Tamba City Living Guide(English)
丹波市暮らしのガイド 英語篇

February 2013 Issue

Tamba City International Association
丹波市国際交流協会

Contents
Introduction·············································································································································

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Tamba City Profile···································································································································

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Emergencies / Disaster Prevention
1. Holiday / Night-time Emergencies·······································································································

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2. Telephone Consultations·····················································································································

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3. Tamba City National Health Insurance Aogaki Clinic ··········································································

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4. Call 119 for Fires / Emergencies·········································································································

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5. Disaster Preparation ···························································································································

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Family Register / Resident Registration / Personal Seal Registration
1. Main Notifications for Family Register ································································································

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2. Main Notifications for Resident Registration ·····················································································

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3. Personal Seal Registration ···············································································································

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4. Various Certificates and Fees ···········································································································

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5. Presentation of Personal Indentification Documents ········································································

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6. Basic Resident Register Card···········································································································

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1. Municipal Tax ····································································································································

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2. Resident’s Tax ··································································································································

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3. Fixed Assets Tax·······························································································································

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4. Light Motor Vehicle Tax·····················································································································

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5. National Health Insurance Tax ··········································································································

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6. Municipal Tax Payment Period··········································································································

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7. Municipal Tax Payment ·····················································································································

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8. Municipal Tax Payment Proof, etc., and Fees···················································································

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Health / National Insurance / Pension
1. Health ···············································································································································

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2. National Health Insurance ················································································································

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3. National Pension·······························································································································

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4. Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments for Short-Term Foreign Residents ···············································

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Childrearing / Education
1. Pregnancy / Childrearing ··················································································································

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2. Infant Heath Checks / Vaccinations ··································································································

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3. Child Rearing Learning Center ·········································································································

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4. Childcare Center / Certified Child Day Care Center··········································································

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5. Family Support Center······················································································································

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6. Kindergarten / Elementary School / Junior High School ···································································

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7. After School ······································································································································

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8. Children’s Center ······························································································································

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Welfare / Medical Services / Nursing
1. Welfare and Medical Services ··········································································································

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2. Long Life Medical Care·····················································································································

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3. Welfare for the Disabled ···················································································································

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4. Nursing Care Insurance····················································································································

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5. Other Welfare Services·····················································································································

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Living / Environment
1. Garabage Disposal ···························································································································

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2. Water Supply ····································································································································

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3. Sewage·············································································································································

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4. Night Soil Disposal····························································································································

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5. Cremation ·········································································································································

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6. Pets / Animals ···································································································································

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7. Municipal Housing ····························································································································

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8. Housing Construction and Maintenance ···························································································

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9. Public Transport································································································································

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10. Promoting Use of the Fukuchiyama Line ························································································

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11. Subsidies for Parking Fees of Station Parking Areas ······································································

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Consultation
1. Various Consultations ·······················································································································

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Introduction
This living guide contains information considered necessary for foreign residents of Tamba City, and has
been selected from the Tamba City Living Guide that was issued in June 2011.
All information in this guide is current as of December 2012. Some information may also have been
updated, so please inquire with the relevant organizations, etc., for further details on this. Unless “English isalso OK” is specifically stated in the contact details, most organizations can only take inquiries in Japanese.
In this case, please ask for assistance from a Japanese speaker when making an inquiry.

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Tamba City Profile

Hyogo Prefecture

Tamba City

Area

Tamba city is located in the central east region of Hyogo Prefecture, andhas the Japan standard meridian (135th meridian east) passing through it.
The city is a major transportation centre where economies and culturesintersect and link together the cities of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe (keihanshin), andthe Kitaharima, Tajima and Tango areas. Tamba strives to utilize its
abundant nature, history and culture to become “a city of culture, for theexchange of people and nature”. Positioned on the eastern tip of the
Chugoku mountain terrain that forms one of the backbones of Honshu, thesteeply sloping mountains such as Mt Awagi (962m) create a hilly andmountainous area in which Tamba is situated. The source of two majorrivers flow through the region as if connecting the mountains, with the
Kakogawa River and its upstream flowing into the Seto Inland Sea and the
upstream (Kuroigawa, Takedagawa) of the Yuragawa River flowing into theJapan Sea.
In particular the watershed of Iso within the city is located approximately
95m above sea level, making it the lowest central watershed in Honshu.
Tamba has an inland climate on the Seto Inland Sea side, with severe
differences in temperature in the mornings and night and notable gaps
between warm and cold levels. The city also has what is called the “Tambafog”, which occurs from autumn through winter,wrapping the moutains in theTamba region in a morning and evening mist and further adding to themystery of the city and the deep connection it has with the bountiful naturalenvironment.

Tamba City SymbolThis symbol was designed based on the concept of g the moutains in theTamba region in a morning and evenin, and the image of developing the city
into the future. In the centre is the image of a person with both hands
stretched out expressing the “greeness” of nature, as a symbol of anabundant future of harmont between people an nature. The overall symbol
depicts the shape of the Chinese charcater Tan in Tamba City using
powerful lines, and has a prescence and intensity fitting of a city symbol.

Population and Number of Households
Population
69,333 people(Men: 33,246)(Women: 36,087)
Number of Households
24,493 Households
As of March 31, 2012

The romaji version of “TAMBA” City
According to the Hepburn system of romaji, when the Japanese character “n” is placed before B, the rules
is to read it as “M”. This rule is, in principle, also applied to names written in passports; therefore, Tamba
City also uses the Hepburn system for writing its name in romaji.

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Emergencies / Disaster Prevention
Holiday Night-time Emergencies
ち い きいりょうか¨地域医療課 Chiiki Iryo-ka (Local Medical Dept.) ☎82-4567

Holiday / Night-time Emergencies
Doctors from the Tamba City Medical Association have set up a weekday night-time emergency clinic,
staffed on a rotation basis.
○Clinic days/times: Monday-Friday, 8:00pm-10:00pm○Clinic address: Kaibara Red Cross Hospital (Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 259-1)○Closing times: Days stipulated by law as national holidays – 12/31-1/3, 8/13-8/15【Important Notes】
There are no specific health areas set for consultation, so please call the clinic beforehand on ☎72-0555 tocheck.

Holiday Emergency Clinic
This holiday emergency clinic has been set up as a place for emergency consulations during holidays.
●Address:
Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 443 (Building on the immediate left of the entrance to Hyogo Prefectural
Kaibara High School)●Telephone:☎72-2480●Resident Doctors:
Staffed on a rotation basis by doctors from the Tamba City Medical Association●Clinic services: (1) Consultation (2) Treatment/Medication (3) Advice and Consultation* NB.1
Consulations are only for emergencies, as much as possible.
* NB.2
Medication will only be prescribed to cover the holiday period.
* NB.3
Please call the clinic prior to visiting for a consultation.
●Consultation times:[Morning]9:00～12:00[Afternoon]1:00～5:00(Reception is open until 4:30pm)

Holiday Pharmacy●Address:►Kaibara Chozai Yakyoku (Pharmacy)
Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 255-1►Flower Yakyoku (Pharmacy)
Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 255-3* Both are in front of the Kaibara Red Cross Hospital.

☎72-5550☎73-1193

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Telephone Consultations
ち い きいりょうか¨地域医療課 Chiiki Iryo-ka (Local Medical Dept.) ☎82-4567

Tamba City Night-time Health Consultation Hotline
How do I treat a sudden injury? What do I do when I suddenly have a fever? I want to know more about ahealth concern I have. The Tamba City Night-time Health Consultation Hotline is staffed by nurses, publichealth nurses and doctors who are available for consultation on a range of issues from health and medicalcare to child rearing, and offer easy-to-understand advice.
Consultation times:
19:00～24:00
Consultation method:
The Hotline is available for use free of charge by all Tamba City residents.
Please state your name (anonymous calls OK), address and age once you
are connected to the Hotline.
Telephone (Free Dial):☎0120-737-180

Infant Medical Emergency Consultation Service
Hyogo Prefecture operates a telephone consultation service for infant medical emergencies. Specialists
such as nurses are available for consultations from parents about their child’s sudden illness or injury, andprovide advice on treatment methods and information on medical facilities, etc.
■Consultation service:►[Tamba area]☎72-4396
Weekdays: 17:30～next day 8:00
Sat. Sun. Hols. Year-end/New Year Hols.: 8:00～next day 8:00►(No area code) #8000* For Dial-up lines, IP telephones: ☎078-731-8899
Mon.-Sat: 18:00～24:00 Sun. Hols.: 9:00～24:00
The telephones consultation service may be very busy depending on the time of day.

Tamba City National Health Insurance Aogaki Clinic
こ く ほ しんりょうしょ¨国保 診療所 Kokuho Shinryosho (National Health Clinic) ☎87-0109【Consultation areas】
Internal medicine, gastroenterological medicine, circulatory medicine, pediatrics, opthalmology【Consultation times】
Internal medicine(Mon.- Sat.) 8:00 A.M.～11:30 A.M.
(Mon. Tues. Wed. Fri. ) 3:30 P.M.～6:00 P.M.
Opthalmology(Tues.) 1:00 P.M.～4:30 P.M.
(Fri.) 8:00 A.M.～11:30 A.M.
Pediatrics(Mon.) 8:00 A.M.～11:30 A.M.
(Thurs.) 1:00 P.M.～4:30 P.M.
【Making an appointment for a consultation】
Morning consultations for internal medicine from Mondays to Fridays are by appointment. (Appointments
can be made up to 1 month in advance)
1. By telephone☆Telephone appointment reception times: (Mon.- Fri.) 8:00 A.M.～11:30 A.M.
For appointments by telephone, your consultation ticket number and name will be checked.
2. In person☆Telephone appointment reception times: (Mon.- Fri.) 8:00 A.M.～11:30 A.M.
〒669-3842 Hyogo-ken, Tamba-shi, Aogaki-cho, Sawano 114☎87-0109
FAX87-0107
Closed: Sun. Hols. Sat. P.M. 12/29-1/34

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Call 119 for Fires and Emergencies
しょうぼう ほ ん ぶ¨消 防 本部 Shobo Hombu (Fire Headquarters) ☎72-2255■What should you tell others in an emergency?
Your should report the situation calmly and correctly. Please call 119 for emergencies and disasters.
●Fires (Call 119)If a fire occurs, please immediately call out “fire” in a loud voice so you can be heard by your neighbors.
Then, please call 119 and calmly report the fire and your current location.
【Example of how to report a fire in Japanese】【Fire Department】
【You】
か

じ

きゅうきゅう

火事ですか、 救 急 ですか。
Kaji desuka, Kyukyu desuka?
Is it a fire or an emergency
ば し ょ

場所はどこですか。
Basho wa doko desuka?
What is the location?
なにも何が燃えていますか。
Nani ga moete imasuka?
What is burning?

→

場所は○○です。近くに○○があります。
Basho wa ○○desu. Chikaku ni ○○ga arimasu.
○○. There is a ○○ nearby.

→

家が燃えています。
Ie ga moete imasu.
The house is burning.

な ま え

れんらくさき

おし

じ

火事です。
Kaji desu.
It’s a fire.

→
あなたの名前を教えてください。
Anata no namae wo oshiete kudasai.
What is your name?
連絡先を教えてください。
Renrakusaki wo oshiete kudasai.
What is your phone number?

か

→

→

ば し ょ

いえ

ちか

も

な ま え

名前は○○○です。
Namae wa ○○○desu.
○○○.
でんわばんごう○○○－○○○－○○○［電話番号］です。
○○○－○○○－○○○［denwa bango］desu.
○○○-○○○-○○○.

●Emergencies (Call 119)In the case of a sudden illness or injury, etc., and when you cannot go to the hospital by yourself, you cancall 119 and request for an ambulance to come to your house. No fee is charged for this.
【Example of how to report a fire in Japanese】【Fire Department】
【You】
か

じ

きゅうきゅう

火事ですか、 救 急 ですか。
Kaji desuka, Kyukyu desuka?
Is it a fire or an emergency?
ば し ょ

→

きゅうきゅう救 急 です。
Kaji desu.
It’s an emergency.
ば し ょ

ちか

場所はどこですか。
Basho wa doko desuka?
What is the location?

→

場所は○○です。近くに○○があります。
Basho wa ○○desu. Chikaku ni ○○ga arimasu.
○○. There is a ○○ nearby.

どうしましたか。
Do shimashitaka?
What happened?

→

腕をけがしました。顔から血が出ています。
Ude wo kega shimashita. Kao kara chi ga dete imasu.
I’ve injured my arm. I’m bleeding from my face.

な ま え

→
あなたの名前を教えてください。
Anata no namae wo oshiete kudasai.
What is your name?

