Foreigner Reference Guide Book 外国人生活ガイドブック Gifu City
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(English 英語) Foreigner Reference Guide Book 外国人生活ガイドブック Gifu City 岐阜市 Foreigners Reference Guide Book Gifu City NOTE: (1) Phone numbers listed in this guidebook will be answered in Japanese unless otherwise noted. (2) The contents of this book are based on information that was current as of March, 2019. Please note that the information is subject to change. (3) Municipal buildings and hospitals’ days off are different from a company’s days off. ・City Hall: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and New Year’s Holiday (December 29th ~ January 3rd) ・Immigration Office: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and New Year’s Holiday (December 29th ~ January 3rd) ・Hospitals: Holidays vary depending on the hospital. Gifu City Municipal Hospital is closed Saturday, Sunday, national holidays and New Year’s holiday (December 29th ~ January 3rd). ・Police: No Holiday ・Fire Fighter: No Holiday ・Bank: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and New Year’s Holiday (December 29th – January 3rd) There might be some buildings with a different schedule. Please be sure to check with the party you wish to utilize. INDEX (5) Terminating Contracts ……………………9 I. CONSULTATION SERVICES ………………1 (6) Domestic Calls ………………………………9 (7) Public Telephones …………………………9 1 Consultation Services for Residents …………1 (8) International Calls(Kokusai Denwa) ……9 2 Consultation Services in Foreign Languages …1 6 Internet …………………………………………9 Types of internet connections ……………………9 II. LEGAL PROCEDURES ……………………2 7 Postal System …………………………………10 1 Residency Procedures ………………………2 (1) Post Office Operations ……………………10 (1) Changing Status of Residence ………………2 (2) Post Boxes and Zip Codes …………………10 (2) Renewing Residency Period …………………2 (3) Mail and Postal Charges …………………10 (3) Acquiring Status of Residence ………………2 (4) Permission for Part-time Job ………………2 8 Banks ………………………………………11 (5) Permission to Re-enter Japan ………………2 (1) Hours ………………………………………11 (6) Permission for Permanent Residency ………2 (2) Opening an Account ………………………11 (7) Certificate of Authorized Employment ……2 (3) How to Use Your Bank Card ………………11 (4) Automatic Account Debit for Public Utilities …11 2 Application of Residence, etc. ……………2 (5) Remittance ………………………………11 (1) About Residence Cards ………………………3 (2) Applying for Changes in your 9 Trash …………………………………………12 Residence Card …………………………… 3 (1) Trash collection ……………………………12 (3) Regarding Personal Address ……………3 (2) How to Put Out the Trash …………………12 (4) Notification Regarding Visa Status ………3 (3) Items that the city won’t collect …………13 (5) Applications when departing the country …3 (4) Items that the city cannot dispose of ………13 (5) Recycling Household Computers …………13 3 Family Register System ……………………4 (1) Family Registers and Households …………4 10 Other Living Information …………………14 (2) Marriage Registration ………………………4 (1) Consumer Lifestyle ………………………14 (3) Divorce Registration ………………………4 (2) Jichikai, Neighborhood Association ………14 ………………………… (4) Birth Registration 4 (3) “Sento,” Public Baths ………………………14 (5) Death Registration ………………………4 (4) Laundry ……………………………………14 (5) Income, Municipal, Light Automobile Tax and 4 Personal Seal …………………………………4 automobile tax (Shotoku-zei, Jumin-zei, Keijidosya-zei, jidosya-zei) ………………15 III. BASIC LIVING INFORMATION ………6 IV LOCAL SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION…16 1 Housing …………………………………6 (1) How to Rent an Apartment, etc. ……………6 1 In an Emergency ……………………………16 (2) Contracts ………………………………6 (1) 110 and 119 ………………………………16 (3) Necessary Expenses when Contracting ……6 (2) Traffic Accidents …………………………16 (4) Renewing/Terminating the Contract ………6 (5) Before renting an apartment ………………6 2 Local Safety …………………………………16 (6) When renting apartments ………………6 (1) Police Boxes(Koban) ………………………16 (7) Public Housing ………………………7 (2) Theft(tonan) and Local Safety ……………16 2 Electricity …………………………………7 (1) Turning on the Electricity ………………7 3 Disaster Prevention ……………………………16 …………………… (2) Billing and Payment 7 (1)Warnings and Evacuation information ………16 (3) Discontinuing Electric Service …………7 ……………………………… (2) Fire(kaji) 17 (4) Warnings ………………………………7 (3) Earthquakes(jishin) ……………………17 (4) Typhoon(taifuu) ………………………18 3 Gas ………………………………………7 (5) How to prepare for a disaster ………………18 (1) Types of Gas and Gas Equipment ………7 (6) Gifu City Emergency Multilingual (2) Discontinuing Gas Service …………………8 Support Center ………………………18 (3) What to do When Trouble Occurs ………8 4 Water and Drainage …………………………8 V HEALTH CARE ……………………………19 (1) Turning on the Water ……………………8 1 Health Maintenance and (2) Billing and Payment ……………………8 Prevention and Treatment of Illness ………19 (3) Discontinuing Water Service ……………8 (1) Public Health Centers (4) Notice ……………………………………8 …………………… (Shimin Kenko Centers) 19 (2) Medical Institutions(Hospitals