# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百八十四条 (Article 484)

- 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: 第四百八十四条 (Article 484)（弁済の場所及び時間） — address `art-484`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-484
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### 第四百八十四条（弁済の場所及び時間） — (Place and Time of Performance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-484 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-484 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-484</sup>

        **第一項**  弁済をすべき場所について別段の意思表示がないときは、特定物の引渡しは債権発生の時にその物が存在した場所において、その他の弁済は債権者の現在の住所において、それぞれしなければならない。
        <sup>art-484/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-484/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-484/par-1</sup>
        Unless a particular intention is manifested with respect to the place where the performance should take place, the delivery of a specific thing must be effected at the place where that thing was located when the relevant claim accrued, and the discharge of any other obligation must be effected at the current domicile of the obligee.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  法令又は慣習により取引時間の定めがあるときは、その取引時間内に限り、弁済をし、又は弁済の請求をすることができる。
        <sup>art-484/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-484/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-484/par-2</sup>
        If the trading hours are specified by laws and regulations or customs, performance may be made or demanded only within the trading hours.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## 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