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Daily Life Guidebook for Foreign Residents Daily Life Guidebook for Foreign Residents がいこくじん せいかつが い ど ぶ っ く 外国人のための生活ガイドブック えい ご ばん 英語版 Higashihiroshima City ひがし ひろ しま し 東広島市 About Higashihiroshima City ひがしひろしまし 東広島市について ■ An Introduction to Higashihiroshima City ■ The Higashihiroshima City Website ひがしひろしまし がいよう ひがしひろしまし うぇぶさいと 東広島市の概要 東広島市ウェ ブ サ イト Higashihiroshima City is situated almost in the center of Hiroshima Prefecture. You can find detailed information about Surrounded by abundant natural resources, it boasts a long history and rich culture. Higashihiroshima City on the city website. Welcome to Higashihiroshima City! This guidebook was written based on the opinions of foreign Also, there are increasing numbers of academic research institutes, centered around https://www.city.higashihiroshima. the universities, and more and more industries are choosing locations in the city. lg.jp/ residents of Higashihiroshima City. It contains a range of information helpful for daily life, details Aiming to become 'an international academic research city, rich in nature, reaching to the future', the city is developing steadily. of what to do at various stages of your life in the city, and so on. If there is anything you do not understand as you live your life in Higashihiroshima City, please refer to this guidebook. ■ The Climate and Weather in Higashihiroshima City If you need to go to the City Office to complete various formalities, please take this guidebook ひがしひろしまし きこう 東広島市の気候 with you. If you are nervous about going to the City Office on your own, please arrange to go with someone who understands Japanese. Higashihiroshima City has many areas of flat land surrounded by low mountains, and the climate of the city is relatively mild. ◆March to April However, even if it is difficult to go with someone who understands Japanese, please do not worry. The temperature becomes warmer little by little. Cherry blossoms bloom around the city, including in Kagamiyama Park. There are staff members in the City Office who speak English and Chinese, and the counters have ◆June to around the middle of July The rainy season heralds the beginning of summer, and the humidity rises. translation tools that can deal with a number of languages. The staff of the City Office will do their ◆August to September The maximum temperature can sometimes be more than 35 degrees, and there are many humid days with strong sunshine. It is important to best to communicate with you, so if there is some aspect of the formalities you need help to complete, be careful, in order to avoid heatstroke. ◆October to November etc., please feel free to ask a member of staff. The temperature becomes lower little by little, and daily life becomes more comfortable. Red leaves can be enjoyed across the city. We hope that you will be able to live a comfortable life in Higashihiroshima City, free from worries. ◆December to February The minimum temperature can sometimes be below freezing, and there is snow from time to time. If you will be driving, it is a good idea to fit snow tires to your vehicle. ■ Higashihiroshima City Office ひがしひろしましやくしょ 東広島市役所 Address: 8-29 Saijo Sakae-machi, Higashihiroshima City Telephone: 082-422-2111 (switchboard) Opening hours: 8:30 to 17:15 〈The Cover Illustration〉 Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the year-end/New Year period Centered around Sakagura-Dori in Saijo, Higashihiroshima City stretches over a wide area Branch Office or Sub-Branch Office Address Telephone Number はちほんまつしゅっちょうしょ 10128-200 Hara, from the mountains in the north to the coast facing the Seto Inland Sea in the south. In the 082-428-0053 Hachihonmatsu Sub-Branch Office( 八本松出張所) Hachihonmatsu-cho, Higashihiroshima City city, a long history of sake brewing exists in harmony with abundant nature. しわしゅっちょうしょ Shiwa Sub-Branch Office( 志和出張所) 4123-6 Shiwahori, Shiwa-cho, Higashihiroshima City 082-433-2224 The ‘namako-kabe’ walls and the red brick chimneys of the sake breweries are one of the たかやしゅっちょうしょ Takaya Sub-Branch Office( 高屋出張所) 1334-2 Kinehara, Takaya-cho, Higashihiroshima City 082-434-1111 くろせししょ most well-known scenes in Sakagura-Dori, a famous tourist spot. In front of this scenery Kurose Branch Office( 黒瀬支所) 1333 Maruyama, Kurose-cho, Higashihiroshima City 0823-82-2400 ふくとみししょ are a range of people from various countries coming and going, and in the distance is the Fukutomi Branch Office( 福富支所) 1545-1 Kuba, Fukutomi-cho, Higashihiroshima City 082-435-2211 とよさかししょ sea and the mountains. The illustration shows the appeal of Higashihiroshima City, and Toyosaka Branch Office( 豊栄支所) 963-2 Kajiya, Toyosaka-cho, Higashihiroshima City 082-432-2211 こうちししょ represents our heartfelt hope that you will enjoy your life in the city. Kochi Branch Office( 河内支所) 1166 Nakagochi, Kochi-cho, Higashihiroshima City 082-437-1111 あきつししょ Akitsu Branch