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## Moving in — your first 30 days（来日後の手続き）  [id: moving-in-first-30-days]

The procedures for your first 30 days in Tokyo, in order.
Who: Everyone moving into one of Tokyo's 23 wards.
Deadline: Resident registration within 14 days of moving in
Where: Your ward office (区役所) — see /api/wards.json for address, phone and the foreign residents' desk.
Steps:
  1. [Before you move] Arrange electricity, gas and water. — Gas needs an in-person appointment, so book it first. Water and electricity can be started online.
  2. [Within 14 days] Register your address at your ward office (転入届). — Your residence card is updated at the same counter, in the same visit.
  3. [At the same visit] Enroll in National Health Insurance if your employer does not insure you; ask about National Pension if you are 20–59 and not employed by a company.
  4. [A few weeks later] Receive your My Number letter by mail. — No application needed; just don't lose the letter.
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Electricity, gas and water（電気・ガス・水道）  [id: utilities]

Start all three before or right after you move in. Water and electricity can be done online — gas needs an in-person appointment.
Who: Everyone moving into a new home in Tokyo. If your building manages utilities for you (some serviced apartments do), check your contract first.
Deadline: Book gas about a week ahead
Where: Online or by phone
Steps:
  1. Water — apply online, any time — Use the Tokyo Waterworks English online application or the Tokyo Water App (English mode). It covers the 23 wards and most of the Tama area, 24 hours a day.
  2. Electricity — apply online or by phone — TEPCO is the main supplier and has English pages and support. Apply as soon as you know your move-in date.
  3. Gas — book a technician visit — Apply online or by phone, then be home for the appointment: a technician opens the valve and runs a safety check (about 20–40 minutes). Book about a week ahead — longer in the March–April moving season.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Water — online application (English): https://suidonet.waterworks.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/inet-service/uketsuke/main_english (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Water — Tokyo Water App, English mode: https://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tetsuduki/suidoapp/eng (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Electricity — TEPCO Energy Partner (English): https://www.tepco.co.jp/en/ep/index-e.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Electricity — TEPCO English FAQ (moving, applications): https://www.tepco.co.jp/en/ep/support/faq-e.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Gas — starting service and booking the visit (English): https://home.tokyo-gas.co.jp/language/en/gas_power/procedure.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/utilities/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/utilities/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Finding a hospital（病院の探し方）  [id: finding-a-hospital]

How to find a clinic or hospital that speaks your language — set this up before you get sick.
Who: Everyone living in Tokyo. This page is for routine care — for something urgent right now, use our Emergency section.
Where: Phone or web, in your language
Steps:
  1. Call Himawari and describe what you need — Tokyo's official medical information service helps you find clinics and hospitals that handle your language and your symptoms.
  2. Or check the official hospital list — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government publishes an English list of hospitals that accept foreign patients, organized by ward. Call ahead — details change.
  3. For larger hospitals, look for JMIP accreditation — JMIP-accredited hospitals are certified for accepting international patients, with interpretation and support systems.
  4. Bring your insurance card — With health insurance, you pay 30% of the cost. No referral letter is needed for most clinics — you can go directly.
Phone:
  - 03-5285-8181 — Himawari — medical info in your language（Every day 9:00–20:00. English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Spanish. Free guidance to find the right medical institution.）
Official links (human-verified):
  - Himawari service — what it is and how to use it: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng/himawari (verified 2026-07-10)
  - List of medical institutions that accept foreign patients: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng/hospitals_list/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Tokyo Medical Information Site for Foreign Residents: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng (verified 2026-07-10)
  - JMIP accredited hospital search: https://jmip.jme.or.jp/index.php?l=eng (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/health/finding-a-hospital/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/health/finding-a-hospital/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## My Number（マイナンバー）  [id: my-number]