うで

かお

ち

で

な ま え

名前は○○○です。
Namae wa ○○○desu.
○○○.
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れんらくさきおし

連絡先を教えてください。
Renrakusaki wo oshiete kudasai.
What is your phone number?

→

でんわばんごう○○○－○○○－○○○［電話番号］です。
○○○－○○○－○○○［denwa bango］desu.
○○○-○○○-○○○.

Disaster Preparation
ぼうさい たいさくしつ¨防災対策室 Bosai Taisaku-shitsu (Disaster Prevention Measures Office) ☎82-0250

Check your emergency supplies kit!!
Your emergency supply kit must include:

Radio, Flashlight, Water
You should prepare the following as emergency supplies:
Flashlight / Portable radio
Use these for when there is a power outage and to check on the weather conditions.

3L of waterperperson/day isrequired.

Emergency food and drinking water

Tamba City Disaster Prevention Map

Socks
It’s handy to have 2 or 3 pairs of socks with you to keep your feet warm as a way of protecting
yourself against the cold at the evacuation center.

Valuables
Medicines

Money

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Be sure to check the rainfall conditions!!
If it starts to rain...

Check the rainfall conditions and be prepared to evacuate if necessary!
Hourly rainfall and conditions
Using an hourly rainfall amount equivalent to the width of 2
tatami mats as a target, then:1 milliliter…Approx. 2 x 1.8L bottle
100 milliliter…Approx. 1.5 x drum can

Hourlyrainfall
(ml)
10～20

20～30

Forecast
terminology
Slightly
heavy
rainfallHeavy
rainfallVisualimage

Effect on
peopleA steadyrush of rain

Rain puddles
on the groundmake your feetwet

Downpour of
rain

30～50

Severerainfall

Bucketingdown with
rain

50～80

Extremely
severerainfall

Bucketingdown like awaterfall

Torrential
rainfallRaining soheavy as tomake youfeel scared
and tense80～

You will still get
wet even if
using anumbrella whenoutside in therain

Using anumbrella isfutile; you will
get soaked if
outside in therain

1 milliliter ofrainfall

100 milliliterof rainfall
Drum canx 1.5 cans

1.8L bottle
x 2 bottles

Outsidescene

Raincollects
inpuddleson thegroundConditions
when driving
a car

Difficult to seeeven if thewindscreen
wipers are onhigh speed

Conditions for adisaster occurring
Caution required if
the rainfall
continues for a longtime
Sideditches,sewage drains andsmall rivers
overflow, and smalllandslides start tohappenWhen driving
at high speed,a film of water
forms between
the car wheels
and road
surface, andso the brakes
don’t work

Mountain landfalls
and landslides caneasily occur, andpeople indangerous areas
need to prepare forpossible evacuation

Sheets ofrainfalling
look like
Driving a car ina whitethis weather iscurtaindangerous
thatmakes itdifficult tosee past

Avalanches (fallingsoil and rocks) can
easily occur, andmajor damage iscausedStrong chance of amajor disasteroccurring, andextreme caution isnecessary

The road
looks likea river

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Receive disaster information and weather warnings on your mobile phone and PC!

Have you already registered forthe “Tamba City Disaster Prevention Mail”?
Tamba City operates the “Tamba City Disaster Prevention Mail” service, which sends emails on weather
warnings and emergency information from the city to pre-registered mobile phones and PCs. Those
residents who wish to receive such mails must first register the email address of the mobile phone and/or
PC they would like the information sent to. Registration is free, but the Internet connection cost and mailreceipt fee are seperate charges covered by the user. All residents are encouraged to regsiter for thisservice, so they can be among the first to receive information that can help them avoid danger and keep
safe in the event of a disaster occuring.
[Information sent]○Emergency weather information … Earthquakes, Weather warnings, etc.
○Emergency information … Evacuation information, etc.
○Notifications … Disaster-related information
Detailed information on how to register for this mail service can also be found on the Tamba City homepage(http://www.city.tamba.hyogo.jp/)

Please search for“Tamba City Disaster Prevention Mail” (Tamba-shi bosai meiru)
Registration mail address: tamba@bosai.net
Disaster-related information is also sent by the city via the Disaster Prevention Authorities Wireless service
and Tamba City Disaster Prevention Mail service, etc. However, residents need to be well prepared
beforehand and collect weather information so as to be ready for evacuation and to minimise
disaster-related damage as much as possible.
●Inquiries: Disaster Prevention Measures Office ☎82-0250

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Family Register / Resident Registration /Personal Seal Registration
Main Notifications for Family Register
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002
A family register records information about a person’s birth, marriage and death, etc., and officially certifies
familial relationships of husband/wife, parent/child, etc. The place where the regsiter is kept is known as thepermanent domicile.
● Birth Notification
1. When one parent is a foreign national (child is born in Japan)
・Notification period ・・・ Within 14 days of the day of birth. However, if the 14th day falls on a day when
City Hall is closed, then the notification can be submitted on the following day
that government offices are open.
・Notification place ・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either
the parent’s permanent domicile, child’s birthplace or the address of thenotifying person.
・Notifying person ・・・ Father or Mother・Necessary items for notification(1) Birth certificate (can be obtained from the hospital)(2) Mother-Child Health Handbook (Parent-Child Handbook)・Child’s nationality ・・・ If either of the parent is a Japanese national, then the child will acquire aJapanese nationality. To find out whether the child can acquire the foreign
nationality of either the father or mother, please inquire with the Consulate or
Embassy in Japan of foreigner father or mother’s country. The child’s
acquisition of a foreign nationality depends on the national law of theforeigner father or mother’s country.
2. When one parent is a foreign national (child is born in a foreign country)
・Notification period ・・・ Within 3 months of the day of birth.
・Notification place ・・・ Permanent domicile, or the address of the notifying person, Japanese
Consulate or Embassy in the foreign country
・Notifying person ・・・ Father or Mother・Necessary items for notification ・・・
Birth certificate and accompanying Japenese translation(Please clearly indicate who is the translator)
・Child’s nationality ・・・ If either of the parent is a Japanese national, then the child will acquire aJapanese nationality.The child’s acquisition of a foreign nationality depends
on the national law of the foreigner father or mother’s country. Depending on
the country of birth (America, Brazil), a child in born in that country will acquire
its nationality.
・Reserving nationality
If your child acquires the nationality of the country he/she was born in, please submit a Reservation of
Nationality Notification along with the Birth Notification. Please note your intention to reserve Japanesenationality of your child in the Others column on the Birth Notification; it can be submitted one you havesigned the form using your personal stamp. If you do not reserve the Japanese nationality of your child at
the time of birth, they will lose the their Japanese nationality retroactively up to the time of birth.
Reserving the Japanese nationality of your child will give them dual nationality, and they must chose
between which nationality they want to keep by the time of turning 22 years old.
3. When both parents are foreign nationals
・Notification period ・・・ Within 14 days of the day of birth. However, if the 14th day falls on a day
when City Hall is closed, then the notification can be submitted on thefollowing day that government offices are open.
・Notification place
・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office ofeither the parent’s address or the child’s birthplace.
・Notifying person ・・・
Father or Mother・Necessary items for notification
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9(1) Birth certificate (can be obtained from the hospital)(2) Mother-Child Health Handbook (Parent-Child Handbook)・Child’s nationality ・・・ Depends on the national law of the foreigner father or mother’s country.
● Death Notification of a foreign national
・Notification period ・・・ Within 7 days of the day the death is known
・Notification place ・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either
the deceased’s place of death, or the notifier’s address.
・Notifying person ・・・ Relative, housemate, head of househol, adult ward, etc.
・Necessary items for notification(1) Death certificate (can be obtained from the hospital)(2) If the notifying person is an adult ward, then a Certificate of Registered Items proving this status isrequired, or an official copy from a court● Marriage Notification of a foreign national
1. When the husband or wife is a foreign national (married in Japan)
・Notification period ・・・ There is no set period for submitting a notification; the marriage is effectivefrom the day of submitting the notification.
・Notification place ・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either
the Japanese husband or wife’s permanent domicile or the husband andwife’s address.
・Notifying person ・・・ The Japanese national who will become the husband or wife・Necessary items for notification(1) Japanese national
If the person is not a Tamba City resident, then one copy of a Certificate of All Registered Items in thefamily register (offical copy of the complete family register) is required.
(2) Foreign national
Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage, Documents to prove nationality (Certificate of
Nationality, Passport, etc.), Birth Certificate
Japanese translations of the above documents (Please clearly indicate who is the translator)
・Important notes(1) The signature and personal seal of 2 witnesses over 20 are required on the Marriage Notification(2) Separate documents are required for the marriage of minors(3) The notifiying persons and others who come to the counter should bring with them personal
identification documents (issued by a government office and with a head shot, and which are still valid)
2. When the husband or wife is a foreign national (married in a foreign country)
・Notification period ・・・ Within 3 months of the day of marriage.
・Notification place(1) The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either the Japanese husband
or wife’s permanent domicile or the husband and wife’s address.
(2) The Japanese Consulate or Embassy in the foreign country where the marriage took place.
・Notifying person ・・・ The Japanese national who will become the husband or wife・Necessary items for notification(1) Japanese national
If the person is not a Tamba City resident, then one copy of a Certificate of All Registered Items in thefamily register (offical copy of the complete family register) is required.
(2) Foreign national
Documents to prove nationality (Certificate of Nationality, Passport, etc.) and accompanying Japanesetranslation. (Please clearly indicate who is the translator.)(3) Common points
Marriage certificate summarizing the formation of a marriage by a ceremony held in a foreign country,
and accompanying Japanese translation. (Please clearly indicate who is the translator.)・Family register(1) The family name does not change for a marriage between a foreign national and a Japanese national.
If it is the first marriage for the Japanese national, then a new family register will be compiled under thefamily name of the Japanese national.
(2) The spouse’s name will be written in the Status Item column of the family register (where the Birth,
Marriage, etc., items are noted).

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The name of the foreign national will be written in the same order as that of the Japanese national,
which is family name, first name. (A middle name is often treated as part of the family name, but thisdepends on the country.)
3. When both the husband and wife are foreign nationals (with the same nationality)
・The requirement for formation of a marriage is governed by the national law of each party to the marriage.
Depending on the national law of each party to the marriage, the Marriage Notification can also be
submitted at a municipal government office in Japan.
4. When both the husband and wife are foreign nationals (with different nationalities)
・If the respective address of each party to the marriage is in Japan, then the Marriage Notification can besubmitted at a municipal government office in Japan.
・Notification period ・・・ There is no set period for submitting a notification; the marriage is effectivefrom the day of submitting the notification.
・Notification place ・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either
the husband and wife’s address.
・Notifying person ・・・ Either person who will become the husband or wife・Necessary items for notification
Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage, Documents to prove nationality (Birth Certificate,
Certificate of Nationality, Passport, etc.) Japanese translations of the above documents (Please clearly
indicate who is the translator)
・Important notes(1) The signature and personal seal of 2 witnesses over 20 are required on the Marriage Notification(2) Separate documents are required for the marriage of minors(3) The notifiying persons and others who come to the counter should bring with them personal
identification documents (issued by a government office and with a head shot, and which are stillvalid)● Divorce Notification (for a foreign national)
1. When the husband or wife is a foreign national (divorce by consent)・Notification period ・・・ Effective upon volunatry submission of the Divorce Notification
・Notification place ・・・ The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office of either
the Japanese husband or wife’s permanent domicile or the husband andwife’s address.
・Notifying person ・・・ Either the husband or wife・Necessary items for notification(1) Japanese national・If the person is not a Tamba City resident, then one copy of a Certificate of All Registered Items in thefamily register (offical copy of the complete family register) is required.
・The notifiying persons and others who come to the counter should bring with them personal
identification documents (issued by a government office and with a head shot, and which are stillvalid)(2) Foreign national
・The notifiying persons and others who come to the counter should bring with them personal
identification documents (issued by a government office and with a head shot, and which are stillvalid)
・Important notes(1) The signature and personal seal of 2 witnesses over 20 are required on the Divorce Notification(2) If the husband and wife have a child(ren) who is(are) still a minor, then the legal guardian for custodyof the child(ren) must be decided between either the husband (father) or wife (mother). A notification
for joint custody between the husband and wife following the divorce cannot be accepted.
2. When the husband or wife is a foreign national (judicial divorce)
・Notification period ・・・ Within 10 days of the day of the final court decision (Mediation/Trial/Court
ruling/Settlement/Acknowledgement of a claim)
・Notification place ・・・
The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office ofeither the Japanese husband or wife’s permanent domicile or the husband
and wife’s address.
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・Notifying person ・・・

