Suginami 杉並区
Last verified 2026-07-10
Official English website
https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/s030/546.html
www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp
Suginami has no full English site; this English hub page ('A Guide to Living in Suginami City') links to the English PDF guide, garbage guide and contacts.
Consultation desk for foreign residents
Foreign Language Consultation (Public Hearing Section)
杉並区外国語相談（区政相談課）
Address: Suginami City Office East Wing 1F, 1-15-1 Asagaya-Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8570 — Open in Google Maps
Hours: 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 (closed weekends, holidays, Dec 29–Jan 3)
Phone: 03-3312-2111
Languages:
- English
- Chinese
- Nepali
- Korean
- Vietnamese
- French
Days vary by language (e.g. English: Mon PM, Tue AM, Thu PM, Fri AM). Korean, Vietnamese and French by reservation.
Garbage sorting guide (English)
Garbage and Resource Sorting / Disposal Guide (PDF, English) www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp
Ward office
1-15-1 Asagaya-Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8570
Phone: 03-3312-2111
Mon–Fri 8:30–17:00; 1st/3rd/5th Sat 9:00–17:00 (citizen affairs counter only)
Procedures you will do at this office
National Health Insurance 国民健康保険
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%.
National Pension 国民年金
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.
Residence card address 在留カード住所変更
Your residence card must show your current address — but there is no separate trip: it happens at the ward office when you register.
Resident registration 転入届・住民票
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.