Your 12-digit tax and social security number. It is created automatically after you register your address — you just wait for a letter.
Who: Everyone with a resident record (jūminhyō), including foreign residents. If you completed resident registration, you will be assigned a number — there is nothing to apply for.
Deadline: Automatic — no application
Where: Arrives by mail
Cost: Free
Steps:
  1. Register your address first — Your My Number is generated from your resident record. If you have not done resident registration yet, start there.
  2. Wait for the notification letter — The ward mails an Individual Number notification to your registered address. Keep it — banks and employers will ask for the number.
  3. Use the number for tax, insurance and disaster procedures — You will write it on tax forms, social insurance papers and some applications. Do not share it casually.
  4. Optional: apply for the My Number Card — A plastic photo ID that can also work as a health insurance card. It is not mandatory. Apply by smartphone, PC, mail or photo booth — issuing takes about one month.
Official links (human-verified):
  - My Number system — official English overview: https://www.digital.go.jp/en/policies/mynumber (verified 2026-07-10)
  - My Number FAQ (who gets a number, how it arrives): https://www.digital.go.jp/en/policies/mynumber_faq_02 (verified 2026-07-10)
  - My Number Card — official English site: https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/en/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - How to apply for the My Number Card: https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/en-kofushinse/ (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/my-number/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/my-number/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## National Health Insurance（国民健康保険）  [id: national-health-insurance]

If your employer doesn't insure you, join NHI at your ward office. With the card, you pay 30% at the hospital instead of 100%.
Who: Residents staying more than 3 months who are not covered by an employer's health insurance — self-employed people, students, job-seekers and their dependents. If your company insures you, this is already handled.
Deadline: Within 14 days
Where: Your ward office
Cost: Premiums based on income
Steps:
  1. Check whether your employer already insures you — Company employees are usually enrolled in employer health insurance automatically. National Health Insurance is for everyone else.
  2. Go to your ward office within 14 days — Within 14 days of moving in or losing other coverage. Enrollment is backdated to the day you became eligible — waiting doesn't avoid premiums.
  3. Show your insurance card at hospitals and pharmacies — With the card (or My Number card with the insurance function), you pay 30% of the cost. Without it, you pay 100%.
  4. Pay premiums — By invoice, direct debit or pension deduction. The amount is based on your previous year's income plus a per-person amount — students and recent arrivals may qualify for reductions.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Health insurance for foreign residents — overview: https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/tokyo-foreigner/english/seekers_1/spec/spec_1e.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Health insurance — living guide: https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/useful/guide_eng/disease/03.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - National Health Insurance (Kokuho) — example: Shinjuku City: https://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/en/kurashi/kokuho/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Enrolling and withdrawing — example: Shinjuku City: https://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/en/kurashi/kokuhotodokede/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - How premiums are calculated — example: Shinjuku City: https://www.foreign.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/en/kurashi/hokenryo/ (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/health/national-health-insurance/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/health/national-health-insurance/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## National Pension（国民年金）  [id: pension]

Everyone living in Japan aged 20–59 must join, any nationality. Employees are covered automatically — everyone else enrolls at the ward office. Low income can be exempted.
Who: All residents of Japan aged 20–59, regardless of nationality. Company employees are covered automatically through their employer (Employees' Pension). Self-employed people, students and the unemployed enroll themselves.
Deadline: Within 14 days
Where: Your ward office (if not employed)
Cost: Exemptions possible
Steps:
  1. Employed at a company? You are already covered — Your employer enrolls you in the Employees' Pension and deducts contributions from your salary. Nothing to do.
  2. Otherwise, enroll at your ward office within 14 days — Self-employed people, students and job-seekers enroll at the municipal office for their address.
  3. Low income? Apply for an exemption at the same office — Full, 3/4, half or 1/4 exemptions exist based on last year's income. Students have a special postponement system. Don't just ignore the payment slips.
  4. Leaving Japan? You may get money back — If you contributed for 6 months or more, you can claim a Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment — apply within 2 years of leaving Japan.
Official links (human-verified):
  - National Pension — official English top page: https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/english/index.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Enrollment in the National Pension: https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/english/japanese-system/nationalpension/np_enroll.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Contribution exemptions for low income: https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/english/japanese-system/nationalpension/np_exemption.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments when leaving Japan: https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/english/japanese-system/benefit/payment.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/pension/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/pension/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Residence card address（在留カード住所変更）  [id: residence-card]

