or surveying concerning boundaries; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第二百三十三条第三項の規定による枝の切取り art-209/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1/item-3 cutting of branches pursuant to the provisions of Article 233, paragraph (3). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の場合には、使用の日時、場所及び方法は、隣地の所有者及び隣地を現に使用している者（以下この条において「隣地使用者」という。）のために損害が最も少ないものを選ばなければならない。 art-209/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-2 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the date and time, place, and method of use is to be chosen which causes the least damage to the owner of the neighboring land and to the person who is actually using the neighboring land (referred to as "user of the neighboring land" in this Article below). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の規定により隣地を使用する者は、あらかじめ、その目的、日時、場所及び方法を隣地の所有者及び隣地使用者に通知しなければならない。ただし、あらかじめ通知することが困難なときは、使用を開始した後、遅滞なく、通知することをもって足りる。 art-209/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-3 A person who uses the neighboring land pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must notify the owner and user of the neighboring land in advance of the purpose, date and time, place, and method of the use; provided, however, that if it is difficult to give notice in advance, it is sufficient to give notice without delay after starting the use. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項の場合において、隣地の所有者又は隣地使用者が損害を受けたときは、その償金を請求することができる。 art-209/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-4 In the case referred to in paragraph (1), if the owner or user of the neighboring land suffers damages, they may claim compensation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-209/par-1/item-3: 第二百三十三条第三項 → 民法 第二百三十三条第三項 (Article 233, paragraph (3)), art-233/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-233/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-233/par-3 - art-209/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第二百九条第一項 (Article 209, paragraph (1)), art-209/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1 - art-209/par-2: この条 → 民法 第二百九条 (Article 209), art-209 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209 - art-209/par-3: 第一項 → 民法 第二百九条第一項 (Article 209, paragraph (1)), art-209/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1 - art-209/par-4: 第一項 → 民法 第二百九条第一項 (Article 209, paragraph (1)), art-209/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-1 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 民法 第二百九条第二項（隣地の使用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-2 - 民法 第二百九条第三項（隣地の使用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-3 - 民法 第二百九条第四項（隣地の使用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-209/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-209/par-4 - 民法 第二百十三条の二第四項（継続的給付を受けるための設備の設置権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-213-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-213-2/par-4 - 民法 第二百十三条の二第五項（継続的給付を受けるための設備の設置権等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-213-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-213-2/par-5 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11