How to receive winnings

For winnings greater than 100,000 yen per drawing (per ticket), please visit Mizuho Bank.

You can receive your winnings at lottery sales shops around the country if they are 100,000 yen or less per drawing (per ticket).
For winnings greater than 100,000 yen per drawing, please visit your nearest Mizuho Bank to receive them.

For winnings greater than 100,000 yen per drawing (per ticket), go to Mizuo Bank

For winnings 100,000 yen or less per drawing (per ticket), go to a lottery sales shop

5万円以下の当選金は当売り場でお受け取りになれます。
At lottery shops with this notice, you can receive winnings of 50,000 yen or less per drawing (per ticket).
10万円以下の当選金は当売り場でお受け取りになれます。
At lottery shops with this notice, you can receive winnings of 100,000 yen or less per drawing (per ticket).

*If the sales shop does not have a sticker (notice), please check with the sales teller.

For winnings of 500,000 yen per drawing (per ticket) or greater, a photo ID will be required, and for winnings over 1 million yen a photo ID and a registered seal will be required (if no registered seal is available, a signature is acceptable). Furthermore, in the case of winnings over 1 million yen, the lottery ticket will be temporarily held at Mizuho bank. In such cases, the procedures for receiving winnings will take about 1 week.

* Photo IDs acceptable (any 1 of the following)

  • ●Passport
  • ●Residency card
  • ●Driver’s license (foreign driver’s licenses not acceptable)

In order to receive winnings, the winning ticket must be presented within the payment period for the winnings. The payment period is 1 year from the start of payments. (For scratch tickets, it is the payment period displayed on the ticket).