Information on Everyday Living for Foreign Residents of Shinjuku City 2 Procedures for Changes of Address and Taxes Notifications, such as for Changes of Address and Tax Payments Going to the Shinjuku Residence Records City Office (Juminhyo) p2 p5 Residence Cards and Notifications of Special Permanent Birth, Death, Etc. Seal Registration Resident Certificates p5 Individual Number Notification Card and Individual Number (“My p9 p6 p8 Number”) Card Certificate-Issuing Services at Convenience Tax Payment Stores p11 Resident’s Tax, Income Tax, and Kakutei Shinkoku p9 (Income Tax Report) p11 1. Preparing for Emergencies and 2. Procedures for Changes of 3. Insurance, Health Maintenance 4. Employment and Status This booklet is Disasters Address and Taxes and Welfare of Residence 5. Childbirth, Child-Raising, and divided into 8 parts 6. Living 7. Leisure 8. Useful Information Education For inquiries regarding matters written in this book, please refer to the Shinjuku Foreign Resident Advisory Corner This booklet is noted on the last page of this booklet where counseling in foreign languages is available. When you contact depart- also posted on ments or telephone numbers listed in this booklet, unless otherwise specified, be sure to speak in Japanese or the Shinjuku City have someone who speaks Japanese talk for you. The information in this publication is subject to change. website. Procedures for Changes of Address and Taxes Going to the Shinjuku City Office ● Shinjuku City Office Open: Monday through Friday (except national holidays and December 29 through January 3) and the fourth Sun- day of the month Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Note: Until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month (Some matters cannot be handled after 5 p.m. or on Sundays because they involve other facilities. For more information, please contact the relevant service counter.) Although the City Office handles various procedures for Shinjuku City residents, including foreign residents, the vast majority of staff members at service counters speak only Japanese. If possible, please visit the City Office with someone who can speak Japanese. The Foreign Resident Advisory Corner is located on the first floor of Shin- juku City Office. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask for advice. The telephone number for the City Office is 03-3209-1111. The main switchboard operator will answer the call in Japanese. Please describe your situation or give the extension number slowly in Japanese. The operator will connect your call to the appropriate office. ● Branch Offices Open: Monday through Friday (except national holidays and December 29 through January 3) Note: Branch Of- fices do not open on the fourth Sunday of the month. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Note: Tuesdays until 7 p.m. (Some matters cannot be handled during this extended pe- riod. Please contact the City Office for more information.) As local offices, these Branch Offices handle the collection of taxes and insurance premiums and issue the Mother and Child Health Handbook (Boshi Kenko Techo) and application forms for city/metropolitan housing. Note: Please come to the Resident Registration Section, Family and Resident Registration Division at the City Office if you move to Shinjuku City from a foreign country and need to file a notification of your move; if you become a medium- or long-term resident and need to file a notification of your new status; or if you need an inter- preter. If you file any notification as a group (such as several families together), please call the Resident Registration Sec- tion, Family and Resident Registration Division at the City Office in advance. Shinjuku City Office Yotsuya Branch Office 1-4-1 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku 87 Naito-machi, Shinjuku-ku 03-3209-1111 03-3354-6171 Shinuu Cit ffice ain Bldg. Kabukicho Waste Collection Center Shinjuku kubo Park Shinjuku City Multicultural ffice Annex 1 Plaa Furin Kaikan Hall Police box Shinjuku City ffice Annex Kuyakusho-dori Ave. Seibu-Shinjuku Isetan Hanaono Sta. Hanaono-jinja Department Elementary School Shrine Store Shinjuku Piccadilly Yasukuni-dori Ave. Shinjuku Alta Bank Shinjuku-dori Ave. Shinjuku Sta. Rotary Marui Department Store Yotsuya onchome bus stop Adhoc Books Marunouchi Subway Line Shinjuku Itchome bus stop Kinokuniya Shinjuku-Gyoemmae Sta. Yotsua Branch ffice to oyogi Meiji-dori Ave. Shinjuku-Sanchome Sta. Yotsuya Chiiki Center on subway lines Yotsuya Kumin Hall Yotsuya Library 2 Inquiries Section in charge Address Tel. Website Fax Procedures for Changes of Address and Taxes Tansumachi Branch Office 15 Tansu-machi, Shinjuku-ku 03-3260-1911 Toai Subway Line Kaguraaka Sta. Tansuachi Branch ffice Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Waseda-dori Ave. Ushigome Tansu Kumin Hall Toei edo Line Ushigome-Kitamachi Ushigome-Kaguraaka Sta. bus stop kubo-dori Ave. Nakamachi Library Saikumachi At-home Kaguraaka- dori Ave. Namboku Subway Ave. Mejiro-dori Enokicho Branch Office Service Center Lineurakucho Subway for the Elderly LineToai Subway Line 85 Waseda-machi, Shinjuku-ku Ushigome Chuo-dori Ave. Iidabashi Sta. 03-3202-2461 Ichigaya Sta. Iidabashi Sta. to Shinjuku Enokicho-Tokubetsu- Yurakucho Subway Line Shuchojo-mae bus stop Edogawabashi Sta. noicho Branch ffice Tsurumaki Library Enokicho Chiiki Center Police box to Suidobashi Waseda-dori Ave. Enokicho Families with Children Support Center Toai Subway Line Toai Subway Line Kaguraaka Sta. Waseda Sta. Wakamatsucho Branch Office Bentencho Community Safety Center 12-6 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku shigoe Pulic ealth Center Iidabashi Sta. (Scheduled to move to a temporary kubo-dori Ave. government building in June 1.) 