Your residence card must show your current address — but there is no separate trip: it happens at the ward office when you register.
Who: Mid- to long-term residents (residence card holders) and special permanent residents who moved in or changed address. Required within 14 days.
Deadline: Within 14 days of moving
Where: Your ward office
Cost: Free
Steps:
  1. Bring your residence card when you register your address — The address notification is made at the ward office, not at the immigration office.
  2. The staff writes the new address on the back of your card — This happens at the same counter, during the same visit as resident registration. That's it.
  3. Moving again later? Repeat at your new ward office — Every address change follows the same procedure, within 14 days of moving.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Notification of your place of residence — procedure at the municipal office (PDF): https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/930001396.pdf (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Basic Resident Registration System for Foreign Residents — Move-in / Move-out: https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/zairyu/english/move-in_move-out.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/residence-card/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/residence-card/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Resident registration（転入届・住民票）  [id: resident-registration]

Register your new address at your ward office within 14 days of moving in. This creates your jūminhyō (resident record), which almost everything else depends on.
Who: Mid- to long-term residents (people with a residence card, 在留カード) and special permanent residents who will stay more than 3 months. Tourists and people staying 3 months or less do not need this.
Deadline: Within 14 days of moving in
Where: Your ward office
Cost: Free
Steps:
  1. Find the ward office for your new address — You must go to the office of the ward you live in. Select your ward at the top of this page to see yours.
  2. Submit a moving-in notification (転入届, tennyū-todoke) — Fill in the form at the resident registration counter within 14 days of moving in. Staff will help you if you ask.
  3. Show your residence card at the same counter — Your new address is written on the back of your residence card. If your card will be issued later (it says so in your passport), show your passport instead.
  4. Ask for copies of your jūminhyō if you need them — Banks and phone companies often ask for this certificate of residence. Registration itself is free; copies cost a small fee set by each ward. You can request them during the same visit.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Basic Resident Registration System for Foreign Residents — Move-in / Move-out: https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/c-gyousei/zairyu/english/move-in_move-out.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Notification of your place of residence — procedure at the municipal office (PDF): https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/930001396.pdf (verified 2026-07-10)
  - You Need to Register Your Residential Address (TIPS): https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/useful/guide_eng/proce/02.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/resident-registration/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/moving-in/resident-registration/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Resident tax（住民税）  [id: resident-tax]

The local tax that funds your ward. It is billed to whoever lived in Japan on January 1, based on the previous year's income — which is why the first bill surprises people in year two.
Who: Anyone with a registered address in Japan on January 1 who earned above the taxable threshold in the previous year. The ward where you lived on January 1 is the one that bills you — even if you move later.
Deadline: Bills arrive in June
Where: Via employer, or payment slips
Cost: Based on last year's income
Steps:
  1. Check how you will pay — Company employees: your employer deducts it from your salary monthly (special collection) — nothing to do. Everyone else: a payment notice arrives by post around June.
  2. Understand the timing — The tax is calculated on your income from January to December of the previous year. That is why a bill can arrive after your income changed — or after you changed jobs.
  3. Pay by the deadlines on the slips — At banks, post offices, convenience stores, or the ward office. Direct debit can also be set up.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Tax information for foreign residents: https://www.tax.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Taxes by type — inhabitant tax on individuals: https://www.tax.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/type_tax (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Guide to Metropolitan Taxes 2025 (PDF): https://www.tax.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/tax/guidebook2025e (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Taxes — living guide: https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/useful/guide_eng/tax/01.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/resident-tax/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/money-tax/resident-tax/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Disaster（防災）  [id: emergency-disaster]

Earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rain — where to check warnings, and what the alert levels mean.
Official links (human-verified):
  - Tokyo Disaster Prevention Homepage: https://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/ (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Weather warnings and advisories: https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/menu.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Alert Levels 1–5 explained: https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/english/disaster/howto/alert_levels.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Tokyo Bousai — disaster preparedness guidebook (English PDF): https://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/1028036/1028051/1029136.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/disaster/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/disaster/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Medical emergency（救急）  [id: emergency-medical]

