# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二百十二条 (Article 212)

- 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: 第二百十二条 (Article 212) — address `art-212`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-212
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-212
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### 第二百十二条
<sup>art-212 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-212 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-212</sup>

      **第一項**  第二百十条の規定による通行権を有する者は、その通行する他の土地の損害に対して償金を支払わなければならない。ただし、通路の開設のために生じた損害に対するものを除き、一年ごとにその償金を支払うことができる。
      <sup>art-212/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-212/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-212/par-1</sup>
      A person that is entitled to the right-of-way under the provisions of Article 210 must pay compensation for damage caused to the other land that the same person passes through; provided, however, that except for damage arising from the construction of a road, compensation may be paid on an annual basis.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-212/par-1: 第二百十条 → 民法 第二百十条 (Article 210), art-210 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-210 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-210

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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