The person who instigated the court trial (If the Divorce Notification is not
submitted within the required period, then the other party can also submit
the Notification)
・Necessary items for notification(1) If the person is not a Tamba City resident, then one copy of a Certificate of All Registered Items in thefamily register (offical copy of the complete family register) is required.
(2) Mediation: Acknowledgement of a claimrecord of a mediated compromise(3) Trial: offical copy of the trial record and certificate of the final judgement(4) Court ruling: offical copy of the court ruling and certificate of the final judgement(5) Settlement: offical copy of the settlement record and certificate of the final judgement(6) Acknowledgement of a claim: offical copy of the acknowledgement
・Legal guardian for custody of children who are minors
The issue of legal guardian is decided during the process of Mediation・Trial・Court ruling・Settlement・
Acknowledgement of a claim.
3. When the husband and wife are both foreign nationals (with the same nationality)
・The requirement for divorce is governed by the national law of each party to the divorce. Depending on
the national law of each party to the divorce, the Divorce Notification can also be submitted at amunicipal government office in Japan.
4. When the husband and wife are both foreign nationals (with different nationalities)
・If the respective address of each party to the divorce is in Japan, then the Divorce Notification can besubmitted at a municipal government office in Japan.
・Notification place ・・・
The notification can be submitted at the municipal government office ofeither the husband and wife’s address.
・Notifying person ・・・
Either the husband or wife・Necessary items for notification(1) Documents to prove the marriage (A copy of the Marriage Notification if it was submitted in Japan,
etc,)(2) Documents to prove the nationality of each party (Certificate of Nationality, Passport, etc.), andaccompanying Japanese translations (Please clearly indicate who is the translator)

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Main Notifications for Resident Registration
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002● Who will be subject to the new residency management system?
Since July 9, 2012, a law for foreign nationals residing in Japan (partial revision of the Basic Resident
Registration Act and partial revision of the Immigration Control Act) has been enacted, and the registration
based on the Foreign Resident Registration Act applied so far has been abolished.
Based on this law, foreign nationals who are subject to registration are as follows.
・Mid-to-long-term residents (excluding persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less, andpersons granted a “Temporary Visitor” visa status)
・Special permanent residents
・Persons within 60 days of losing Japanese nationality or being born
* Persons who have come to Japan on a “Temporary Visitor” visa for tourism, business or to visit relatives,
etc., persons granted permission to stay for 3 months or less, and persons who are illegal residents or who
have overstayed their visa, cannot be registered under the new residency management system, even if
they wish to do so.
Persons wishing to register under the new residency management system should obtain permission for achange of visa status for mid-to-long-term residents at their local Immigration Bureau, and then visit Tamba
City Hall.
Please note that for persons who are already registered as residents in Tamba City, if their visa status ischanged to Temporary Visitor or they are granted permission to stay for 3 months or less, or if they overstay
their visa, these persons will be automatically deleted from the Tamba City Resident Register.
The following cards will be issued to replace the Alien Registration Card used so far.
(1) Mid-to-long-term residents: Complete procedures at your local Immigration Bureau to receive a
Resident Card
(2) Special permanent residents: Complete procedures at Tamba City Hall to receive a Special Permanent
Resident Card
【Process and Procedures】
Foreign residents who currently have an Alien Registration Card do not need to switch to the new Resident
Card straight away. For a certain period, the Alien Registration Card can be used as a Deemed Resident
Card or Deemed Permanent Resident Card.
* Permanent residents who don’t have a visa period are requested to obtain a new Resident Card at theirlocal Immigration Bureau by July 8, 2015.
Visa staus/Age
Non-permanent
resident
Permanent
resident
Specialpermanent
resident

Under 16 years
Until the earlier of the following: expirationof the visa or the person’s 16th birthday
Until the earlier of the following: July 8, 2015or the person’s 16th birthday
Until the person’s 16th birthday

16 years or above
Until the expiration of the visa
Until July 8, 2015
Until the later of the following: July 8,
2015, or the next date of confirmation(=until the seventh time of the person’sbirthday)● Change of Residence Notification (Moving in)
When moving in to Tamba City from outside of the city, please submit a Change of Residence Notification(Moving in) at Tamba City Hall within 14 days of the day of moving.
・Notifying person(1) The person moving, or the head of the household .
(2) Proxy appointed by the abovementioned persons in 1.
(3) A member of the same household as the person moving in to a new address.

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・Necessary items for notification(1) Resident Card of all the persons moving in (including an Alien Registration Card that can be used as a
Deemed Resident Card), or Special Permanent Resident Card
(2) When moving in to an existing household, documents proving the relationship to the head of thehousehold (for persons other than the head of the household). (Documents in a foreign language also
require an accompanying Japanese translation with the translator clearly stated.)(3) Certificate of Moving Out (issued by the municipality you were living in up until moving)(4) Personal identification documents for notifying persons and others coming to the counter (valid
Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, etc. However, additional proof of identification is not required
if the person moving in is the notifying person and he/she presents a Resident Card or a Special
Permanent Resident Card at the counter.)(5) If the notifying person is a proxy, a Letter of Proxy prepared by the person moving in.
* When a foreign resident changes his/her address, then the new address has to be noted on the back of
the Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card. All persons moving in to the new address mustbring his/her Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card to the counter.
If the Card is lost or damaged, then mid-to-long-term residents need to have the Card reissued at theirlocal Immigration Bureau. Special permanent residents can apply to have their card reissued at the sametime when submitting a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in).
* Please be sure to submit a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in), even after the notification
period of 14 days has passed.
* Persons who have net yet to submitted a Change of Residence Notification (Moving out) at their previous
address must first do so, and receive a Certificate of Change of Residence (Moving out).
* A Change of Residence Notification (Moving out) and Certificate of Change of Residence (Moving out)
can also be reissued at the post office. Please inquire at the municipal government office of your previous
address for details on the procedures for reissue.
● Change of Residence Notification (Moving out)
When changing residence (address), please submit a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in) at
Tamba City Hall from 14 days before the day of moving until within 14 days after the day of moving.
A Certificate of Change of Residence (Moving out) will be issued to you after submitting a Change ofResidence Notification (Moving out).
Please submit a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in) with the Certificate of Change of Residence(Moving out) issued by the municipal government office of your previous address.
・Notifying person(1) The person moving, or the head of the household .
(2) Proxy appointed by the abovementioned persons in 1.
(3) A member of the same household as the person moving in to a new address.
・Necessary items for notification(1) Personal identification documents for notifying persons and others coming to the counter (valid
Resident Card, Special Permanent Resident Card, Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, etc.)(2) If the notifying person is a proxy, a Letter of Proxy prepared by the person moving in.
* A Change of Residence Notification (Moving out) can also be submitted at the post office.
* Please be sure to submit a Change of Residence Notification (Moving out) , even after the notification
period of 14 days has passed.
● Change of Residence Notification (Moving)
When changing residence (address) within Tamba City, please submit a Change of Residence Notification
at Tamba City Hall within 14 days of the day of moving.
・Notifying person(1) The person moving, or the head of the household .
(2) Proxy appointed by the abovementioned persons in 1.
(3) A member of the same household as the person moving in to a new address.

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・Necessary items for notification(1) Resident Card of all the persons changing residence (address) (including an Alien Registration Card
that can be used as a Deemed Resident Card), or Special Permanent Resident Card (including an
Alien Registration Card that can be used as a Deemed Special Permanent Resident Card)(2) When moving in to an existing household, documents proving the relationship to the head of thehousehold (for persons other than the head of the household). (Documents in a foreign language also
require an accompanying Japanese translation with the translator clearly stated.)(3) Personal identification documents for notifying persons and others coming to the counter (valid
Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, etc. However, additional proof of identification is not required
if the person moving in is the notifying person and he/she presents a Resident Card or a Special
Permanent Resident Card at the counter.)(4) If the notifying person is a proxy, a Letter of Proxy prepared by the person moving in.
* When a foreign resident changes his/her address, then the new address has to be noted on the back of
the Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card. All persons moving in to the new address mustbring his/her Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card to the counter.
If the Card is lost or damaged, then mid-to-long-term residents need to have the Card reissued at theirlocal Immigration Bureau. Special permanent residents can apply to have their card reissued at the sametime when submitting a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in).
* Please be sure to submit a Change of Residence Notification (Moving in), even after the notification
period of 14 days has passed.

Personal Seal Registration
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002● Changes in the handling of personal seal registration for foreign nationals
As a result of partial revisions to laws made on July 9, 2012, foreign nationals meeting certain conditions
can also be listed on the Resident Register.
Accordingly, even after switching to the new residency system, foreign nationals listed on the Resident
Register can continue to register his/her personal seal.
Foreign nationals not listed on the Resident Register cannot register his/her personal seal.
・Persons eligible for personal seal registration
Persons aged 15 years or above, and who are listed on the Tamba City Resident Register can register a
one personal seal per individual.
However, wards who are of age and persons with no decision making capacity cannot register a personalseal.
Also, a single personal seal cannot be registered as a common seal for the whole household.
・Personal seals that cannot be registered(1) Personal seals that do not include the characters for the applicant’s family name and first name aslisted on the Resident Register.
(2) Personal seals that include characters that are of no relation to the person’s name, such as
characters related their job or qualifications, or pictures, etc.
(3) Personal seals that are made of materials that can easily change the seal’s shape, such as rubber,etc.
(4) Personal seals that have a seal which can fit inside a 7mm square (too small) or cannot fit inside a
25mm square (too big).
(5) Personal seals that have damaged or frayed edges, etc., or in which the seal imprint is not clear.
・Personal seals that can be registered
Basically, personal seals that include the characters for the applicant’s full name as listed on the
Resident Register.
This refers to the characters used for the person’s full name as listed on his/her Resident Card orSpecial Permanent Resident Card.
Persons wishing to use their commonly used/known name or full name in katakana for their personalseal registration must first register these preferred names on the Resident Register at City Hall.
Materials for explanation are required when registering a commonly used/known name as a personal
seal. Please inquire at City Hall for further details.
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・Applicant
Registrant or his/her proxy・Necessary items for notification(1) Personal seal for registration(2) Personal identification documents for the registrant and others coming to the counter (valid Driver’s
License, Health Insurance Card, Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card , etc.)(3) When a proxy applies for registration, an Appointment of a Proxy Notification (Letter of Proxy)perpared by the registrant is required.
・Necessary items for issuance of a Certificate of Personal Seal Registration(1) Issuance fee for a Certificate of Personal Seal Registration (200 yen)
(2) Written referral (issued by the City at the post office following application for personal seal
registration.)(3) Personal seal
(4) Personal identification documents for the registrant and others coming to the counter (valid Driver’s
License, Health Insurance Card, Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card , etc.)(5) When a proxy brings the written referral for issuance of the Certificate, the registrant must note this in
the Appointment of a Proxy column in the written referral, and give the proxy his/her personal
identification documents (valid Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, Resident Card or Special
Permanent Resident Card , etc., copies not accepted).

Various Certificates and Fees
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002
Necessary items

Type
Fees
Personal Identification
200 yen/ copy
Certificate
・Personal identification documents
Resident Register Copy
200 yen/ copy
Certificate of Listed Item(s) in
200 yen/ copy
Resident Register
Certificate of Personal Seal
200 yen/ copy
・Certificate of Personal Seal Registration (Card)
Registration
Basic Resident Register
500 yen/ copy
・Personal seal, Personal identification documents
Card・Picture
Electronic certificate (issued
・Basic Resident Register Card, Personal identificationby the central government
500 yen/ copy
documents
office, Kasuga government
・Personal
seal
office building)
Regional Resident Register
300 yen/ copy
・Personal seal, Personal identification documents* Personal identification documents include a valid Resident Card or Special Permanent Resident Card,
Driver’s License, Health Insurance Card, , etc.
* When a proxy requests the above documents, for the sake of maintaining privacy, a Letter of Proxy(Appointment of a Proxy Notification) and reason for the request are required.

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Presentation of Personal Identification Documents
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002
In order to prevent a false request for issuing official documents, and to protect personal information,
personal identification documents are legally required for the following: Request for issuing a copy of theresident register, family register complete/excerpt, etc.; submitting notifications when moving (in/out, etc.),
marriage, divorce, adoption completion/dissolution, recognized family register notifications.

Any one of these
personal
identification
documents

・Driver’s license
・Passport
・Basic Resident Register Card (withhead shot)・Resident Card
・Special Permanent Resident Card,etc.

Any two ofthese personal
identification
documents

・Health Insurance Card・Pension Handbook
・Social Welfare and Medical
Services Recipient Card
・Nursing Care Insurance
Card・Basic Resident Register
Card (with no head shot)・Student I.D. , etc.