Ambulance, urgent advice, and finding a hospital in your language.
Phone:
  - 119 — Ambulance / Fire（24 hours. Interpretation in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish.）
  - #7119 — Not sure if you need an ambulance?（Emergency consultation, 24 hours. If it does not connect: 03-3212-2323 (23 wards).）
  - 03-5285-8181 — Himawari — find a hospital（Every day 9:00–20:00. English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Spanish.）
Official links (human-verified):
  - How to call an ambulance — step by step: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng/emergency_call (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Tokyo EMS Guide — check your symptoms: https://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/hp-kyuuimuka/en_guide/main/index.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Himawari medical information service: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng/himawari (verified 2026-07-10)
  - Tokyo Medical Information Site for Foreign Residents: https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/iryo_hoken/medical_info_eng (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/medical/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/medical/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10

## Multilingual helplines（多言語相談）  [id: emergency-helplines]

Free consultation in your language, for any problem of daily life.
Phone:
  - 0120-142-142 — Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi（Toll-free. Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 (closed national holidays and Dec 29–Jan 3). About 15 languages.）
Official links (human-verified):
  - Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi (TMC Navi): https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/english/soudan/navi.html (verified 2026-07-10)
  - TMC Navi — official announcement: https://www.english.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/w/047-101-001190 (verified 2026-07-10)
  - In case of emergency — helplines overview: https://tabunka.tokyo-tsunagari.or.jp/useful/guide_eng/accident/01.html (verified 2026-07-10)
Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/helplines/ (Markdown: https://official.tokyo.jp/emergency/helplines/index.md)
Last verified: 2026-07-10


## Glossary — Japanese terms on official documents

- 住民票 (jūminhyō / Resident record): Resident record — the official proof that you live at your address. Banks and phone companies often ask for a copy.
- 転入届 (tennyū-todoke / Moving-in notification): Moving-in notification — the form you submit at the ward office within 14 days of moving in.
- 転出届 (tenshutsu-todoke / Moving-out notification): Moving-out notification — needed when you leave one Japanese municipality for another.
- 在留カード (zairyū kādo / Residence card): Residence card — your ID as a mid- or long-term resident. Its address must be kept up to date.
- マイナンバー (mainanbā / My Number): My Number — your 12-digit tax and social security number, assigned automatically after you register your address.
- 区役所 (kuyakusho / Ward office): Ward office — the city hall of your ward, where most life procedures happen.
- 窓口 (madoguchi / Counter / service window): Counter / service window — the desk inside the office where a procedure is handled.
- 国民健康保険 (kokumin kenkō hoken / National Health Insurance): National Health Insurance (kokuho) — the public health insurance you join at the ward office if your employer does not insure you.
- 世帯主 (setainushi / Head of household): Head of household — the person listed as the household's representative on the resident record.
- 印鑑・はんこ (inkan / hanko / Personal seal): Personal seal — a stamp used instead of a signature in some procedures.
- 住所 (jūsho / Address): Address — written Japanese-style, from big to small: postal code, prefecture, ward, district, then block–building–room numbers.
- 引越し (hikkoshi / Moving house): Moving house — the event that starts the 14-day clock for your address procedures.