03-3202-1361 Sotobori-dori Ave. Toei edo Line Ushigome-anagicho Sta. Ichigaya Sta. Statistics Bureau, Toyamacho to Waseda Akebono-bashi Bridge Ministry of Internal Affairs bus stop Gaien-Higashi-dori Ave. and Communications Wakamatsucho Intersection kubo-dori Ave. to Iidabashi Kawadacho bus stop Kokuritsu-Kokusai- Iryo-Kenkyu- Tokyo Women’s Medical Center-mae University Hospital bus stop Yochomachi Elementary School Toei edo Line Wakamatsu-Kawada Sta. Waaatsucho Branch ffice Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Yochomachi bus stop Okubo Branch Office 2-12-7 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku 03-3209-8651 uo Branch ffice kubo Chiiki Center kubo Library Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine Shinjuku Pension ffice Higashi-Toyama Meiji-dori Ave. Elementary School Seibu-Shinjuku Line kubo-dori Ave. Toyama Lifelong Learning Hall Toyama Library NTT kubo Shinjuku Koko Kara Hiroba Fukutoshin Subway Line Comprehensive Children’s Center Higashi-Shinjuku Sta. Shinjuku Labor Support Center Shin-kubo Sta. to Shinjuku Ministry of Internal Affairs and Shokuan-dori Ave. Communications, nd Bldg. of the Toei edo Line Central Common Government ffice Higashi-Shinjuku Sta. 3 Toai Subway Line Kaguraaka Sta. Tansuachi Branch ffice Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Waseda-dori Ave. Ushigome Tansu Kumin Hall Toei edo Line Ushigome-Kitamachi Ushigome-Kaguraaka Sta. bus stop kubo-dori Ave. Nakamachi Library Saikumachi At-home Kaguraaka- dori Ave. Namboku Subway Ave. Mejiro-dori Service Center Lineurakucho Subway for the Elderly LineToai Subway Line Ushigome Chuo-dori Ave. Iidabashi Sta. Ichigaya Sta. Procedures for Changes of Address and Taxes Iidabashi Sta. to Shinjuku Totsuka Branch Office Ochiai Daiichi Branch Office 2-18-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku 4-6-7 Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku 03-3209-8551 03-3951-9196 me-kaido Ave. to Ikebukuro Mejiro-dori Ave.Eco Gallery Shinjuku Statistics Bureau, Toyamacho to Waseda Shinjuku Garbage Collection ffice Keio Plaa Seibo-Byoin-Iriguchi Ministry of Internal Affairs bus stop to Mejiro and Communications Shin-Mejiro-dori Ave. Hotel Tokyo bus stop Totsua Branch ffice Seibo Hospital Totsuka Chiiki Center Sophia University Wakamatsucho Intersection Police box Seibu-Shinjuku Line Seibo-ByoinShukNova kubo-dori Ave. to Iidabashi Kanda-gawa River West Toai Subway Line bus stopToei edo Line chiai Public Healthexit Center Kawadacho bus stop Takadanobaba Sta. The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku Tochomae Sta. Yamate-dori Ave. Shinjuku chiai Daiichi Branch ffice Meiji-dori Ave. Juniso-dori Ave. Ave. Juniso-dori Chuo Park Juniso Ike-no Ue chiai Daiichi Chiiki Center Kokuritsu-Kokusai- Shimo-chiai Sta. bus stop Tokyo Metropolitan chiai Daiichi Elementary School Government Shinjuku Sta. Iryo-Kenkyu- Nishi-Shinjuku Tokyo Women’s Medical Kanda-gawa River Elementary SchoolNaka-chiai Families Center-mae University Hospital Waseda-dori Ave. with Children Support Center bus stop Yochomachi Elementary Chuo irar/ Tokyo Fuji Univ. Police KDDI Bldg. Totsuka Daini Tsunohau Branch ffice Police box School Toei edo Line Childrens irar box Tsunohau Chiiki Center NS Bldg. Wakamatsu-Kawada Sta. Elementary School Tsunohau Kumin Hall Koshu-kaido Ave. Shin-Mejiro-doriShinjuku Ave. Takadanobaba Sta. Tsunohau Library Washington Hotel Waaatsucho Branch ffice Waseda-dori Ave. Myoshoji-gawaPark Hyatt River Tokyo To oyogi To Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Shinjuku Fire Station Takadanobaba Sta. Takadanobaba Takadanobaba Sta. Takadanobaba Yochomachi bus stop Shin-kubo Sta. Nishi-Shinjuku Branch ffice Seibu- Shinjuku Line Expressway to Seibu-Shinjuku Seibu-Shinjuku Line Shimo-chiai Sta. Ochiai Daini Branch Office Shin-me-kaido Ave. Toei edo Line 4-17-13 Naka-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku Nishi-chiai Library chiai-Minami-Nagasaki Sta. 03-3951-9177 chiai Daini Junior High School Police box chiai Daini Branch ffice chiai Daini Chiiki Center Shin-Mejiro-dori Ave. chiai Daisan Yonno-saka Slope Elementary School Sanno-saka Slope Nino-saka Shinjuku Kodama Slope Nursery School Gono-saka Mejiro Kenshin Slope Bank Junior and Senior Yamate-dori Ave. High School to Seibu-Shinjuku Seibu-Shinjuku Line Nakai Sta. Hayashi Fumiko Memorial Hall Myosyoji-gawa River Kashiwagi Branch Office Tsunohazu Branch Office 2-3-7 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 4-33-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 03-3363-3641 03-3377-4381 Kita-Shinjuku Library Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall me-kaido Ave. Kita-Shinjuku Park Eco Gallery Shinjuku Keio Plaa kubo-dori Ave. Hotel Tokyo Kitashin Park Kashiwagi Police box Elementary School ShukNova Shin-kubo Sta.