# 仲裁法 / Arbitration Act — 第二十八条 (Article 28)

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- Law: 仲裁法 (Arbitration Act), 平成十五年法律第百三十八号
- English title "Arbitration 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: 第二十八条 (Article 28)（仲裁地） — address `art-28`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28
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### 第二十八条（仲裁地） — (Place of Arbitration)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28</sup>

**第一項**  仲裁地は、当事者が合意により定めるところによる。
<sup>art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-1</sup>
The place of arbitration is as provided by the agreement of the parties.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の合意がないときは、仲裁廷は、当事者の利便その他の紛争に関する事情を考慮して、仲裁地を定める。
<sup>art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-2</sup>
If an agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph has not been reached, the arbitral tribunal is to decide the place of arbitration by taking into consideration the circumstances of the dispute, including the convenience of the parties.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  仲裁廷は、当事者間に別段の合意がない限り、前二項の規定による仲裁地にかかわらず、適当と認めるいかなる場所においても、次に掲げる手続を行うことができる。
<sup>art-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-3</sup>
Notwithstanding the place of arbitration under the preceding two paragraphs, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, an arbitral tribunal may carry out the following procedures at any place it considers appropriate:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  合議体である仲裁廷の評議
  <sup>art-28/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-3/item-1</sup>
  consultation within an arbitral tribunal which is a panel;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  当事者、鑑定人又は第三者の陳述の聴取
  <sup>art-28/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-3/item-2</sup>
  hearing of statements of the parties, experts, or third parties; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  物又は文書の見分
  <sup>art-28/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-3/item-3</sup>
  inspection of goods or documents.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-28/par-2: 前項 → 仲裁法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-1
- art-28/par-3: 前二項 → 仲裁法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-1
- art-28/par-3: 前二項 → 仲裁法 第二十八条第二項 (Article 28, paragraph (2)), art-28/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 仲裁法 第二十八条第二項（仲裁地） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-2
- 仲裁法 第二十八条第三項（仲裁地） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-28/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-28/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 仲裁法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20260521_504AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-11-01
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Arbitration Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01
- This site's parser, version 219 — 仲裁法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01