# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 6) - 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: 第六節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 6) — address `pt-3/ch-2/sec-6` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/pt-3/ch-2/sec-6 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-3/ch-2/sec-6 - 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. --- ## 第六節　使用貸借 — Section 6 Loans for Use heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-3/ch-2/sec-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/pt-3/ch-2/sec-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-3/ch-2/sec-6 ### 第五百九十三条（使用貸借） — (Loans for Use) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-593 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-593 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-593 **第一項** 使用貸借は、当事者の一方がある物を引き渡すことを約し、相手方がその受け取った物について無償で使用及び収益をして契約が終了したときに返還をすることを約することによって、その効力を生ずる。 art-593/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-593/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-593/par-1 A loan for use becomes effective if one of the parties promises to deliver a certain thing, and the other party promises to return the thing when the contract is terminated after the other party uses and makes profit of the borrowed thing at no cost. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十三条の二（借用物受取り前の貸主による使用貸借の解除） — (Lender's Right to Cancel Loan for Use Before the Receipt of the Borrowed Thing) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-593-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-593-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-593-2 **第一項** 貸主は、借主が借用物を受け取るまで、契約の解除をすることができる。ただし、書面による使用貸借については、この限りでない。 art-593-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-593-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-593-2/par-1 The lender may cancel the contract up until the borrower receives the borrowed thing; provided, however, that this does not apply to a loan for use made in writing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十四条（借主による使用及び収益） — (Borrower's Use and Profit) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-594 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594 **第一項** 借主は、契約又はその目的物の性質によって定まった用法に従い、その物の使用及び収益をしなければならない。 art-594/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594/par-1 A borrower must make use of and take the profits of the thing in compliance with the method of use specified by the contract or by the nature of the thing which is the subject matter of the contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 借主は、貸主の承諾を得なければ、第三者に借用物の使用又は収益をさせることができない。 art-594/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594/par-2 A borrower may not allow third parties to make use of or take the profits of the thing without obtaining the approval of the lender. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 借主が前二項の規定に違反して使用又は収益をしたときは、貸主は、契約の解除をすることができる。 art-594/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594/par-3 If a borrower has made use of or taken the profits of the thing in violation of the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the lender may cancel the contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十五条（借用物の費用の負担） — (Responsibility for Costs of Borrowed Things) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-595 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-595 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-595 **第一項** 借主は、借用物の通常の必要費を負担する。 art-595/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-595/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-595/par-1 The borrower bears the ordinarily necessary expenses of borrowed things. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第五百八十三条第二項の規定は、前項の通常の必要費以外の費用について準用する。 art-595/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-595/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-595/par-2 The provisions of Article 583, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to costs other than the ordinarily necessary expenses referred to in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十六条（貸主の引渡義務等） — (Lender's Obligation to Deliver) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-596 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-596 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-596 **第一項** 第五百五十一条の規定は、使用貸借について準用する。 art-596/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-596/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-596/par-1 The provisions of Article 551 apply mutatis mutandis to loans for use. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十七条（期間満了等による使用貸借の終了） — (Termination of Loan for Use upon Expiration of Period of Loan) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-597 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-597 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-597 **第一項** 当事者が使用貸借の期間を定めたときは、使用貸借は、その期間が満了することによって終了する。 art-597/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-597/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-597/par-1 If the parties specify a period of a loan for use, the loan for use is terminated upon the expiration of the period. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 当事者が使用貸借の期間を定めなかった場合において、使用及び収益の目的を定めたときは、使用貸借は、借主がその目的に従い使用及び収益を終えることによって終了する。 art-597/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-597/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-597/par-2 If the parties do not specify a period of a loan for use, but they specify the purpose of using and making profit from the borrowed thing, the loan for use is terminated when the borrower finishes using and making profit from the thing in line with the purpose. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 使用貸借は、借主の死亡によって終了する。 art-597/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-597/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-597/par-3 A loan for use is terminated upon the death of the borrower. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十八条（使用貸借の解除） — (Cancellation of Loan for Use) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-598 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-598 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-598 **第一項** 貸主は、前条第二項に規定する場合において、同項の目的に従い借主が使用及び収益をするのに足りる期間を経過したときは、契約の解除をすることができる。 art-598/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-598/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-598/par-1 In the case prescribed in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, upon the passage of a period that is sufficient for the borrower to use and make profit from the borrowed thing in line with the purpose referred to in that paragraph, the lender may cancel the contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 当事者が使用貸借の期間並びに使用及び収益の目的を定めなかったときは、貸主は、いつでも契約の解除をすることができる。 art-598/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-598/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-598/par-2 If the parties do not specify a period of a loan for use or a purpose of using and making profit from the borrowed thing, the lender may cancel the contract at any time. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 借主は、いつでも契約の解除をすることができる。 art-598/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-598/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-598/par-3 The borrower may cancel the contract at any time. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五百九十九条（借主による収去等） — (Removal by Borrower) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-599 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-599 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-599 **第一項** 借主は、借用物を受け取った後にこれに附属させた物がある場合において、使用貸借が終了したときは、その附属させた物を収去する義務を負う。ただし、借用物から分離することができない物又は分離するのに過分の費用を要する物については、この限りでない。 art-599/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-599/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-599/par-1 If the borrower attaches anything to the borrowed thing after receiving it, the borrower has an obligation to remove the attached thing when the loan for use is terminated; provided, however, that this does not apply to anything that is unable to be detached from the borrowed thing or that requires excessive expenses for the detachment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 借主は、借用物を受け取った後にこれに附属させた物を収去することができる。 art-599/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-599/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-599/par-2 The borrower may remove anything that the borrower has attached to the borrowed thing after receiving it. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 借主は、借用物を受け取った後にこれに生じた損傷がある場合において、使用貸借が終了したときは、その損傷を原状に復する義務を負う。ただし、その損傷が借主の責めに帰することができない事由によるものであるときは、この限りでない。 art-599/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-599/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-599/par-3 If any damage is caused to the borrowed thing after the borrower receives it, the borrower has an obligation to restore the damaged thing when the loan for use is terminated; provided, however, that this does not apply if the damage is caused due to any grounds not attributable to the borrower. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六百条（損害賠償及び費用の償還の請求権についての期間の制限） — (Restriction on Period to Claim Damages and Reimbursement of Costs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-600 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-600 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-600 **第一項** 契約の本旨に反する使用又は収益によって生じた損害の賠償及び借主が支出した費用の償還は、貸主が返還を受けた時から一年以内に請求しなければならない。 art-600/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-600/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-600/par-1 Claims for compensation for damage resulting from using or taking profits of the thing inconsistent with the main purpose of the contract and for the reimbursement of expenditures incurred by the borrower must be submitted within one year from the time when the lender receives the return of the borrowed things. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の損害賠償の請求権については、貸主が返還を受けた時から一年を経過するまでの間は、時効は、完成しない。 art-600/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-600/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-600/par-2 With regard to the claim for damages referred to in the preceding paragraph, the prescription period does not expire until one year has passed from the time when the lender receives the return of the borrowed thing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-594/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第五百九十四条第一項 (Article 594, paragraph (1)), art-594/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594/par-1 - art-594/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第五百九十四条第二項 (Article 594, paragraph (2)), art-594/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-594/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-594/par-2 - art-595/par-2: 第五百八十三条第二項 → 民法 第五百八十三条第二項 (Article 583, paragraph (2)), art-583/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-583/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-583/par-2 - art-595/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第五百九十五条第一項 (Article 595, paragraph (1)), art-595/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-595/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-595/par-1 - art-596/par-1: 第五百五十一条 → 民法 第五百五十一条 (Article 551), art-551 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-551 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-551 - art-598/par-1: 前条第二項 → 民法 第五百九十七条第二項 (Article 597, paragraph (2)), art-597/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-597/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-597/par-2 - art-600/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第六百条第一項 (Article 600, paragraph (1)), art-600/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-600/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-600/par-1 --- ## 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