Basic Resident Register Card
し み ん か¨市民課 Shimin-ka (Citizens’ Affairs Section) ☎82-2002【Applicant】
Any person wishing to acquire a Basic Resident Register Card may apply. However, persons under 15
years of age and wards who are of age must apply via a legal proxy.
【Application method】●Please bring with you the required items listed below, and apply at the Resident Office or various branch
offices.
●Applications may also be made by postal mail; however, incomplete applications will require the applicant
to complete the application in person at the Resident Office or various branch offices. Please be sure topick up your issued Basic Resident Register Card at one of these offices.
●Basic Resident Register Card can be issued with/without a head shot.
【Required items】●Personal stamp (using an ink pad)●Fees 500 yen●1 picture (for applicants wanting a Card with a head shot)* The picture must be according to the following regulations for size/composition (all other pictures will not
be accepted)- Taken within 6 months of the application date- Sized Height 45mm x Width 35mm with no frayed edges- Front facing, with no har and a plain background (no shadow)- Black/White or Color- Clear and free from dirt or marks, etc.
- Applicant’s name written on the back
●When a proxy makes the application, a copy of his/her complete family register is required for any proxy
whose permanent domicile is outside Tamba City.
【Issue of Card】●The Basic Resident Register Card can only be issued to the applicant or his/her legal proxy.
●Following the application, you will be issued with a Card Issuance Notification and Referral(non-forwardable) by post. After filling in the necessary items, please bring this Notification and personal
identification documents (Driver’s license, Health Insurance Card and Pension Handbook, etc.) andpersonal stamp to the office where the application was made to collect your Card.

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Tax
Municipal Tax
ぜ い む か¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003●Main municipal taxes and persons liable to pay
Type of tax
Persons liable to pay (Taxpayers)
Municipal
Taxes

Resident
Tax
Corporate
Tax

Fixed Assets Tax
Light Motor Vehicle Tax

Individual’s living in the city as of January 1, and who earned an income during
the previous year.
Companies that have an office located within the city, etc.
Individual’s in possession of land, buildings or depreciable assets as of January
1.
Individual’s in possession of engine-motored vehicle, 2-wheel small-sized
vehicle, compact light vehicle, or small-sized special motor vehicle (including
those for farming work) as of April 1.

Resident’s Tax
ぜ い む かResident tax

Corporate tax¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003◇Standard per capita amount: 3000 yen/year◇Income per capita amount: (Previous year’s income-income exemption
amount) x 6% tax rate-tax exemption amountTax amount * Reference Prefectural tax amount◇Standard per capita amount: 1000 yen/year + 800 yen Prefectural tax◇Income per capita amount: (Previous year’s income-income exemption
amount) x 4% tax rate-tax exemption amount【Filing for municipal taxes】
Individual’s other than those only those who have a year-end adjusted employment
income and those who have filed an income tax return, etc., and who earned an income
during the previous year, are required to file for municipal taxes between February 16
and March 15.
【Payment method】
Taxpayers can pay municipal taxes either directly (ordinary collection) or having thetaxes deducted from their pensions or employment income (special collection).
◇Standard per capita amount: Determined according to the amount of
capital, etc., and the number of employees within the city.
Tax amount◇Corporate tax per capita amount: Corporate tax amount (National tax) of
12.3%【Filing and paying taxes】
The system for filing and paying taxes each business year requires taxpayers to
calculate the tax amount and submit a tax return to pay the taxes due, in accordance withcorporate taxation.
【Notification】
Notifications must be submitted for the following: Setting up/Dissolving a company, or
establishing/setting up/dissolving/closing down an office or business, etc.

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Fixed Assets Tax
ぜ い む かFixed Assets Tax¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003
The fixed assests tax rate is 1.4%. If the respective standard taxable amount for the land,buildings or depreciable assets owned by the same individual does not meet the following
amounts, then the fixed assets tax is not levied. (Tax exemption point) Land: 300,000 yen,
Buildings: 200,000 yen, Depreciable assets: 1,500,000 yen【Browsing】
The taxpayer (including those appointed as a proxy by the taxpayer) can browse the fixed assets tax ledger
containing the condition of the fixed assets and assessment amounts, etc.
【Inspection】
From April 1 until the first payment period (end of May), land and building taxpayers can inspect the ledger
containing the land and building prices, etc.
【Submission】
Please contact the Tax Affairs Section when you knock down a building.

Light Motor Vehicle Tax
ぜ い む か¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003
Type
Tax amount
Displacement 50cc or less (excl. Mini car)
1,000
Engine-motored light Over 50cc and no more than 90cc
1,200
vehicleOver 90cc and no more than 125cc
1,600
Mini car
2,500
Small-sized special
For farming work
1,600
motor vehicle
Others (forklifts, etc.)
4,700
2 wheels (Displacement over 125cc and no more than 250cc)
2,400
3 wheels (Displacement of 660cc or less)
3,100
Business
5,500
Compact light vehicle
Usage
Personal
7,200
4 wheels (Displacement of 660cc
Business
3,000
or less)
Cargo
Personal
4,000
2-wheel small-sized vehicle (Displacement of 250cc or more)
4,000【Levy calculation 】
The light motor vehicle tax does not have a monthly tax levy system, and as it is levied on owners of alight vehicle as of April 1, those who own a light vehicle as of April 2 onwards are not subject to tax onthat fiscal year amount. However, even if the vehicle is scrapped etc., as of the same day onwards,
the full amount of tax on that fiscal year amount will be collected.
【Notifications】
Please visit the Tax Affairs Section or its various offices when filing (license plate issue) notifications
for the acquisition of a engine-motored light vehicle/small-sized special motor vehicle, transfer,
scrapping, name change, change of fixed storage area (address, etc.), etc. Notifications for compact
light vehicles (excl. 2 wheels) should be submitted to the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization,
while those for 2-wheel small-sized vehicle and 2-wheel light motor vehicles should be submitted to
the Vehicle Inspection and Registration Office (Transport branch).
► Light Motor Vehicles
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization Hyogo Office ☎078-927-3648► 2-wheels (over 125cc)
Kobe Transport Supervision Division Hyogo Land Transport Division☎050-5540-2066【Tax payment certificate】
Proof of completed payment of the light motor vehicle tax is required when having continuous vehicle
inspections.
○The light motor vehicle tax payment notification sent in May can be settled at the counter of afinancial institution, etc., and the stamped receipt can be used as proof of payment. (Only for thosereceipts with a valid period noted.)○Proof of light motor vehicle tax payment for continuous vehicle inspections can also be requested
from the Tax Affairs Section or its various offices. The proof of payment is issued free of charge.
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National Health Insurance Tax
ぜ い む か¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003
The National Health Insurance Tax is levied so as to finance the expenses in running National Health
Insurance businesses, such as the payment of medical fees, etc.
The National Health Insurance (NHI) taxpayer is the head of the houeshold to which theinsured persons belong. The individual NHI members (insured persons) do not eachTaxpayers
become NHI taxpayers. Even if the head of the houeshold is not an NHI member, the tax islevied in his/her name and the tax notification is sent to the head of the houeshold.
Income basis: Calculated based on the income earned by the insured person(s) in theprevious year.
Assets basis: Calculated based on the fixed assets tax amount of the insured person(s) forthat business year (portion for land and buildings)
Per capita basis: Amount for each insured person
Per household basis: Amount for each household
These amounts are calculated for the medical care, support services and nursing care
Method foramounts respectively, and the total amount is levied as tax. (There are maximum limits.)
Determining
In the case that NHI is joined or cencelled during the business year, the NHI tax is thenTaxes
calculated on a montly pro-rata basis.
* The amount of income is confirmed via the person’s income tax return, municipal taxes
return and the simplified national health insurance tax return.
* The national health insurance tax has a standards-based system for reducing the tax
amount of low-income households. However, there is no reduction for households inwhich there is a person who does not file a tax return (excl. dependents according to the
Income Tax Law), even if this person does not earn any income.
The national health insurance tax is calculated according to the person’s age.
National health insurance tax= Medical care+Support services (Nursing
Under 40care amount is not levied)
National health insurance tax= Medical care+Support services+Nursingcare
40 or overAge-based Tax
and under 65 *The income of other household members not in the 40 or over and under
65 age bracket does not affect the calculation of the nursing care amount)
BurdenNational health insurance tax= Medical care+Support services
65 or over
* The nursing care amount is collected separately as a nursing careand under 75
insurance premium
Leave the national health insurance and enter the medical care system for
75 or overpeople aged 75 and over.
Ordinary collection of the national health insurance tax (incl. collection by bank transfers) isdone in 10 payments from June to March of the following year. From April 2008, special
collection of the national health insurance tax (pension-based payment) began. In principle,
NHI tax payment will be deducted from the pension of the head of the household if all of thefollowing conditions are met.
National Health
Insurance Tax
Payment Method【Conditions for national health insurance tax special collection (pension-based payment)】(1) The old age pension benefit is 180,000 yen or above.
(2) The nursing care insurance premium is levied.
(3) The total amount of the nursing care insurance premium and national health insurance
tax is less than half of the old age pension benefit.
(4) All NHI members in the household are in the 65 or over and under 75 age bracket.
＊Those persons wishing to stop pension-based payment and switch to payment bybank transfer must follow the required procedures.

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Municipal Tax Payment Period
ぜ い む か¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003●Municipal Tax Payment Period (ordinary collection)
Apr May Jun.
July.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Tax Item
Resident Tax
Pd 1
Pd 2
Pd 3
Pd 4
Fixed Assets
Pd 1
Pd 2
Pd 3
Pd 4
Tax
All
Light Motor
Pds
Vehicle Tax
National
Health
Pd 1
Pd 2
Pd 3
Pd 4
Pd 5
Pd 6
Pd 7
Pd 8
Pd 9
Pd 10
Insurance
Tax* The payment deadline is the last day of each month. However, the payment deadline for Period 3 of the
fixed assests tax is the 25th of that month. If the payment deadline falls on a non-business day of financial
institutions, then the deadline will be carried forward to the following day (excl. holidays).

Municipal Tax Payment
ぜ い む か¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003●Bank Transfer
Municipal tax payments can be automatically deducted from a designated bank account on the payment
deadline. This helps you to avoid incurring collection and late payment fees if you happen to forget paying
the tax by the deadline. After the initial procedures are completed, tax payments can be automaticallydeducted from your bank account from the following year as well, which makes it a convienient and easy
method to use.
Participating financial
How to make automatic payments
institutions
yTamba Hikami Agricultural
Cooperative
yNakahyogo Shinkin BankyMinato BankyMitsui Sumitomo Bank
yTajima Bank
yKyoto Bank
yKyoto Hokubu Shinkin BankyHyogo Shinkin BankyYucho Bank

1

2
3

You will need your bank handbook (official handbook from a designatedfinancial institution), your personal seal (same as the one used for yourhandbook), and the tax notification in order to fill in the bank transfer
request form.
You can find a bank transfer request form at the City Hall Tax Affairs
Section or its various offices, and from designated financial institutions.
(Forms can also be posted by request)
Please submit the completed bank transfer request form at the City Hall
Tax Affairs Section or its various offices, and at one of the designatedfinancial institutions.

●Payment at Convenience Stores
In addition to City Hall and over the counter at financial institutions, tax payments can also be made atconvenience stores nationwide.
Tax Items: Municipal and Prefectural taxes (ordinary collection), Fixed Assets Tax, Light Motor Vehicle Tax,
National Health Insurance Tax, Water and Sewage fees
Participating Storesy7-11 yLawson yFamily Mart yDaily Yamazaki yYamazaki Daily Store yCircle K ySunkus yMini Stop yam/pm
yCoco Store yThree F yCommuity Store yPoplar ySeikatsu Saika yEveryone yRIC Mart ySeico Mart
ySave on yHeart In ykioX stand yMMKstand (Water and Sewage fees only)* No processing fee is charged* Tax payment forms that cannot be paid for at a convenience store
yTax amount is over 300,000yen
y Form with no bar codey Convenience store payment period has expiredy Payment amount has been adjusted* Payment of nursing care insurance contributions is scheduled to start from 2012.

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Municipal Tax Payment Proof, etc., and Fees
ぜ い む かType
Building Certificate for Housing
Tax Payment Certificate¨税務課 Zeimu-ka (Tax Affairs Section) ☎82-2003
Fees
Notes
1,300 yen/copy
Excl. tax payment proof for
200 yen/copy
continuous light motor vehicle
inspections

Municipal/Prefectural Taxes Payment
200 yen/copy
Certificate, etc.
Fixed Assets Assessment Certificate, Public
200 yen/copy
Dues Certificate, etc.
Proof based on Municipal Tax Documents,
200 yen/copyetc.
Tax Payment Proof for Continuous Light
Free
Motor Vehicle Inspections【At the Counter】
The above certificates can be issued at the Tax Affairs Section and its various offices.
【Procedures】
Please bring with you some personal identification documents, such as a driver’s license, etc., as proof of your(or proxy)identity when making a request for the above certificates. When making a request on behalf of anotherperson, a Letter of Proxy (Appointment of a Proxy Notification) is required. Certifcates can also be issued via
postal mail; please inquire at the counter for further details.
Browsing of Ledgers, etc.
Copy of Lot (House) Number Map, etc.

