Greetings from the Mayor
A New Global Perspective
To All Foreign Residents,
Are you satisfied with your everyday life in Bunkyo City?
It is my hope to create a city government that will help you to lead an active, independent life. We aim to look beyond just "internationalization" and bring a global perspective to government in order to enhance life for foreign residents and all city residents in this new century.
This Guide to Living in Bunkyo City is intended for all foreign residents. It is created to introduce administrative services and also to include a wealth of practical information about daily life and what to do in emergency.
We hope it will help you to lead a full, enjoyable life in Bunkyo City.
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Hironobu Narisawa
Mayor
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Editor's Note
As of the editing of this site(April 2001),listed contents and telephone numbers may change.
From February 2002, City Residents' Service Corner(temporary name) and Regional Activity Center(temporary name) will be established instead of Branch City Office. In the sentences in this book, window services handled by Branch Office will be available at each division of City Residents' Service Corner (temporary name) and each division of Civic Center. And consultation will be handled by Regional Activity Center. Please ask for more detailed information to Residents' Section of Residents' Division.
Also, owing to space limitations, some facilities and services have been omitted. It is therefore recommended that you ask someone who is proficient in Japanese to accompany you to the appropriate departments at City Office if you request more detailed information regarding any of the topics cover in the following pages.
The local area code for Tokyo's 23 wards [03] has been omitted for all telephone numbers listed in this Guide. |
Civic Center
The Civic Center houses the City Office and various related services as well as the Civic Hall, which may be used for concerts, lectures and dance performances. Also located within the Civic Center are public facilities such as the Lifelong Learning Center, Health Care Center and Consumer Center.
Open daily
Except for the year-end/New Year holidays
Bunkyo City Office
Address: 1-16-21, Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8555
Tel: 3812-7111
City Office Hours
Open weekdays 8:30~17:15
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and during the year-end/New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3).
Table of Contents
1. In Case of Emergency
Evacuation Shelters and Evacuation Centers in Case of a Major Earthquake
Fire, Rescue, First Aid How to Report a Fire/How to Request a First Aid/How to Handle a Fire/Disaster Certification/Prepare for a Flood
Crime, Theft Police Boxes/ Police Stations within the City
Traffic Accidents How to Handle Traffic Accidents/Traffic Accident Consultation
Earthquakes Earthquakes in Japan/Prepare for an Earthquake/Prepare for Disasters/Warning Announcement
2. Counseling Services in Foreign Languages
Counseling Services in Foreign Languages Advice for Foreign Residents in Bunkyo/General Consultation/Human Rights and Labor Advisory Centers/Regarding Crime/Regarding Medical Treatment/For International Students/Regarding Postal Services/Regarding Travel and Tourism/Regarding Telephone Services/Regarding Housing/Regarding Electricity, Gas, and Water
3. As a Bunkyo Resident
Foreign Resident Registration What is Gaikokujin Toroku?/Initial Registration/Birth of a Child and Other Registrations/Change in Resistration/Renewal of Foreign Resident Registration Card/Exchange of Foreign Resident Registration Card/Reissue of Foreign Resident Registration Card/Picking up Your Foreign Resident Registration Card/Certificate of Foreign Resident Registration/When Leaving the Country/When to Return Your Foreign Resident Registration Card to the City Office
Family Register and Seal Registration Family Register/What is Koseki?/Birth Notification/Death Notification/Notifications of Marriage and Divoce/Seal Registration/What is an Inkan(Seal)?/How to Register a Seal/If You Have Recently Moved to Bunkyo City/If You Are Moving out of Bunkyo City/How to Apply for Seal Registration Certificate
Taxes The Tax System in Japan/ City Tax/Special City Resident Tax / Light Motor Vehicle Tax/ Tax Certificates/Leaving Japan/ Tokyo Metropolitan Tax/National Tax
National Health Insurance The National Health Insurance System of Japan/How to Apply for National Health Insurance/Insurance Premiums and Payment/Insurance Benefits/Immediate Notification of a Traffic Accidents
National Pension Plan What is the Pension Plan?/Lump-Sum Withdrawal from the Pension Plan
Nursing Care Insurance Nursing Care Insurance System/Insurance Premiums/When You Need Nursing Care/Nursing Care Insurance Services Directory
Health and Medical Treatment Checkups Handled by the Public Health and Protection Section/Checkups Handled by the Public Health Service Centers/Available at both Public Health and Protection Section and Public Health Service Centers/Health Improvement Programs/Emergency Medical Treatment/Emergency Clinic Information Center/Guidance to Medical Facilities for Foreigners/Interpretation Services for Foreigners
Social Welfare For Senior Citizens/Senior Citizens' Medical Care System/Other Facilities/For the Physically and Mentally Handicapped/Other Facilities/Social Welfare Consultation
Childbirth, Children, and Education Pregnancies/Infant Health Insurance/Allowances for Children/Nursery Schools, Children's Halls, Day Care Centers,Family Welfare Workers (Child Care Mothers),Emergency Nursery Rooms/Family Support Centers/Kindergartens/Public City Kindergartens/Private Kindergartens/Child Raising Plaza/Education in Japan/Bunkyo City Educational Loans/Bunkyo City Entrance Award Loans
4. Daily Life
Trash and Recycling Trash/Recycling
Housing and Environment Housing/Corporation Housing/Corporation Housing Apartments/Rental Contracts for Private Housing/Removal of Parked Bicycles/Pets/Environmental Complaints
Public Facilities Civic Hall/Libraries/Lifelong Learning Center/Bunkyo Museum/Consumers' Center/Halls and Auditoriums for Gatherings/Sports Facilities/Lodging Facilities
International Exchange Bunkyo International Exchange
CLAR
Multilingual Guide to Living in Japan
Directory
Column
Peace Declaration, Non-Nuclear Peace City Declaration
Bunkyo City Cultural Events
Bunkyo City Historical Sites and Sightseeing
Bunkyo City Tree, Flower, Crest of the City, and Symbolization Mark of the City
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