## Tokyo's 23 wards — offices and foreign residents' desks

Full structured data: https://official.tokyo.jp/api/wards.json
- Adachi（足立区）: office 1-17-1 Chuo-honcho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-8510, tel 03-3880-5111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Residents Consultation Desk (Multicultural Coexistence Section), tel 03-3880-5177, languages: English, Chinese, Korean. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/adachi/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Arakawa（荒川区）: office 2-2-3 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8501, tel 03-3802-3111. Foreign residents' desk: Association for Arakawa International Communications, tel 03-3802-3798, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/arakawa/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Bunkyo（文京区）: office Bunkyo Civic Center, 1-16-21 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8555, tel 03-3812-7111. Foreign residents' desk: Administrative Information Center, tel 03-5803-1132, languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/bunkyo/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Chiyoda（千代田区）: office 1-2-1 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8688, tel 03-3264-2111. Foreign residents' desk: Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi (Tokyo-wide service), tel 0120-142-142, languages: Easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindi, Nepali, French, Indonesian. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/chiyoda/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Chuo（中央区）: office 1-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8404, tel 03-3543-0211. Foreign residents' desk: Chuo City Foreign-Language Interpretation Service, tel 0570-054222, languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Indonesian, Thai, Russian, Hindi, French. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/chuo/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Edogawa（江戸川区）: office 1-4-1 Chuo, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 132-8501. Foreign residents' desk: Consultation Desk for Foreign Residents (Edogawa City Multicultural Coexistence Center), tel 03-3877-3851, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Thai. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/edogawa/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Itabashi（板橋区）: office 2-66-1 Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8501, tel 03-3964-1111. Foreign residents' desk: International Exchange Section, Itabashi Culture and International Exchange Foundation, tel 03-3579-2015, languages: Japanese, English. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/itabashi/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Katsushika（葛飾区）: office 5-13-1 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-8555, tel 03-3695-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Residents' Life Consultation (Citizens' Consultation Room, Window 209), tel 03-5654-8617, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/katsushika/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Kita（北区）: office 1-15-22 Oji-honcho, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-8508, tel 03-3908-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Citizens' Consultation Room — Foreign Resident Consultation, tel 03-3908-1101, languages: Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/kita/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Koto（江東区）: office 4-11-28 Toyo, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8383, tel 03-3647-9111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Resident Consultation (Koto City Office), tel 03-3647-4700, languages: Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/koto/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Meguro（目黒区）: office 2-19-15 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8573, tel 03-3715-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Meguro Foreign Residents Information Desk, tel 03-5722-9187, languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Filipino/Tagalog. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/meguro/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Minato（港区）: office 1-5-25 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8511, tel 03-3578-2111. Foreign residents' desk: Minato City Consultation Services for Foreign Residents, tel 03-3578-2046, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Russian, Tagalog, Nepali, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, French. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/minato/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Nakano（中野区）: office 4-11-19 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8501, tel 03-3389-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Residents Consultation Desk, tel 03-3228-8929, languages: English, Chinese, Japanese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/nakano/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Nerima（練馬区）: office 6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-8501, tel 03-3993-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Consultations in Foreign Languages (Community Promotion Division), tel 03-5984-4333, languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/nerima/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Ota（大田区）: office 5-13-14 Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-8621, tel 03-5744-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Ota City Multilingual Consultation Desk (Minto Ota — International Exchange Center), tel 03-6424-4924, languages: English, Chinese, Tagalog, Nepali, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/ota/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Setagaya（世田谷区）: office 4-21-27 Setagaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-8504, tel 03-5432-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Residents' Advisory Desk, tel 03-5432-2892, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/setagaya/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Shibuya（渋谷区）: office 1-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8010, tel 03-3463-1211. Foreign residents' desk: English Interpreting Desk, Cultural Promotion Division, tel 03-3463-1211, languages: English. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/shibuya/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Shinagawa（品川区）: office 2-1-36 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8715, tel 03-3777-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Advisory Services for Foreign Residents (Residents' Consulting Office), tel 03-3777-2000, languages: English, Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/shinagawa/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Shinjuku（新宿区）: office 1-4-1 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8484, tel 03-3209-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza / Consultation Support Center for Foreign Residents, tel 03-3202-5535, languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Nepali (Mon), Thai (Tue), Myanmar (Thu). Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/shinjuku/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Suginami（杉並区）: office 1-15-1 Asagaya-Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8570, tel 03-3312-2111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Language Consultation (Public Hearing Section), tel 03-3312-2111, languages: English, Chinese, Nepali, Korean, Vietnamese, French. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/suginami/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Sumida（墨田区）: office 1-23-20 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8640, tel 03-5608-1111. Foreign residents' desk: English Consultation for Foreign Residents (Citizen Consultation Room), tel 03-5608-1616, languages: English, Chinese. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/sumida/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Taito（台東区）: office 4-5-6 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8615, tel 03-5246-1111. Foreign residents' desk: Foreign Residents' Advisory Center (Residents' Consultation Room), tel 03-5246-1025, languages: English, Chinese, Korean. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/taito/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)
- Toshima（豊島区）: office 2-45-1 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8422. Foreign residents' desk: City Resident Consultation Counter (Foreign Residents Consultation Desk), tel 03-3981-1782, languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Mongolian, Sinhala, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Thai, Filipino, Nepali, Khmer, Malay, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese, French, Russian, Ukrainian. Guide: https://official.tokyo.jp/wards/toshima/index.md (verified 2026-07-10)