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200 yen/time
10 yen/copyHealth / National Insurance / Pension
Healthけんこうか¨健康課 Kenko-ka (Health Affairs Section) ☎82-4567

Health Consultations / Health Classroom
Business name

Participants

Date

Health Classroom

Community/Occupational
areas, Various Groups

Venue

Details, etc.
Instruction on how to
become healthier, eat
healthy, exercise right,
stay emotionally healthy,
smoking, etc.

Community
Centers, etc.

Hikami Public
Advice on lifestyle
Health Center,diseases and quitting
various offices,smoking, etc.
etc.
○Health consultations and classrooms are held for local residents, and telephone health consultations arealso available as required for advice on health issues from infants to the elderly. Please refer to theTamba City Newsletter for further details, as well as inquire at the health classrooms held in yourcommunity.
HealthConsultations

Pregnant women, infants
to the elderly

Once a month ateach community

Health Checks■Types/Details of Health Checks
Business nameSpecific Health
Checks,Health Checks for
People Aged 75 and
Over

Group
HealthChecks

Persons aged
between 35-74

Lung Cancer Test

Persons aged 20 or
overBowel Cancer Test

Persons aged 20 orover

Hepatitis Virus Test

Breast Cancer Test

Month

Venue

May-June

HikamiPublicHealthCenter,Citizen’s
Center, etc.

NHI members aged
between 20-74
People aged 75 andover, who are notundergoing
continuous treatment

Stomach Cancer Test

Prostate Cancer Test

Institution
HealthChecksParticipants

Uterine Cancer Test

Women aged 21 andover, in the year
when they turn aneven-numbered age

Stomach Cancer Test

Persons aged 75 orover

Xray radiography
Fecal occult blood
reaction test, 2-day
methodMen aged between
50-69
Persons aged 40,
and between 41 and
75 who have notbeen tested before
Women aged 41 andover, in the year
when they turn aneven-numbered age

Details, etc.
Height, weight, waist
measurements, bloodpressure, urine test,
blood tests, etc.
*An electrocardiogram(ECG) and funduscopy
may also be done as
required for specifichealth checks (Feerequired for thoserequestig these tests)
Contrast radiography
barium Xray of thestomach area

Blood (PSA) test
Blood test (Hepatitis
B/C virus test)

July –
Februaryof thefollowingyear

KaibaraHospital
Kaibara
Red Cross
Hospital

Sight and touch
examination,
Mammography

Kaibara
Red Cross
Hospital

Sight examination,
Cytodiagnosis

Healthcare
providers in
Tamba City

Contrast radiography
barium Xray of thestomach area

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* Please refer to the various notifications sent by mail for the Group Health Checks.
* Applicants for Institution Health Checks will be sent information on how to receive a consultation together
with a consultation ticket for use at designated healthcare providers.
* Applications are required for both Group Health Checks and Institution Health Checks. Please refer to theTamba City Health Checks Notifications for further details.

National Health Insurance
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¨国保・医療課 Kokuho/Iryo-ka (National Insurance / Medical Care Section) ☎82-6690■Subcribing to Health Insurance
Subscribing to National Health Insurance (NHI) entitles members to receive a range of benefits, such as
covering medical expenses when your are sick or injured, etc. All Japanese citizens and residents must
subscribe to NHI, unless they receive health insurance from their employer, are aged 75 years or older, or
receive public assistance.
●Main Notifications
Please submit the following notifications with 14 days or subscribing to or unsubscribing from NHI.
Situation
Necessaary items
Personal seal (please complete theMoving in from outside the citynecessary procedures for moving in
beforehand)
Given birth to a child
Personal seal, Birth certificate
Subscribing to Unsubscribing from your work health insurance
Personal seal, Certificate ofunsubscribing from health insurance
NHI
No longer a dependent of a household covered by
Certificate to show the day you left thework health insurance
household
Personal seal, Notification of stopping
Stopped receiving public assistancepublic assistanceMoving to outside the city
Personal seal, NHI Card
Personal seal, Health Insurance Card
Subscribing to your work health insurance
from the NHI and your workplace (or if
the latter has not been issued yet, aEntering a household covered by work health
Certificate of subscribing to healthUnsubscribing
insurance
insurance)from NHI
Personal seal, NHI Card, Notification ofStarted receiving public assistancestarting public assistance
Personal seal, NHI Card, Death
Death of person insured under NHI
certificate
Eligible for the Retiree health insurance system
Personal seal, NHI Card, Pension(insured persons and their dependents that cancertificate
receive the employee pension, etc.)
No longer eligible for the Retiree health insurance
Personal seal, NHI CardsystemOthersChange of your address, head of household or
Personal seal, NHI Card
name
Personal seal, Unreadable NHI card,
NHI card becomes lost or unreadable
Personal identification
Your children move to another city, ward, town, or
Personal seal, NHI card, Student ID cardvillage for their education
or School Attendance Certificate* Persons aged under 65 years and who are receiving the old age pension (employee pension, mutual
pension, etc.) and the retiree pension and whose coverage period is 20 years or more, and persons aged
40 years or over and whose coverage period is 10 years or more, are eligible for medical care under the
Retiree health insurance system. Please complete the necessary procedures as soon as you receive
your pension card.

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■NHI Benefits
Item
Details
MedicalPresent your NHI card and pensioner card when receiving treatment at a hospital, etc. The
treatment
copayment amount noted on the medical bill is what the NHI member must pay. The remaining
benefits
medical expenses are covered by the NHI.
In the following situations, the NHI member must initally pay the full amount of the medical
expenses. However, they can then be reimbursed for the amount equivalent to the
copayment , after completing an application for reimbursement.
●Receiving treatment when not in possession of your NHI card for some unavoidable reason
Reimbursement●Receiving treatment by a traditional jūdō therapist that does not use NHI (for boneof medical
fracturesand sprains, etc.)
treatment●Receiving traditional anma massage or Western massage therapy, acupuncture or
expenses
moxibustion with a doctor’s written consent or medical certificate●Incurring expenses for a corset, crutches or other medical appliances; paying for blood used
in a blood transfusion●Being treated for an illness or injury by an overseas healthcare provider
Specified
Persons with a specified disease as designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
disease as(renal failure requiring artificial dialysis, hemophilia, HIV) that require high cost long-term anddesignated bycontinuous treatment, are eligible to have their copayment of treatment expenses limited to
the Minister of
10,000 yen/month (20,000 yen/month for high-income earners under 70). Please show your
Health, Labor
NHI card and Specified disease recipient card at the hospital reception desk, etc.
and Welfare* Excluding food expenses, daily living expenses.
Reimbursement
When the amount paid for medical expenses at a healthcare provider by the same person inof high costthe same month becomes quite high, the amount exceeding the copayment limit will be
medicalreimbursed, after completing an application for reimbursement.
treatment●Calculated for treament from the first to the last day of each month (per calender month).
●Calcualted separately for Medical care and Dental care, even at the same healthcare
Caution whenprovider.
calculating the●Calcualted separately for Outpatient and Inpatient, even at the same healthcare provider.
cost of high●Medication prescribed outside of the hospital is added on by the original hospital, clinic, etc.
cost medical●For persons aged 70 or over, the amounts paid for treatment at hospitals and clinics, and fortreatment
medical and dental care, are calculated as an aggregate total (not separately).
●Does not include standard Hospital Meal Cost copayments during hospitalization, bed
surcharges not covered by insurance and other items not covered by NHI are not covered.
Item
Details▼Persons under 70 years
Copayment limit
Payment up to 3 times
4th time
onwards *2
80,100 yen
General NHI members
44,400 yen(1% of the amount exceeding 267,000
yen in medical expenses is added)
150,000 yen
83,400 yen
High-income earners *1(1% of the amount exceeding 500,000
yen in medical expenses is added)
Low-income earners
Copayment(Households exempt from35,400 yen
24,600 yen
limit for highpaying Resident tax)
cost medical*1 Refers to households that have a total income of over 6,000,000 yen, after the basic
treatment
exemption which is used to calculate the NHI tax. Persons who do not file an income tax
return are regarded as being high-income earners, so be sure to file your income tax
return.
*2 This amount is the copayment limit for the fifth and subsequent payments for a householdthat has paid high cost medical treatment four or more times in the past 12 months.
* By presenting your “Certificate of Eligibility for Payment of Deductible”, “Certificate of
Eligibility for Payment of Deductible or Reduction of Standard Copayment” at a healthcare
provider, for hospitals only, the amount exceeding the copayment limit will be removed fromthe medical bill. (This limit does not apply for outpatient expenses, and hospitalization innumerous hospitals within the same month.) These certifcates cannot be issued forhouseholds that are deliquent in paying the NHI tax.
▼Persons aged 70 years and over and under 75
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General NHI members
Wage earners attheir preretirement
income level *1

Combinedhigh-cost
nursing care
medicaltreatment

Copayment limit
Outpatient
Outpatient + Inpatient(per individual)(per household)12,000 yen
44,400 yen
80,100 yen(1% of the amountexceeding 267,000 yen in
44,400 yen
medical expenses is added)
For the 4th time onwards
44,400 yen *4

Members
8,000 yen
24,600 yen
exempt fromType II *2
resident tax(Low-income
8,000 yen
15,000 yen
Type I *3
earners)*1 Refers to an NHI member living in a household that includes an NHI member who is 70 orolder and earns at least the prescribed level of income (taxable income of 1,450,000 yen).
However, if the member notes in their application that the combined incomes of membersof the household who are NHI members aged 70 or older is less than the prescribed level(annual income below 3,830,000 yen for single-person households, or annual income
below 5,200,000 yen for households of at least two people), the same conditions as the‘General members’ category apply.
*2 Refers to an NHI member living in a household in which the head of the household and all
the NHI members of the household are exempt from resident tax.
*3 Refers to an NHI member living in a household in which the head of the household and all
the NHI members of the household are exempt from resident tax and in which each of thehousehold member’s income equals 0 yen after subtracting the necessary expenses anddeductions. (Pension payment is calculated as a deduction of 800,000 yen.)*4 This amount is the copayment limit for the fifth and subsequent payments for a householdthat has paid high cost medical treatment four or more times in the past 12 months.
If there is a member in a household who is recipient of nursing care insurance (recognized as
requiring nursing care and receiving such services), when the combined copayment amount of
NHI and nursing care insurance incurred in one year (each year from August 1 to July 31 of
the following year) is remarkably high, so as to reduce this burden on members, the amountexceeeding the copayment will be covered by both the NHI and nursing care insurance.
▼Partial copayments for hospital meal costs during hospitalization
260
yen/meal
Inpatient for 90 days or less within the past
210
Members
12 months
yen/meal
exempt from Type II
Inpatient for more than 90 days within the160
resident tax
past 12 months
yen/meal(Low-income
100
earners)
Type Iyen/meal* Members exempt from resident tax need to have either a “Certificate of Eligibility for
Reduction of Standard Copayment”, “Certificate of Eligibility for Payment of Deductible or
Reduction of Standard Copayment”. (Issued upon application.)(NB) The standard copayment for hospital meal costs are not included in the copayment
for high-cost medical treatment.
The costs incurred by an NHI member for giving birth to a child are, in principle, directly paidby the NHI to the healthcare provider. (If the pregnancy is 85 days or over, the costs arecovered even if there is a stillborn birth or miscarriage.) However, this excludes the cases
where a one-off payment for childbirth and child rearing is paid by another healthcare provider.
General members (other than those listed below)

Hospital meal
costs duringhospitalization

One-off
payment forchildbirth andchild rearing
Payment for
funeralexpensesFinancialssistance forhealth checks
OthersWhen an NHI member dies, the subsequent funeral costs incurred by a family member, etc.,
are covered by NHI.
Financial assistance is provided to cover part (10,000 yen) of the costs for receiving a healthcheck for NHI members aged 20 years or over. (However, for members not receiving a
NHI-subsidized health check.)In the event of being injured by a third party (assaliant) in a traffic accident, etc., you can still
receive medical care under the NHI. (However, in principle, the medical costs are to be paid by
the third party (assaliant).) Please be sure to submit a notification if you use the NHI card
when receiving treatment. (Necessary items: NHI card, Personal seal, Traffic accident

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certificate, Notification of injury or illness by a third party, Report on the situation causing theaccident, signed letter of intent, written pledge.

