2015 EDITION Guidebook of Daily Life for Foreign Residents - MITO Edited by Mito City International Association INDEX by purpose Learn Japanese ······························································· 149 Call the Police How to call…6 Police box…107 Serious Injuries and Sudden Illnesses Call the Ambulance…7 Search for Hospitals…40 Night-time/holiday Emergencies…41 Emergency Phone Consultation（children’s sickness）…42 In Case of Disasters Earthquake…7 Typhoon…9 Flood…10 Nuclear Power…12 Consultations（Foreign Consultation Center） ·············· 164 Pregnancy / Child-rearing First Things to Do…55 Child’s Health…58 Consultation on Child-rearing…59 Enter Childcare Center / Kindergarten ···························· 135 Enroll in a School ····························································· 144 Look for a Job ·································································· 151 Look for a Place to Live ····················································· 78 Use Water / Electricity / Gas at Home ······························· 81 Garbage Disposal Rules···················································· 94 Neighborhood Association ················································· 97 When Moving ····································································· 80 Use Train / Bus ································································· 119 Get a Mobile Phone ··························································· 89 Attend a Wedding Ceremony / Funeral ··························· 157 Service at Banks ······························································ 105 Service at Mito City Office Seal Registration, Certificate for Seal Registration…69, National Pension…70, Tax…74 Child Birth, Child-rearing, Welfare…55-59, 131-135 Health Insurance, Nursing-Care Insurance…60-64, 128 About Mito City ··································································· 31 Tourist Spots in Mito City ··················································· 32 Mito International Center ················································· 162 2 INDEX 1 Emergencies .......................................................................... 6 1-1 The Japanese word that signifies a dangerous situation .............. 6 1-2 In case of emergency .............................................................. 6 1-2-1 Making a phone call .............................................................. 6 1-2-2 Explaining the situation .............................................................. 6 1-3 Disasters .......................................................................... 7 1-3-1 Earthquake .......................................................................... 7 1-3-2 Typhoon .......................................................................... 9 1-3-3 Flood ........................................................................ 10 1-3-4 Nuclear power ........................................................................ 12 1-3-5 Information and communication during disasters .................... 14 1-3-6 Preparing yourself for disasters .......................................... 18 1-3-7 Evacuation center map .......................................... 20 2 About Mito ........................................................................ 31 2-1 Basic information .................................................................... 31 2-2 Symbols of the city .................................................................... 31 2-2-1 City Logo .................................................................... 31 2-2-2 Tree/ flower /bird of the city ................................................... 31 2-3 Relationship with other cities ............................................. 32 2-4 Notable features of Mito ................................................... 32 かいらくえん 2-4-1 Kairaku-en (偕楽園) ................................................... 32 こうどうかんこうえん 2-4-2 Kodokan-koen (弘道館公園) ................................................... 32 とくがわ 2-4-3 The Tokugawa Museum (徳川ミュージアム) .............................. 32 せんばこ 2-4-4 Senba-ko lake (千波湖) ....................................... 32 みとげいじゅつかん 2-4-5 Art Tower Mito (水戸芸術館) ....................................... 33 みとししょくぶつこうえん 2-4-6 Mito Botanical Park (水戸市植物公園) ....................................... 33 みとししんりんこうえん 2-4-7 Mito Forest Park (水戸市森林公園) ....................................... 33 みとしりつはくぶつかん 2-4-8 Mito City Museum (水戸市立博物館) ....................................... 33 いばらきけんりつれきしかん 2-4-9 Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History (茨城県立歴史館) ........... 33 いばらきけんきんだいびじゅつかん 2-4-10 The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki (茨城県近代美術館) ........... 33 ななつどうこうえん 2-4-11 Nanatsudo Park (七ツ洞公園) ....................................... 34 2-5 Facilities .................................................................................... 35 3 3 Medical Care ........................................................................ 40 3-1 Search for hospitals / clinics ........................................................ 40 3-1-1 Ibaraki Emergency Medical Information Control Center (24hours) ...................................................... 40 3-1-2 In case of critical cases ...................................................... 40 3-2 During holidays and evenings ..................................................... 41 3-2-1 Mito City Emergency Clinic ...................................................... 41 3-2-2 Emergency telephone consultation for mothers (Japanese) .......... 42 3-3 Pregnancy and giving birth ................................................................. 55 3-3-1 When you are pregnant ................................................................... 55 3-3-2 While you are pregnant ................................................................... 56 3-3-3 After giving birth ............................................................................. 57 3-3-4 Health of your newborn child .......................................................... 58 3-3-5 Parenting classes for mother and child ......................................... 59 3-3-6 Consultations on child rearing ...................................................... 59 3-4 Medical Insurance .................................................................................. 60 3-4-1 Public medical insurances ............................................................... 60 3-4-2 Private medical insurances ............................................................. 61 3-5 Health check-up ...................................................................................... 62 3-6 Influenza ................................................................................................... 63 3-6-1 Infection ........................................................................................... 63 3-6-2 Prevention ........................................................................................ 63 3-7 Community Health Center .................................................................. 64 4 Daily Life ............................................................................ 65 4-1 Public administration ........................................................................... 65 4-1-1 Immigration Bureau ........................................................................ 65 4-1-2 City Office ........................................................................................ 68 4-1-3 Tax .................................................................................................... 74 4-2 Various procedures in daily life .......................................................... 78 4-2-1 Housing ............................................................................................ 78 4-2-2 Water ............................................................................................... 81 4-2-3 Electricity ......................................................................................... 83 4-2-4 Gas ................................................................................................... 85 4-2-5 Telephone, telegram, internet ......................................................... 87 4-2-6 Television, newspaper ...................................................................... 92 4 4-2-7 Garbage and recycling ..................................................................... 94 4-2-8 町内会(“chonai-kai”) & 自治会(“jichi-kai”) : neighborhood association ................................... 97 4-2-9 Pets ................................................................................................... 98 4-2-10 Post office, delivery service ......................................................... 100 4-2-11 Bank ............................................................................................. 105 4-2-12 Police station, police box .............................................................. 107 4-3 Means of transportation ..................................................................... 110 4-3-1 Car ................................................................................................. 110 4-3-2 Motorbike, bicycle .......................................................................... 115 4-3-3 Train ............................................................................................. 119 4-3-4 Highway bus .................................................................................. 122 4-3-5 Local bus ......................................................................................