Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents

torify-examples

Code examples for Torify — Japanese locale APIs for AI agents.

40 endpoints for wareki (era dates), invoice validation, corporate lookup, address normalization, bank/branch search (full Zengin database — 1,152 institutions), legal holiday (Labor Standards Act), school code, and more.

Listed on

• Smithery — https://smithery.ai/servers/endenibrk/torify (Score 100/100)
• MCP.so — https://mcp.so/server/torify-%E2%80%94-japanese-locale-apis-for-ai-agents/hiroki-sonoda
• Anthropic Official MCP Registry — https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/dev.torify/japanese-locale-mcp
• Cursor MCP Directory — https://cursor.directory/mcp (Pending review)
• Cline MCP Marketplace — https://github.com/cline/mcp-marketplace/issues/1603 (Issue #1603 · Pending review)
• x402scan — https://www.x402scan.com
• a2aregistry.org — https://a2aregistry.org

Pricing

Get a free trial key

curl -X POST https://torify.dev/v1/trial/signup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email":"you@example.com"}'
# { "ok": true, "data": { "trialKey": "tk_..." } }

Use the returned key as the X-Trial-Key header. Limit: 100 calls/month, resets monthly.

curl -H "X-Trial-Key: tk_..." \
  "https://torify.dev/v1/wareki/convert?direction=g2w&date=2024-05-01"

Quick Start

Free tier (MCP — no wallet, no signup)

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "torify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://torify-mcp.torify.workers.dev"
    }
  }
}

100 requests/day/IP free. Works in Claude Desktop and Cursor.

x402 per-call ($0.02 USDC on Base L2)

npm install x402-fetch viem
export PRIVATE_KEY="0x..."
npx ts-node typescript/x402-example.ts

API Key subscription ($49/mo Pro or $499/mo Enterprise)

Subscribe via Polar to receive your API key by email:

• Pro ($49/mo): https://buy.polar.sh/polar_cl_N7Q6P6X3TMOlv9TqaGHrbqzviFnnmSuICsTdT06N2LW
• Enterprise ($499/mo): https://buy.polar.sh/polar_cl_mWV5CA7nv6rfR0aGM1H7HJjmgVLJGXBCKeHre05RvHe

export TORIFY_API_KEY="your-key"
npx ts-node typescript/apikey-example.ts

Examples

Wareki (era date) conversion

# Gregorian → Wareki
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/wareki/convert?direction=g2w&date=2024-05-01"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "era": "令和", "eraYear": 6, "formatted": "令和6年5月1日" } }

# Wareki → Gregorian (edge case: Showa ended Jan 7, 1989; Heisei started Jan 8, 1989)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/wareki/convert?direction=w2g&era=showa&eraYear=64&month=1&day=7"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "gregorian": "1989-01-07" } }

Invoice number validation

# Format + check digit validation (no payment needed)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/invoice/validate?number=T7000012050002"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "valid": true } }

Status: NTA registry integration is pending external API approval. Coming soon.

# NTA registry lookup — is this T-number actually registered?
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/invoice/verify?number=T1180301018771" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "registered": true, "registrantName": "トヨタ自動車株式会社", "confidence": 0.99 } }

Corporate number lookup

Status: Corporate number lookup is pending external API approval. Coming soon.

curl "https://torify.dev/v1/houjin/lookup?number=7000012050002" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "name": "国税庁", "address": "東京都千代田区霞が関3丁目1番1号", "status": "active" } }

Postal code lookup

curl "https://torify.dev/v1/postal/lookup?zipcode=1000013"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "prefecture": "東京都", "city": "千代田区", "town": "霞が関" } }

Phone number validation

# Tokyo (2-digit area code 03)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/phone/validate?phone=03-1234-5678"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "valid": true, "type": "landline", "region": "東京" } }

# Rural (4-digit area code 0266)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/phone/validate?phone=0266-12-3456"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "valid": true, "type": "landline", "region": "長野" } }

Address normalization

Response Schema (v0.3.0+)

{
  prefecture: string | null,
  city: string | null,
  town: string | null,
  streetNumber: string | null,
  streetNumberHyphen: string | null,
  streetNumberFormal: string | null,
  addressType: 'block' | 'street' | 'rural' | 'other',   // NEW: first-class enum
  streetRef: {                                            // NEW: Kyoto intersection
    intersection: string;
    direction: '上る' | '下る' | '東入' | '西入' | null;
  } | null,
  addressee: string | null,                               // NEW: 様方/気付/c/o separated
}