and Clinics) 5 Telephone ……………………………………8 (Byoin/Shinryo-jo) …………………………19 (1) Telephone Installation ………………………8 (3) Gifu Municipal Hospital (2)Billing and Payment ………………………8 (Gifu Shimin Byoin) ……………………20 (3) Emergency and Service Numbers ………9 (4) Medical Examinations on Holidays ………20 (4) Telephone Transfers ………………………9 2 List of Hospitals and Clinics Where Doctors 2 Libraries(Toshokan) …………………32 Who Speak Foreign Languages are on Staff…21 (1) Search engine for hospitals in the Gifu 3 Cultural Facilities ……………………32 Prefecture that offer foreign language support … ・21 (1) Cultural Facilities ……………………32 (2) Hiring a Medical Interpreter ……………21 (2) Parks and Recreation Facilities ………34 (3) Doctors who Speak Foreign Languages …21 4 Sports Facilities ………………………37 3 Medical Insurance(Iryo Hoken) ………21 (1) Sports Facilities ………………………37 (1) Employer’s Health Insurance Plan (2) Outdoor Sports Facilities ……………37 …………………………… (Kenko Hoken) 21 (2) National Health Insurance Plan 5 City Parking Lots ……………………38 (Kokumin Kenko Hoken) …………………21 X CITY HALL ……………………………39 4 Mother/Child Health Care ………………23 (1) Pregnancy and Childbirth …………………23 1 City Hall and Branch Offices …………39 (2) Child Care …………………………………23 (1) City Hall ……………………………39 (2) Branch Offices ………………………39 VI GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE …………25 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ………………40 … 1 National Pension Plan(Kokumin Nenkin) 25 2 Social Welfare(Fukushi) ………………25 (1) Welfare Allowances for Children …………25 (2) Medical Welfare Subsidy System …………25 (3) Welfare for the Physically/ Mentally Challenged ……………………25 (4) Welfare for Seniors ………………………25 (5) Long-term Care Insurance …………………26 (6) Child Care,Nursing Care Services …………26 VII EDUCATION ………………………27 1 The Japanese Education System …………27 2 Nursery Schools(Hoiku-sho)and Kindergartens(Yochien) …………………27 (1) Nursery Schools ……………………………27 (2) Kindergartens ………………………………27 3 Compulsory Education ……………………27 (1) Elementary(Shogakko)and Junior High School(Chugakko) ……………………27 (2) Advisors for Students of Foreign Roots ……27 4 Senior High School(Kotogakko) and University(Daigaku) ……………………27 (1) Senior High School ………………………27 (2) Universities ………………………………27 (3) Scholarships Systems ………………………28 5 Japanese Language Courses(Nihongo Koza) …28 VIII TRANSPORTATION ……………………29 1 Public Transportation ………………………29 (1) Trains(Tetsudou) ………………………29 (2) Buses ……………………………………29 (3) Taxis ………………………………………29 2 Cars (Jidosha) and Bicycles (Jitensha) ……29 (1) Driving ……………………………………29 (2) Bicycle Riding ……………………………30 IX LEISURE AND CULTURE …………………32 1 Public Halls and Community Centers ………32 I CONSULTATION SERVICES 1 Consultation Services for Residents A variety of advice (in Japanese) is available at the Civic Consultation Division regarding concerns about daily life, legal questions, procedures concerning residence, and many other topics. Gifu City Hall Receptionist: 214-6028 2 Consultation Services in Foreign Languages The days and times where consultation is available varies. Please be sure to contact us before coming. 〇 Gifu City International Exchange Association International Exchange Association offers in multiple languages consultation regarding living in Japan and city documents. Languages available: English, Chinese, Tagalog, Portuguese Address: Minna no Mori: Gifu Media Cosmos Multicultural Plaza Gifu-shi, Tsukasa-machi 40-5 http://www.ccn.aitai.ne.jp/~gk3700cc/living.html TEL:263-1741 〇 Gifu International Center The Center offers multilingual information for any daily life is provided in four languages: Available language: English, Portuguese, Chinese, and Tagalog. Address: Chunichi Biru 2F Gifu-shi, Yanagase-dori 1-12 TEL:214-7700 〇 Nagoya Immigration Bureau Please consult the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau about procedures concerning residency in Japan. Address: Shoho-cho 5-18 Nagoya-shi, Minato-ku TEL:052-559-2150 〇 Nagoya Immigration Bureau Gifu City Office This office is able to file the same documentation as the Nagoya Immigration Bureau, except for granting new visa status (unless it is for “intership” and “entertainer” status.) Address: Gifu-Homu Sogo Chosha Bekkan 4F Mieji-cho 2-7-2, Gifu-shi TEL:214-6168 〇 Foreign Resident Central Information Center Consolation for legal and visa related issues. Languages available:Japanese・English・Chinese・Korean・Spanish, ect. Address: Address: Shoho-cho 5-18 Nagoya-shi, Minato-ku TEL:0570-013904 (From foreign number:03-5796-7112) 〇 Foreign Worker Consultation Corner Portuguese guidance on working conditions, etc. at the Gifu Labor Office. Address: Supervision Division, 3rd floor of the Gifu Labor Office Gifu Godo Chosha (Gifu Government Building), 5-13 Kinryu-cho, Gifu TEL:245-8102 〇 Hello Work Gifu, Foreigner Corner Language guidance is available in Portuguese, Chinese, English, and Tagalog for job hunting, work opportunities, and work consultations.