Sumida 墨田区
Last verified 2026-07-10
Official English website
https://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/
www.city.sumida.lg.jp
Sumida has no authored-English website — use the Language menu on the official site (machine translation into English, Chinese, Korean).
Consultation desk for foreign residents
English Consultation for Foreign Residents (Citizen Consultation Room)
すみだ区民相談室 英語による外国人相談
Address: Sumida City Hall 1F, 1-23-20 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8640 — Open in Google Maps
Hours: English: Wed 13:00–15:00; Chinese: Wed 10:00–12:00
Phone: 03-5608-1616
Languages:
- English
- Chinese
Garbage sorting guide (English)
Resources and Garbage: How to Sort and Put Out (PDF, English) www.city.sumida.lg.jp
Ward office
1-23-20 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8640
Phone: 03-5608-1111
Mon–Fri 8:30–17:00 (resident-record counters 9:00–16:30; some counters 1st & 3rd Wed until 19:00, 2nd Sun 9:00–16:30)
Moving-in procedures page
https://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/kurashi/todokede_syoumei/zyuumintouroku/zyuumin_touroku.html www.city.sumida.lg.jp
Japanese page (machine translation available): transfer notifications including requirements for foreign nationals.
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.