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National Pension
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¨国保・医療課 Kokuho/Iryo-ka (National Insurance / Medical Care Section) ☎82-6690(1) Entering the National Pension
All persons residing in Japan between the ages of 20 and 59 must enter the national pension system.
■National Pension Categories* For member types 2 and 3, the entry procedures are done by the workplace.
Item
Applicable persons
Self-employed persons, farmers, fishermen, students, etc., residing inJapan between the ages of 20 and 59
Persons enrolled in the Employees Pension Insurance and Mutual Aid
Category 2 Insured Persons
Association
Dependent spouse (wife of a salaryman, etc.), between the ages of 20
Category 3 Insured Persons
and 59, of a person enrolled in the employee pension insurance and mutual
aid association■Situations requiring the processing of procedures at city hall
Category 1 Insured Persons●Change of name and/or address
Category 2 Insured Persons●Retirement●Spouse retires from his/her workplace●Divorce
Category 3 Insured Persons●No longer a dependent spouse●Death of spouse●Person who is not working turns 20
Non-member●Moving to Japan from overseas
Category 1 Insured Persons(2) Pension Contributions［Category 1 Insured Persons］
Payment notifications sent from the Japan Pension Service can be paid at the counter of a designatedfinancial institution, post office or convenience store. Payments can also be made by bank transfer or credit
card upon application. Pre-payment (lump sum payment) of the full amount owing is recommended,as it
helps to avoid late payments and provides a discount rate on the contributions.
* Pension contributions are to be paid over a 40-year period between the ages of 20 and 59.
Deliquency in the payment of pension contributions may reduce the amount of the Old-age Basic Pension
you can receive in the future, or may prevent you from receiving the Disability Basic Pension if you are left
with a disability due to an illness or injury, or from receiving the Survivors’ Basic Pension if the income
earner of your household dies.

(3) National Pension Benefits
Pension typeOld-age Basic Pension

Disability Basic Pension

Survivors’ Basic Pension

Widow’s Pension

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Who can receive the pension and when
An insured person aged 65 or over who has made pension payments for aminimum of 25 years, from within the total of contributions-made andcontributions -exempted periods.
An insured person who has paid at least two thirds of his/her pension
contributions during enrollment in the National Penson, and who is left with acertain level of disability due to an illness or injury. An insured person who
had an initial medical examination for an illness or injury that caused thedisability, before turning 20. As a special case, an insured person who did
not have any delinquent pension payments for a one-year period until twomonths before the month of the initial medical examination.
If an insured person dies while contributing to the National Pension, his wife
who takes care of his dependent child(ren) aged under 18 can receive theSurvivors’ Basic Pension. (Only for an insured person who had paid at least
two thirds of his contributions prior to his death.) As a special case, aninsured person who did not have any delinquent pension payments for a
one-year period until two months prior to his death.
If a Category 1 insured person dies after contributing for at least 25 years
and if he has not yet received his old-age pension, then his wife can receive
the Widow’s Pension. (The wife must be aged between 60 to 65 years, andhave been married to him for at least 10 years at the time of his death.)If a Category 1 insured person dies without receiving any pension benefits,
and if his/her total contribution-paid months equal at least 36 months, any
Lump-sum Death Benefit
family member who shared the livelihood with him/her can receive theLump-sum Death Benefit.
●There are detailed conditions for who can receive the pension and when. For further details, please callthe City Hall Pension Dial (☎0570-05-1165), or the Nishinomiya Pension Office (☎0798-33-2944) for any
inquiries or consultations.

(4) Pension Contribution Exemptions and Additonal Payments
Pension contributions are exempted or postponed for the following persons.
■Legal Exemption
Persons who are recipients of Public Assistance, Disability Basic Pension, and Disability Welfare (MutualAid) Pension Class 1&2, in accordance with the Livelihood Protection Law.
■Application Exemption［Full-amount exemption and partial exemption］
Individuals, their spouses and head of households with income below a certain level, due to being low
income earners or unemployed, etc.
When calculating your pension benefit, your period of full-amount-exemption will count as half of the
full-contribution-paid period. Your period of partial-exemption for the remaining contributions will count as
between half to five-eighth’s of the full-contribution-paid period, according to the payment ratio.
Also, if the exemption period for contributions is less than 10 years, you can retroactively pay the postponed
contributions (additional payments) during this period.
■Youth Payment Postponement System
This system allows you to postpone your contribution payments if you are under 30 and your/your spouse's
income is lower than a certain level. This granted period counts as a qualifying period for the Old-age Basic
Pension, Disability Basic Pension and Survivor’s Basic Pension; however, the periods will not be reflectedto the old-age benefit amount. You can retroactively pay the postponed contributions as per other payment
exemptions.
■Special Student Payment System
This system allows you to postpone your contribution payments if you are a student and your income is lessthan a certain amount. This granted period counts as a qualifying period for the Old-age Basic Pension,
Disability Basic Pension and Survivor’s Basic Pension; however, the periods will not be reflected to theold-age benefit amount. You can retroactively pay the postponed contributions as per other payment
exemptions.

Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments for Short-Term Foreign Residents
Non-Japanese persons (oreign nationality) do not qualify as National Pension insured persons, and may
file a claim for the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payments within two years after they leave Japan and no longer
have a Japanese address. However, after receiving the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment, the period used to
calculate this Payment is cancelled and is not longer the entry period for enroling in the National Pension
system. Therefore, please consider applying for the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment after taking into
account whether you will need to claim pension benefits in the future.
Also, persons enrolled in the pension contribution period of partner countries that have concluded anagreement with Japan on pension calculation can, after meeting certain conditions, calculate the pension
contribution period and receive the pension in Japan and the respective partner country.
As of March 2012, this applies to the following countries: Germany, America, Belgium, France, Canada,
Australia, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Brazil and Switzerland.
For the latest information on the conditions of this agreement, please refer to the Japan Pension Service
homepage. http://www.nenkin.go.jp/n/www/index.html◆ Payment conditions(1) Persons with a foreign nationality(2) Number of months of full contribution-paid as a Category 1 insured person + (number of months of
one-quarter contribution-paid) × 3/4 + (number of months of half contribution-paid) × 1/2 + (number ofmonths of three-quarter contribution-paid) × 1/4; or you have contributed to the National Pension
system for at least six months in total(3) Persons who no longer have a Japanese address(4) Persons who have not satisfied the conditions for receving the pension (including the disability
allowance)* Please claim the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment within two years after leaving Japan, upon losing
your status as a National Pension insured person (the day you no longer have a Japanese address).
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Child Rearing / Education
Pregnancy / Childrearing
けんこうか¨健康課 Kenko-ka (Health Affairs Section) ☎82-4567

Issue of Mother and Child Health Handbook
The Mother and Child Health Handbook is issued to person on the Resident Register and who havesubmitted a Notification of Pregnancy (this should be submitted to the Health Affairs section once thepregnancy is confirmed). The pregnant woman will then be given the Mother and Child Health Handbook
and subsidy coupons to assist in covering the expenses of pregnancy health checks.
The Notification of Pregnancy can also be submitted by a proxy; however, in this case, please be sure tocheck that information is entered correctly in the columns for healthcare provider used, number of weeks
pregnany, expected delivery date, etc.

Pregnancy Health Checks
Subsidies are provided to cover part of the expenses of the applicable health checks for pregnant women,
so as to ensure that they have sufficient access to health checks for a healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth.
Persons living within the city and who have been issued with a Mother and Child
Persons elgible for
Health Handbook on the health check day or upon application for the issue ofassistancesubsidy coupons.
Expenses for health checks received and paid for at health care providers, etc.,
Expenses covered
with an obstetrics department visited by the pregnant woman.
When the pregnant woman does not live in the city on the health check day, orCollection of subsidy
when there are unused subsidy coupons remaning after the pregnancy.
coupons
When receiving a health check at a health care provider that does not have acontract with the city, pregnant women must first pay the expenses in full, andReimbursement
then attach the receipt from the visited health care provider to the subsidy
payments
request form and claim for a reimbursement payment within one year of the last
health check day.
Persons who have moved in from another city will be given an explanation of themother and child health services available in Tamba city, such as the pregnancy
Moving in from another
health checks, etc. Pregnant women should bring the Mother and Child Healthcity
Handbook from their previous address when they visits the Health Affairs
Section.
Pregnant women are asked to please return the subsidy coupons when moving
Moving out to anotherout to another city, and apply again to receive new ones from their newcity
municipality.

Home Visits to All Households with Infants
Visits are carried out to all households with an infant aged up to four months to listen to the concerns andanxities of new mothers and provide information to help them with child rearing. Advice is provided while
checking the condition of the mother and child and the home environment, with appropriate services
provided to households requiring assistance.
Until the infant is aged up to four months; a date and time for the visit will be
Visiting periods
arranged by phone.
Taking the baby’s measurements (height, weight, etc.), offering advice on child
Detailsrearing and the mother’s health, providing information on health checks andvaccinations.

Baby Food Classess■ “Gulping at 5 months, Munching at 7 months” Class
It is important to introduce baby food to infants as their food ingestion functions form, in terms of the infant’s
physical and mental development. This class teaches parents about baby food and proper food preparation
techniques, as well as providing support for child rearing, during the important period that shapes theirinfant’s basic eating habits.
Participants
5-month/7-month old infants and their parents/guardians.
How to introduce baby food to your infant, demonstrations in preparing baby
Details
food, taste-testing, etc.
What to bring
Bath towel, Mother and Child Health Handbook, Home visit sheet
OthersPrior reservation required

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Adolescence■Adolescence Health Services
ParticipantsElementary and Junior High School Students
Venue
Elementary and Junior High Schools
Details
Providing information on smoking, sex, etc.

Infant Health Checks / Vaccinations
けんこうか¨健康課 Kenko-ka (Health Affairs Section) ☎82-4567

Infant Health Checks / Consultations■4-month old Infant Health Checks
Participants

Details

3-to-4-month old infants and their parents/guardians
Taking the infant’s measurements (height, weight, etc.), internal
examination, offering advice on child rearing, book start* Book start is for helping the mother and child to connect
emotionally through looking at a picture book together. Tamba
City gives a picture to mothers with 3-to-4-month old infants to
help with this.

What to bringHome visit sheet, Mother and Child Health Handbook, Bath towel

Venue

Hikami Public Health Center■10-month old Infant Health Checks
Participants
10-month old infants and their parents/guardians
Taking the infant’s measurements (height, weight, etc.), offering
Details
advice on child rearing and dental care, consultations withphysical therapists
What to bringHome visit sheet, Mother and Child Health Handbook, Bath towel
Venue
Hikami Public Health Center■18-month old Infant Health Checks
Participants
18-month old infants and their parents/guardians
Taking the infant’s measurements (height, weight, etc.), internal
Details
examination, dental check, offering advice on child rearing, dental
care, nutrition and mental health, test for dental caries
Home visit sheet, Mother and Child Health Handbook, your
What to bring
infant’s toothbrush
Hikami Public Health Center■3-year old Infant Health Checks
Participants
Details
What to bringVenue

3 years and 6-month old infants and their parents/guardians
Taking the infant’s measurements (height, weight, etc.), internal
examination, dental check, urine test, survey on your infant’s sightand hearing, offering advice on child rearing, dental care, nutrition
and mental healthHome visit sheet, Mother and Child Health Handbook, sight andhearing survey form, your infant’s urine for testing
Hikami Public Health Center■Suku Suku Consultations (Advice on how to make your infant thrive)
Participants
Anyone who is interested
Details
Offering advice on child rearing, baby food, eating habits
Venue
Hikami Public Health Center

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Vaccinations
Vaccinations helps your infant to build up immunity against various infectious diseases. Please carefully
read the “Vaccinations and your child’s health” leaflet, and make an appointment with a healthcare provider
in Tamba City for your child’s vaccinations. Please bring your Mother and Child Health Handbook andappointment form when taking your child for his/her vaccinations.
■Types of Vaccinations
Vaccination
For whom
Other information
BCG
Infants up to 6-months old
Provided during the “Hello Baby Visit”
Provided during the “Hello Baby Visit”
Infants 3-months old or above (1stAfter the third time of the 1st term inital
Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus term inital vaccination); after the first
vaccination, further information is–polio (DPT-IPV)
vaccination, for infants 1-year old orprovided at the start of the month
above (1st term booster)following your infant’s first birthday
1-to-2-year old infants (1st term)
Provided during the “Hello Baby Visit”
Combined measles and5-to-7-year old infants (2nd term)
Provided in April of the year before yourGerman measles
child enters elementary school
Provided at the start of the month
Diphtheria-tetanus (DT)Children aged between 11-13 years
following your child’s 11th birthday
Infants aged 3-years or above (1stterm)
Infants aged 4-years or above (1stProvided to those requiring theJapanese encephalitis
term booster)
vaccination
Children aged between 9-13 years(2nd term)●Vaccination place … Tamba City healthcare providers●Vaccination date … Throughout the year, Prior reservation required* A Vaccination Record Sheet is distributed for infants born after April 2011.
* Changes have been made to the vacciantions handled by some healthcare providers, in accordance withthe revision of the Vaccination Act, etc. Please inquire with relevant section for further details.

