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Kiraboshi Bank きらぼし銀行

Regional bank · Tokyo · JBA Full Member

Personal accounts offered

Kiraboshi Bank is a regional bank whose core market is Tokyo. It provides everyday retail banking alongside lending, asset-management and business services for local households and SMEs. It is most relevant to customers who live, work, own property or run a business in Tokyo, particularly when branch relationships, local mortgage/loan knowledge or SME financing matter. Digital services are increasingly important, but exact app, card, international and online-account-opening capabilities should be checked at product level.

Who it suits

  • Individuals and SMEs in Tokyo and surrounding areas
  • Local residents and SMEs in Tokyo; branch relationships; local lending
  • Local primary account in Tokyo; salary/bills; local mortgage; local SME financing; branch relationship
Where it is a poor fit
  • Customers outside the bank’s core region, and anyone prioritising English support or a digital-only service

What this bank offers

17 of 20 items were checked on official pages; 2 are typical for this category rather than confirmed for this bank. A solid dot means verified, a dashed one means typical — verify it.

  • Offered
  • Typical for this category — verify
  • Limited
  • Corporate / institutional only
  • Not offered
  • Not confirmed

Everyday banking

Personal deposit account
Offered, but the product varies by institution
Salary / pension receiving
Pension receiving services
Direct debit / bill payment
Kotora, Pay-easy, online direct debit and automatic remittance
Debit / cashless payment
Debit, credit and smartphone payments
Online / mobile banking
Kiraboshi Home Direct app/web plus online account opening
ATM / cash access
Branch and ATM network

Borrowing

Mortgage
Offered
Consumer / card loans
Renovation, education, auto, card, property-secured, multipurpose, consolidation and reverse-mortgage loans

Investing, insurance & estate

Investments / NISA
Investment trusts, NISA, brokerage intermediation and fund wrap
iDeCo / retirement
Defined-contribution pension services
Insurance
Offered
Inheritance / trust / estate
Trust, inheritance and will services

International & English

Foreign-currency deposits
Offered
International remittance
Online pre-registration and small-value foreign remittance
English / multilingual support
Limited
Trade finance / overseas business
Usually offered — verify before relying on it

Business banking

Business / corporate account
Corporate and sole-proprietor services
Sole-proprietor banking
Offered
Business financing
Offered as a corporate service
Business internet banking
Offered as a corporate service

How solid this page is

Bank code0137
ClassificationRegional bankRegional Bank, JBA Full Member
Verification scopeName, bank code and classification confirmed against the JBA member list. Service coverage includes category-level normalisation.Official service homepage/menu reviewed; individual product terms and eligibility still require product-page refresh
Verified2026-08-15
About required documents

Banks typically request a residence card or ID, My Number, and a Japanese address. Exact documents vary by residence status, account type and timing. We do not estimate approval. Always confirm current requirements on the bank’s official pages and with the Immigration Services Agency.

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