What is outdoor advertising?
Updated: July 2024, 3
"Outdoor advertising business" refers to <a corporation or individual that undertakes construction related to the display of outdoor advertising materials and the installation of posted objects, and displays them to the public outdoors as a business.>
Regardless of the contract type or position, such as "prime contractor" or "subcontractor," construction work falls under "outdoor advertising" if advertising is actually displayed or installed outdoors.
Conversely, printing companies that only design, print, and produce outdoor advertising materials, and advertising agencies that do not undertake construction work such as displaying outdoor advertising materials, do not fall under the category of "outdoor advertising business."
When conducting "outdoor advertising business", the prefecture or city where the construction site is located, regardless of whether there is an office, workshop, or other business location within the prefecture/city where the construction site is located. You must register in advance at your ward, town or village.
Example) When Company A, which has offices only in Tokyo, undertakes outdoor advertising installation work in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture.
...It is necessary to apply for registration as an outdoor advertising business in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture.
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