Child Rearing Learning Center
こ そだ

し えん か¨子育て支援課 Kosodate Shien-ka (Child Rearing Support Section) ☎70-0813

Tamba City Chid Rearing Learning Center
The Child Rearing Learning Center is a place for parents and guardians who are raising children to learn
about child rearing and make friends. Staff are on hand to provide advice and consultations on the various
concerns that parents and guardians have when bringing up their children. Tamba City residents areencouraged visit their local Child Rearing Learning Center and learn how they can enjoy child rearing.
① Activities☆Child rearing consultations...Phone/Face-to-Face consultations, Group consultations☆Child rearing group…Child rearing group activities☆Child rearing circle…Child rearing circle activities☆Provoding informtion…Publication of Child rearing information☆Lectures and classes…Hands-on classes, lectures on child rearing, etc.
☆Child rearing events…Tanabata festival, Sports festival, Christmas festival, etc.
② Venue / Applications
Name
Address
Phone
Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Shimoogura 605
Kaibara Child Rearing Learning
72-4747
Center(Yumewaaku Kaibara)
Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Narimatsu, Aza Koga 1
Hikami Child Rearing Learning Center
82-1001(Hikami Kinro Seishonen Home)
Tamba-shi, Aogaki-cho, Saji 399-1
Aogaki Child Rearing Learning Center
87-1919(Aogaki Hoken Center)
Tamba-shi, Kasuga-cho, Kuroi 496-2
Kasuga Child Rearing Learning
74-3040
Center(Kasuga Jumin Center)
Sannan Child Rearing Learning
Tamba-shi, Sannan-cho, Tanigawa 1110
77-3160
Center(Sannan Jumin Center)
Ichijima Child Rearing Learning
Tamba-shi, Ichijima-cho, Kamida 814
85-3030
Center(Raifupia Ichijima [Lifepia Ichijima])

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Childcare Center / Certified Child Day Care Centers
いくせいか¨こども育成課 Kodomo Ikusei-ka (Childcare Section) ☎70-0820

Childcare Center
Childcare centers are infant welfare facilities based on the Infant Welfare Act, and are places where
households in which both parent’s work can leave their child during the day, or when the parent is sick andcannot look after their child in the daytime.
1. Conditions for entry
In general, childcare centers are for infants from 6-months old to the age before entering school, whoseparents or other people in the household cannot look after them during the day. (Certain conditions apply.)
2. Applications for entry(1) Applications for entry into childcare centers can be made at the Chidlcare Section, City Hall and its
various offices.
* Please apply directly at the certified child day care centers.
(2) Applications are accepted during November for entry into childcare centers for the start of following
business year.
(3) Applications for entering midway through the year are accepted up to the 10th of the preceeding monthof the intended entry month (e.g. up to June 10th for entry in July, etc.)
It is recommended that midway applications are also made during November of the year before theintended entry year. However, making an application does not guarantee your child a place in thechildcare center.
3. Approval for entry(1) Applications for entry intro childcare centers are approved based on a comprehensive judgement of thehousehold’s conditions that prevent it from looking after the child during the day. (The criteria for this is
generally not being able to look after the child for a minimum of 4 hours/day for at least 3 days/week.)(2) If the number of applications exceeds the places available in your first choice childcare center, theselection of successfull applicants will be made on a point-based system according to the degree ofnecessity. (Preference will be given to applications made during the designated period for entry at thestart of following business year.
4. Childcare fees
(1) Childcare fees for the are calculated based on the previous year’s total income tax of the parents or
guardian (limited to the supporter under duty) looking after the infant and livelihood, or the household’smunicipal tax status for the previous business year.
(2) Childcare fees are generally calculated in the first half of May, and the final amount determined between
June and July.
(3) If the siblings of a child going to a childcare center, kindergarten, or certified child day care center enter
the same center of that child, then the second child from the eldest receives a 50% discount on thechildcare fee, and the third child onwards can enter for free.
(4) If the child is absent from the childcare center for at least two-thirds of a one-month period due to illness,then the childcare fee for that time is elgible for a reduction. (Medical examination report, etc. isrequired). Please inquire at the center for further details.
(5) Please pay for the childcare fees via bank transfer.
5. Disenrollment procedures
When disenrolling from a childcare center midway through the year, please complete the necessary
procedures by the 20th of the month that you wish to disenroll your child.
* The disenrollment date is set as the last day of each month, and so the childcare fee for the full month will
be charged for the month in which the child is disenrolled.
6. Others(1) Please inquire beforehand at the childcare center if you wish to enrol a child who is under 6-months old,or who has a disability.
(2) If you need to extend the period of childcare, please write this on the application form, and then after
receiving an approval for entry notification please apply directly at the childcare center for an extension.
(3) If your reason for application is giving birth, then the applicable period is from your pregnancy period
until 6-months after giving birth.
(4) If the parent is on childcare leave, then a reason for not being able to look after the child during times
other than childcare leave is required.
(5) If the parent is looking for work, they can still apply for entry of their child into a childcare center;however, in principle the entry period is limited to 3 months.

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7. Application procedures for entry(1) Documents for submission during the application period for entry
1) Application for for entry into childcare, Infant register (one per child)* [Please enter at least two choices in the “Preferred childcare center” column]
2) Reason and proof (confirmation) for requiring childcare services* Submitted for each person in the same household aged between 20-69 years old* In the case of siblings entering the childcare center together, one form can be submitted for bothchildren.
* Please obtain proof of employment from your workplace, or in the case of self-employed persons andagricultural workers, confirmation can be obtained from a district welfare officer.
(2) Documents for submission after receiving an approval for entry notification (sent in the first half of
February)1) Copy of your Tax Withholding Form and income tax return (used for calculating the childcare fee)2) Bank transfer request form (Persons applying for the first time or who have changed their bankaccount details should complete the necessary procedures at the relevant financial institution.)* If there is any change in the circumstances affecting your ability to look after your child after they enter
the childcare center, then please immediatley submit another reason and proof (confirmation) for
requiring childcare services, reflecting this change.

Family Support Center
こ そだ

し えん か¨子育て支援課 Kosodate Shien-ka (Child Rearing Support Section) ☎70-0813
The Family Support Center is staffed with people from the local community and is set up to help members
look after their children temporarily as required, when the parents or guardians cannot do so themselves
due to work or sudden errands, etc.
Persons wishing to receive childcare support and those offering such services both register as members.
Children of the members can be looked after by other members either when the after school childcare
finishes, after the children finish school and before the parents return home from work, etc., or when theparent has to attend to a sudden errand, etc. Children can be left at the member’s home to be looked after,or be driven to/from a childcare facility, etc., by a member.
1. Participants: Generally infants from 6-months old to around the age of a third year elementary school
student
2. Fee○General childcare (Mon-Fri. 7:30～18:30)
400 yen (per 30mins per child)
Increases to 450 yen for childcare outside the above times○When your child has a minor injury or illness
450 yen (per 30mins per child)○Sat., Sun. Hols., Obon, End of year/New year
100 yen extra per 30mins is charged during the above days/periods* Fee subsidy system…A 50% discount on the childcare fee is offered for single-parent households
3.Family Support Services Office○Tamba City Family Support Center (located in the Kaibara Office of the Tamba City Social Welfare
Committee)
Tamba-shi, Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 2715 Kaibara Fukushi Center (Kinone Center) ☎0795-70-2244○NPO corporation T-plus Family Support
Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Kamo 1457-1 ☎090-4280-0324

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Kindergarten / Elementary School / Junior High School
きょういく そ う む か¨教 育 総務課 Kyoiku Somu-ka (Education Affairs Section) ☎70-0810

Moving Out/Changing Residence☆What should I do about changing schools when we move?
■ ProcessMoving out /Changing Residence
When entering from a schooloutside the city

When changing to a schooloutside the city

When changing to a schooloutside the city

Details
After completing the necessary procedures at City Hall or its offices formoving in, please submit the “School Attendance Certificate” and “Textbook
Allowance Certificate” to the school your child will enter.
1) Complete the necessary procedures at City Hall or its offices for changing
residence.
2) Obtain a “School Attendance Certificate” and “Textbook Allowance
Certificate” from the school your child currently attends.
3) After completing the necessary procedures for moving in at City Hall or its
offices of your new municipality, please submit the “School AttendanceCertificate” and “Textbook Allowance Certificate” to the school your childwill enter.
When changing residence within the city, your children will need to change
their school to one in your new ward/area.
1) Complete the necessary procedures at City Hall or its offices for changing
residence.
2) Obtain a “School Attendance Certificate” and “Textbook Allowance
Certificate” from the school your child currently attends.
3) Please submit the “School Attendance Certificate” and “Textbook
Allowance Certificate” to the school your child will enter.
(If your child’s school remains the same, you only need to notify the school ofyour new address.)

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After School service
こ そだ

し えん か¨子育て支援課 Kosodate Shien-ka (Child Rearing Support Section) ☎70-0813

Tamba City After School service
The Tamba City After School service is for assisting parents and guardians who are working and cannot
look after their young child(ren) after school. This service provides a safe place for these children to have awholesome playtime and promotes their healthy mental and physical development.
≪Outline of After School service≫【Avaliable times】● Weekdays: After school finishes～6:00 P.M.
● Long holidays: 8:00 A.M～6:00 P.M.
● Substitute holidays for school events, Saturdays in August, etc.: 8:00 A.M～6:00 P.M.
● Extended childcare: Until 7:00 P.M.
【Closed】● Sundays and public holidays, Saturdays (except in August), End of Year/New Year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan.
3)【Usage fee】
● Standard usage fee for a min. 10days/month throughout the year: 6,000 yen/month● Usage around twice/week (less than 10days/month): 400 yen/day● Extended childcare usage fee: 800 yen/time≪Separate≫
Infant Club Mutual-Aid Contribution 1,800yen, out-of-pocket expense(textbooks, etc.)* Some households may be elgible for the “Usage fee reduction system”【Entry procedures】● A notification is printed in the Tamba City newsletter November edition each year, which advertises forapplications for entry in the following business year. (In some cases applications are accepted
immediately, depending on the availability of places for each area offering this service.)● Documents required for entry procedures are available at the After School and Child Rearing Support
Section and its various offices in the city area.

Children’s Center
こ そだ

し えん か¨子育て支援課 Kosodate Shien-ka (Child Rearing Support Section) ☎70-0813
The Children’s Center is a child welfare facility which provides a safe place for children to enjoy awholesome playtime while nurturing their healthy mental and physical development and enriching theiremotional development.
【Main activities】
1. Group and individual guidance of children through wholesome playtime.
2. Promotes collaboration and support with community organizations and activities, such as a mother’s club,children’s club, etc.
3. Consultation services and support for any issues or concerns about childrearing, etc.
■Kougayama Children’s Center【Opening times】
8:30 A.M.～5:00 P.M.
【Closed】
Sundays and public holidays, End of Year/New Year holidays【Venue】
669-3601 Hyogo-ken,Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Narimatsu 217☎0795-82-8620 FAX 0795-82-8663■Shiroyama Children’s Center【Opening times】
8:30 A.M.～5:00 P.M.
【Closed】
Sundays and public holidays, End of Year/New Year holidays【Venue】669-3464 Hyogo-ken, Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Isou 611-12☎0795-82-0843 FAX 0795-82-0893

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Welfare / Medical Services / Nursing Care
Welfare and Medical Services
こ く ほ

いりょうか

¨国保・医療課 Kokuho/Iryo-ka (National Health / Medical Services Section) ☎82-6690
1. Medical Expenses Subsidy for the Elderly● Age requirements:
From the first day of the month turning 65 until the last day of the month turning 70(until the end of the previous month for persons who were born on the first day ofthe month)● Income requirements: Households exempt from paying municipal tax and with a maximum income of
800,000 yen including the person’s pension income.
● Partial copayment
Copayment
category

Copayment rate

Tax-exempt
households
Tax-exempt
households with
non-income earners

Outpatient(per individual)

20%

Outpatient +Inpatient(per household)24,600 yen

8,000 yen10%

15,000 yen● High cost medical expenses: When the partial copayment exceeds the above amount after receiving
treatment at numerous healthcare providers and pharmacies, etc., then theexcess amount will be reimbursed upon application. (Meal costs and room
surcharges etc., incurred during hospitalization are exempt from this financial
subsidy.
2. Medical Expenses Subsidy for the Severely Disabled● Requirements:
Persons eligble for having a Handbook for Physically Disabled People Grade 1,2,
a Medical Treatment Handbook A, and a Health and Welfare Handbook for the
Mentally Disabled People Grade 1* From the day an NHI member with a disablity turns 65, they are insured under the Long Life Medical Care
System (Medical care system for persons aged 75 years or older) and become eligible for medical care for
elderly disabled persons. Persons who are not are insured under the Long Life Medical Care System canstill receive financial aid as a recipient of medical care for Severely disabled persons.
Persons aged between 65-69 years can use their Recipient of medical care expenses for Severely
disabled persons
card, but Persons aged between 70-74 years cannot. After paying 10% of the medical expenses at thehealthcare provider, recipients and be reimbursed upon application.
●Income requirements: The income-based municipal tax amount is below 235,000 yen for the disabled
person, spouse or supporter under duty
●Partial copayment
Copayment category
General members
Tax-exempt households with
non-income earners

Partial copayment
Outpatient
InpatientNo copayment based on theMax. 600 yen/day for each
Municipal independent
NHI healthcare provider (2subsidy (Copayment amountdays/month)of 0 yen at healthcare
Max. 400 yen/day for eachproviders in Hyogo
NHI healthcare provider (2prefecture, from July 2009)
days/month)* Outpatient and inpatient treatment for mental illnesses is subsidized by a separate application for persons
with a Health and Welfare Handbook for the Mentally Disabled People Grade 1.