Office( 安芸津支所) 5556-1 Mitsu, Akitsu-cho, Higashihiroshima City 0846-45-1100 1 List of Necessary Formalities, Etc. Tick this Tick this Applicable Applicable Item Page Department/Organization Responsible when Item Page Department/Organization Responsible when to to completed! completed! When you move into Higashihiroshima City When you leave Japan Resident registration and formalities for moving in 〇 8・9 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Formalities related to leaving Japan 〇 9 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Formalities related to withdrawing from the National Formalities related to the National Pension Scheme △ 13 National Health Insurance and Pension Division □ △ 13 National Health Insurance and Pension Division Pension Scheme □ Formalities related to the National Health Insurance Scheme △ 14 National Health Insurance and Pension Division □ Formalities related to withdrawing from the National Health △ 15 National Health Insurance and Pension Division Insurance Scheme □ Formalities related to Child Allowance △ 29 Children and Family Support Division □ Formalities related to Child Allowance △ 29 Children and Family Support Division □ Formalities related to enrolling your child into a nursery school △ 29 Child Care Division □ Formalities related to withdrawing your child from a Formalities related to enrolling your child into a municipal △ - Child Care Division □ △ 29 Child Care Division or Municipal Kindergartens nursery school kindergarten □ Formalities related to withdrawing your child from a Formalities related to enrolling your child into a municipal School Affairs Division or Municipal Elementary/ △ - Municipal Kindergartens □ △ 30 municipal kindergarten elementary or junior high school, or changing schools Junior High Schools □ Formalities related to withdrawing your child from a Waterworks General Affairs Division, Waterworks △ 30 Municipal Elementary/Junior High Schools □ Formalities related to commencing water supply 〇 22 municipal elementary or junior high school Department □ Formalities related to vehicles, motorcycles, etc. △ 32 Municipal Tax Division □ Formalities related to commencing electricity and gas supply 〇 23 Electricity Utility Company/Gas Supply Company □ Formalities related to nominating a tax administrator △ 16 Municipal Tax Division □ Notification of change of address to the Post Office 〇 9 A Post Office □ Waterworks General Affairs Division, Waterworks Formalities related to changing the address on your driving Formalities related to terminating water supply 〇 22 □ △ - Your Closest Police Station Department license □ Formalities related to terminating electricity and gas supply 〇 23 Electricity Utility Company/Gas Supply Company □ When you change address within Higashihiroshima City When you get married or divorced Formalities related to changing your address 〇 9 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Submission of Notification of Marriage or Notification of Formalities related to changing your address for the 〇 12 Citizens' Affairs Division □ △ 15 National Health Insurance and Pension Division Divorce National Health Insurance Scheme □ Formalities related to changing address, etc. △ 9 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Formalities related to Child Allowance △ 29 Children and Family Support Division □ Formalities related to the National Pension Scheme △ 13 National Health Insurance and Pension Division □ Formalities related to enrolling your child in a nursery △ 29 Child Care Division □ school, and withdrawing your child from a nursery school Formalities related to the National Health Insurance Scheme △ 14 National Health Insurance and Pension Division □ Formalities related to changing your child's school △ 30 Municipal Elementary/Junior High Schools (muncipal elementary or junior high schools) □ When you get pregnant Waterworks General Affairs Division, Waterworks Formalities related to water supply 〇 22 Issuance of Mother and Child Health Handbook 〇 29 Children and Family Support Division □ Department □ When you give birth Formalities related to electricity and gas 〇 23 Electricity Utility Company/Gas Supply Company □ Submission of Notification of Birth 〇 11 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Notification of change of address to the Post Office 〇 9 A Post Office □ Resident registration 〇 8 Citizens' Affairs Division □ Formalities related to changing the address on your driving license △ - Your Closest Police Station □ Exemption from payment of National Pension Scheme △ 13 National Health Insurance and Pension Division When you move from Higashihiroshima City to another village, town or city premiums before and after childbirth □ Formalities related to enrolling in the National Health Formalities related to moving out of Higashihiroshima City 〇 9 Citizens' Affairs Division □ △
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