# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第六条 (Article 6)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance Act": 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: 第六条 (Article 6)（適用事業所） — address `art-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6
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### 第六条（適用事業所） — (Applicable Place of Business)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6</sup>

  **第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する事業所若しくは事務所（以下単に「事業所」という。）又は船舶を適用事業所とする。
  <sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1</sup>
  A place of business or an office (hereinafter referred to simply as a "place of business"), or a ship falling under any of the following items is an applicable place of business:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  次に掲げる事業の事業所又は事務所であつて、常時五人以上の従業員を使用するもの
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1</sup>
    a place of business or office for the types of business set forth in the following, at which five or more persons are regularly employed:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **イ**  物の製造、加工、選別、包装、修理又は解体の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-1</sup>
      the business of manufacturing, processing, selecting, packing, repairing, or dismantling goods;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ロ**  土木、建築その他工作物の建設、改造、保存、修理、変更、破壊、解体又はその準備の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-2</sup>
      the business of civil engineering or architecture; the business of constructing, remodeling, preserving, repairing, altering, demolishing, or dismantling structures, or of preparing to do so;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ハ**  鉱物の採掘又は採取の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-3</sup>
      the business of mining or quarrying minerals;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ニ**  電気又は動力の発生、伝導又は供給の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-4</sup>
      the business of generating, transmitting, or supplying electric or other motive power;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ホ**  貨物又は旅客の運送の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-5</sup>
      the business of transporting freight or passengers;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ヘ**  貨物積卸しの事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-6</sup>
      the business of loading or unloading freight;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **ト**  焼却、清掃又はと殺の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-7</sup>
      the business of incineration, sanitation, or animal slaughter;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **チ**  物の販売又は配給の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-8</sup>
      the business of selling or distributing goods;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **リ**  金融又は保険の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-9</sup>
      financial or insurance services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ヌ**  物の保管又は賃貸の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-10</sup>
      the business of storing or leasing goods;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ル**  媒介周旋の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-11</sup>
      intermediary brokerage services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ヲ**  集金、案内又は広告の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-12</sup>
      the business of collections, guidance, or advertising;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ワ**  教育、研究又は調査の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-13</sup>
      education, research, or investigative services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **カ**  疾病の治療、助産その他医療の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-14</sup>
      medical treatment, midwifery, and other medical services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **ヨ**  通信又は報道の事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-15</sup>
      communications or news services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **タ**  社会福祉法（昭和二十六年法律第四十五号）に定める社会福祉事業及び更生保護事業法（平成七年法律第八十六号）に定める更生保護事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-16</sup>
      social welfare services specified by the Social Welfare Act (Act No. 45 of 1951) and offenders' rehabilitation services specified by the Offenders' Rehabilitation Services Act (Act No. 86 of 1995).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **レ**  弁護士、公認会計士その他政令で定める者が法令の規定に基づき行うこととされている法律又は会計に係る業務を行う事業
      <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-17 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1/sub-17</sup>
      a business that performs work relating to law or accounting which attorneys, certified public accountants, or other persons specified by Cabinet Order are to perform pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  前号に掲げるもののほか、国、地方公共団体又は法人の事業所又は事務所であつて、常時従業員を使用するもの
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-2</sup>
    a place of business or office of the national government, a local government, or a corporation, where persons are regularly employed, other than one that is also set forth in the preceding item.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  船員法（昭和二十二年法律第百号）第一条に規定する船員（以下単に「船員」という。）として船舶所有者（船員保険法（昭和十四年法律第七十三号）第三条に規定する場合にあつては、同条の規定により船舶所有者とされる者。以下単に「船舶所有者」という。）に使用される者が乗り組む船舶（第五十九条の二を除き、以下単に「船舶」という。）
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-3</sup>
    a ship manned by persons who are employed by a shipowner (or in the case provided for in Article 3 of the Mariners Insurance Act (Act No. 73 of 1939), a person who is regarded as a shipowner in accordance with the provisions of that Article; hereinafter referred to simply as the "shipowner" or the ship's "owner") as the mariners set forth in Article 1 of the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947) (hereinafter such a person is referred to simply as a "mariner") (hereinafter such a ship is referred to simply as a "ship", except in Article 59-2).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項第三号に規定する船舶の船舶所有者は、適用事業所の事業主とみなす。
  <sup>art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-2</sup>
  The owner of a ship as prescribed in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph is deemed to be an employer with an applicable place of business.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  第一項の事業所以外の事業所の事業主は、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、当該事業所を適用事業所とすることができる。
  <sup>art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-3</sup>
  An employer with a place of business other than as referred to in paragraph (1) may make the place of business an applicable place of business with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  前項の認可を受けようとするときは、当該事業所の事業主は、当該事業所に使用される者（第十二条に規定する者を除く。）の二分の一以上の同意を得て、厚生労働大臣に申請しなければならない。
  <sup>art-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-4</sup>
  If an employer with a place of business seeks the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must file an application with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with the consent of at least one-half of the persons (excluding the persons prescribed in Article 12) employed at the place of business.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 厚生年金保険法 第六条第一項第一号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-1
- art-6/par-1/item-3: 船員法（昭和二十二年法律第百号）第一条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000100, 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — not held in this collection
- art-6/par-1/item-3: 船員保険法（昭和十四年法律第七十三号）第三条 → e-Gov law 314AC0000000073, 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — not held in this collection
- art-6/par-1/item-3: 第五十九条の二 → 厚生年金保険法 第五十九条の二 (Article 59-2), art-59-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-59-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-59-2
- art-6/par-2: 前項第三号 → 厚生年金保険法 第六条第一項第三号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-6/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-3
- art-6/par-3: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1
- art-6/par-4: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 第六条第三項 (Article 6, paragraph (3)), art-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-3
- art-6/par-4: 第十二条 → 厚生年金保険法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-12

## Cited by

24 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 厚生年金保険法 第六条第一項第二号（適用事業所） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-1/item-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第六条第二項（適用事業所） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第六条第三項（適用事業所） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 第六条第四項（適用事業所） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-6/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-7/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-8/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第八条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-8-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-8-2/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第八条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-8-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-8-3/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の四第一項第一号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-4/par-1/item-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二条の三第一項（適用事業所に関する経過措置等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-2-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-2-3/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二条の三第三項（適用事業所に関する経過措置等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-2-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-2-3/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条第一項第十二号（用語の定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-5/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-5/par-1/item-12
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十一条第一項（厚生年金保険の適用事業所の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-41/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十二条第一項（厚生年金保険の被保険者資格の取得及び喪失の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-42/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第十一項（第四種被保険者に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-43/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-43/par-11
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第四項第一号（船員任意継続被保険者に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-44/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-44/par-4/item-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第八十一条第三項（厚生年金基金の加入員及び代議員等の資格に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-81/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四条第一項（厚生年金保険の被保険者資格の取得の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4081-82/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4081-82/art-4/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第十四条第一項（厚生年金保険の被保険者資格の取得及び喪失に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4121-18/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4121-18/art-14/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-62/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-62/art-17/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第十七条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-62/art-17-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-62/art-17-2/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条第一項（厚生年金保険の被保険者資格の取得の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-63/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-63/art-5/par-1
- 国民年金法 第十二条第七項（届出） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-12/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-12/par-7
- 国民年金法 附則第五条第一項第十二号（用語の定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/suppl-3601-34/art-5/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/suppl-3601-34/art-5/par-1/item-12

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T073658-001, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13