Examples

# 通常住所 (block)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/address/normalize" \
  --get --data-urlencode "address=東京都千代田区霞が関3丁目1番1号" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "prefecture": "東京都", "city": "千代田区", "town": "霞が関",
#                          "addressType": "block", "streetRef": null, "addressee": null } }

# 京都通り名 (street + streetRef populated)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/address/normalize" \
  --get --data-urlencode "address=京都府京都市中京区烏丸通三条上る場之町" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "prefecture": "京都府", "city": "京都市中京区",
#                          "addressType": "street",
#                          "streetRef": { "intersection": "烏丸通三条上る", "direction": "上る" },
#                          "addressee": null } }

# 方書 — addressee 分離
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/address/normalize" \
  --get --data-urlencode "address=東京都港区赤坂2-3-4 山田様方" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "prefecture": "東京都", "city": "港区", "town": "赤坂",
#                          "addressType": "block", "streetRef": null, "addressee": "山田" } }

# 漢数字 → Arabic 自動変換
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/address/normalize" \
  --get --data-urlencode "address=東京都港区赤坂二丁目" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "prefecture": "東京都", "city": "港区", "town": "赤坂2丁目",
#                          "addressType": "block", "streetRef": null, "addressee": null } }

Bank lookup, search, and list (full Zengin database, 1,150+ banks)

# Look up by bank code + branch code
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/bank/lookup?bankCode=0001&branchCode=001" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "bankName": "みずほ銀行", "bankNameEn": "Mizuho Bank",
#                          "branchName": "東京営業部", "found": true, "branchFound": true } }

# Search banks by partial name (kanji / kana / romaji)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/bank/search" --get --data-urlencode "name=みずほ" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "mode": "bank", "hits": [...], "total": 2 } }

# Search branches within a specific bank
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/bank/search?bankCode=0001" --get --data-urlencode "name=東京" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "mode": "branch", "hits": [...] } }

# Paginated full bank list
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/bank/list?limit=5" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "total": 1152, "banks": [...] } }

Bank transfer validation (Zengin format)

curl "https://torify.dev/v1/bank/transfer/validate?bankCode=0001&branchCode=001&accountType=1&accountNumber=1234567" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "valid": true, "accountTypeName": "普通", "isYucho": false } }

Legal holiday check (Labor Standards Act Art. 35)

# Standard 5-day work week (Sun = legal holiday, Sat = non-legal rest day)
curl "https://torify.dev/v1/legal-holiday/check?date=2024-05-05&restDays=sun,sat" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "isLegalHoliday": true, "overtimePremiumRate": 0.35,
#                          "overtimePremiumRateLegalNonHoliday": 0.25,
#                          "legalReference": "Labor Standards Act Article 35 (労働基準法第35条)" } }

MEXT school code validation (13-char)

curl "https://torify.dev/v1/school-code/validate?code=B213123456X00" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TORIFY_API_KEY"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "valid": true, "schoolType": "elementary",
#                          "establishment": "public_prefectural", "prefectureJa": "東京都" } }

Self IP address (free, no auth)

curl "https://torify.dev/v1/whoami"
# { "ok": true, "data": { "ip": "...", "country": "JP", "userAgent": "..." } }

TypeScript with x402 (autonomous payment)

import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "x402-fetch";
import { createWalletClient, http } from "viem";
import { base } from "viem/chains";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const wallet = createWalletClient({
  account: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as `0x${string}`),
  chain: base,
  transport: http()
});
const fetch402 = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, wallet);

// Agent pays $0.02 USDC automatically — no API key needed
const res = await fetch402("https://torify.dev/v1/invoice/verify?number=T1180301018771");
const { ok, data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.registered, data.confidence); // true, 0.99

Python with API Key

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["TORIFY_API_KEY"]}

r = requests.get(
    "https://torify.dev/v1/address/normalize",
    params={"address": "東京都千代田区霞が関3丁目1番1号"},
    headers=headers
)
data = r.json()["data"]
print(data["prefecture"], data["city"], data["town"])
# 東京都 千代田区 霞が関

All Endpoints

Full docs: torify.dev/docs

All 40 endpoints (paid $0.02/call + free MCP / whoami):

License

MIT — examples only. The Torify API service is proprietary.

Last updated: 2026-05-27