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3. Medical Expenses Subsidy for Infants, etc.
● Age requirements:
Newborns to young children until the age of a third year elementary school student●Income requirements: No income limits for infants under 1 year old
Income limits apply from the month following your child’s first birthday
The income-based municipal tax amount is below 235,000 yen for the supporter under duty.
●Municipal independent subsidy:(Outpatient) For children aged under 3 years: Outpatient partial copyament full subsidy(Inpatient) For children until the age of a third year elementary school student: Inpatient partial copyament
full subsidy●Partial copayment
Partial copayment
Copayment category
Outpatient
InpatientMax. 800 yen/day for each NHIGeneral members
healthcare provider (2 days/month) No copayment based on the
Municipal independent subsidy
Tax-exempt households withMax. 600 yen/day for each NHI
non-income earners
healthcare provider (2 days/month)
4. Medical Expenses Subsidy for Children
The partial copayment for medical expenses incurred during the hospitalization of children from the age of afourth year elementary school student to a third year junior high school student are covered by a full
subsidy.
●Income requirements: The income-based municipal tax amount is below 235,000 yen for the supporter
under duty.
● Subsidy:
The full amount of the partial copayment for medical expenses incurred during the
hospitalization
Normally 1/3 of 80,100 yen
26,700 yen Prefectural system
2/3 of 80,100 yen
53,400 yen Municipal independent system● How to apply: Reimbursement payment (Please attach the receipt for the medical expenses to theapplication form and then submit it.)
5. Medical Expenses Subsidy for Single-Mother Households●Age requirements:【Single-Parent Households】
Single-mother/single-father looking after a child and until before the end of the first March following thechild’s 18th birthday, and the said child.
【Deceased child】
A child that has deceased until before the end of the first March following the child’s 18th birthday and has
been buried or bereaved by his/her parents●Income requirements: Income limits apply (Based on the prefectural income limits)●Partial copayment
Partial copayment
Copayment category
Outpatient
InpatientMax. 600 yen/day for
No copayment incurred
10% (Max. 2,400
General members
each NHI healthcarefrom the fourth andyen/month)provider (2 days/month)subsequent month afterMax. 400 yen/day for
3 consecutive months
10% (Max. 1,600
Tax-exempt households witheach NHI healthcareof hospitalization
non-income earners
yen/month)provider (2 days/month)

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6. Medical Expenses Subsidy for Elderly and Severely Disabled Persons●Age requirements:
Eligible from the day the person becomes an insured person under the Long Life
Medical Care System, and has a Handbook for Physically Disabled People Grade
1-2, a Medical Treatment Handbook A, and a Health and Welfare Handbook for
the Mentally Disabled People Grade 1●Income requirements: The income-based municipal tax amount is below 235,000 yen for the disabled
person, spouse or supporter under duty.
●Partial copayment
Partial copayment
Copayment category
Outpatient
InpatientMax. 600 yen/day for each NHI
No copayment based on the
General members
healthcare provider (2 days/month) Municipal independent subsidy
Tax-exempt households withMax. 400 yen/day for each NHI
No copayment based on the
non-income earners
healthcare provider (2 days/month) Municipal independent subsidy* Outpatient treatment (medical care for supporting the independence of disabled persons) for mental
illnesses is half-subsidized by a separate application for persons with a Health and Welfare Handbook for
the Mentally Disabled People Grade 1.
7. Medical Expenses Subsidy for Mentally Disabled Persons●Requirements:
Persons with a Health and Welfare Handbook for Mentally Disabled People(Grade 1-3)
●Income requirements: Income limits apply
The income-based municipal tax amount is below 235,000 yen for the disabled person, spouse or supporter
under duty.
○Medical care for supporting the independence of disabled persons (Physchiatric hospital medical
care)
Under 65 years
65 – 69 years

Half-subsidy of the copayment

70 years and above● Please first pay the copayment at the healthcare provider, then apply for a reimbursement
payment (requires personal seal, payment receipt) for the difference.
○General medical examination
Under 65 years

Half-subsidy of the copayment after a partial copayment deduction

No subsidy for insured
For other persons, half-subsidy of
persons elgible for Long Lifethe copayment after a partial
Medical Care
copayment deduction
No subsidy for insured persons elgible for Long Life Medical Care
70 years and above
and insured persons aged between 70-74 years● Persons with a Level I disability can use the Recipient of medical care expenses for Severely disabled
Persons card.
65 – 69 years

8. Full or partial payment of the copayment● When receiving a medical examination at a healthcare provider outside the prefecture, you will not beable to receive rehabilitation care due to the system used by Hyogo prefecture. In that case, please apply
for a reimbursement of the medical expenses paid.
Required items:
Recipient of medical care expenses card, personal seal, payment receipt●When receiving a medical examination without your Recipient of medical care expenses card
Required items:
Recipient of medical care expenses card, personal seal, payment receipt●Charges for corset, crutches or other medical appliances
Required items:
Recipient of medical care expenses card, personal seal, Doctor’s letter ofdiagnosis or opinion, payment receipt* Please first apply for an insurance benefit for corset, crutches or other medical appliances from the medical
insurance you are a member of.
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Long Life Medical Care
こ く ほ

いりょうか

¨国保・医療課 Kokuho/Iryo-ka (National Health / Medical Services Section) ☎82-6690●Long Life Medical Care System (Medical Care for People Aged 75 and Over)The Long Life Medical Care system was launched in April 2008, and is for persons aged 75 years andabove (65 years for persons with a certain level of disability certified upon application). Within the
anticipated progressive aging of society and declining birth rate and accompanying huge increase in
medical care expenses, this system aims to share the burden of the younger generation for supporting theelderly by having the elderly cover part of their medical expenses and insurance contributions, so as toensure that all Japanese citizens in the next generation can continue to receive health insurance.
●Persons eligible
Persons aged 75 years and above (65 years for persons with a certain level of disability certified upon
application) become insured persons under the Long Life Medical Care system from their 75th birthday(official).
From this day, they become disrenrolled from their previous NHI or Employees’ Health Insurance systems,
etc.
●When to submit notifications
Situation
Necessary items
Persons with a certain level of disability who turn 65, or
National Pension Certificate, Handbook for Physicallypersons over 65 who then develop a certain level of
Disabled People, etc., Personal seal
disability
Persons aged 65 years or over with a certain level ofdisability certified upon application, who will withdraw
Health Insurance Card, Personal seal
their application until they turn 75
Moving in to Hyogo prefecture
Certificate of Copayment Category, Personal seal
Changing residence within Hyogo prefecture
Health Insurance Card, Personal seal
Moving out from Hyogo prefecture
Health Insurance Card, Personal seal
Death of the insured person
Health Insurance Card, Personal seal
Becoming eligible to receive public assistance
Health Insurance Card, Personal seal
Copayments for medical care
The copayment is 10% for medical expenses incurred when receiving treatment for an illness or injury, etc.,
which should be paid at the healthcare provider.
However, for current income earners the copayment is 30%. This refers to a person who is from ahousehold with an insured person under the Long Life Medical Care system and who has a resident taxable
income of 1,450,000 yen and above. (Depending on the income amount, the copayment may become 10%
upon application.)●Inpatient meal costs (Hospital meal costs during hospitalization)
The Hospital Meal Costs copayment during hospitalization is as follows.
General members (other than those persons below)
260 yenInpatient for 90 days or
210 yenless within the past 12
Standard copayment
monthsLow-income earner Type II(per meal)
Inpatient for over 90
160 yendays within the past 12
monthsLow-income earner Type I
100 yen○Low-income earner Type II All household members are exempt from resident tax○Low-income earner TypeⅠ All household members are exempt from resident tax and in which each of
the household member’s income equals 0 yen (Pension payment iscalculated as a deduction of 800,000 yen.)* Low-income earner TypeⅠand Type II must present their “Certificate of Eligibility for Payment of
Deductible or Reduction of Standard Copayment” at the reception during hospitalization. You can apply
for and receive this Certificate at City Hall.

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●Full payment of medical expenses,etc.
When the medical expenses are paid in full in the following situations, the amount covered by your healthinsurance will be reimbursed some time later (Takes approx. 3 months from applying for reimbursement,
due to checking the application documents, etc.).
Situation
Necessary items
Receiving treatment for a sudden
illness etc., when on holidays
Itemised medical bill (copy)
without having your Health
Medical expenses receipt
insurance card for someunavoidable reason
Using corset, crutches or other
Doctor’s opinion
medical appliances, as instructed
Medical expenses receipt (withby a doctor
details of the bill)
Health insurance card
Receiving traditional anma
Doctor’s written consent
massage or Western massage
Personal seal
Itemised statement of treatment
therapy, acupuncture or
receivedmoxibustion with a doctor’s written
Documents for confirming your
Medical expenses receipt
consentbank account number and nameItemised statement of medicalReceiving treatment for a sudden
examination
illness etc., when on holidays
Medical expenses receipt
Japanese translation of the above
overseas
documents●High cost medical expenses
When you incur high cost medical expenses in a one-month period, you will be sent an application form
from the Wide Area Union. Please complete this form and submit it to City Hall in order to receive a
reimbursement for the amount exceeding the copayment.
*You only need to submit an application for an initial claim. All high cost medical expenses subsequently
incurred will be directly transferred to your registered bank account.
●Death of insured person (Funeral expenses)
Situation
Reimbursement
Necessary items
Health insurance card
Personal seal
Documents for confirming theFuneral held for the death of an
holding of a funeral (Funeral
50,000 yen
insured person
notification postcard)
Documents for confirming the bankaccount number of the person
holding the funeral* In principle, the person holding the funeral refers to the principal bereaver.
●Combined high cost nursing care medical expenses
If there is a member in a household who is recipient of nursing care insurance (recognized as requiring
nursing care and receiving such services), when the combined copayment amount of long life medical careinsurance and nursing care insurance incurred in one year (each year from August 1 to July 31 of thefollowing year) is remarkably high, so as to reduce this burden on members, the amount exceeeding the
copayment will be covered by both the long life medical care insurance and nursing care insurance.
●Long Life Medical Care Insurance Contributions
The insurance contributions are paid by each individual, and equal 10% of the medical expenses incurred(excl. the healthcare provider copayment), with the remaining amount covered by public funds (approx.
50%) and support received via contributions from younger members (approx. 40%).
The yearly insurance contributions are calculated on a per capita (fixed) amount that is equally distributed
among all members, and an income-based amount according to your previous year’s income. The
contribution rate is revised every two years.

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●How to pay the insurance contributions (special/ordinary collection)
In principle, insurance contributions are directly deducted from your pension if the annual amount received
is 180,000 or above (special collection). For all other members, the insurance contributions paid in 9
installments throughout the year, by bank transfer or using the payment notification (ordinary collection).
* Even if the total insurance contributions including nursing care insurance contributions are more than halfof your pension amount, the ordinary collection method is used.
* For those who become insured persons again (under a new system) and are eligible for the special
collection method, the ordinary collection method is used for a certain period.
●Changing your payment method for insurance contributions
Members who wish to change their payment method from special collection (directly deducted from yourpension) to payment by bank transfer (ordinary collection) need to submit an application form at City Halland obtain a bank transfer request form from their financial institution.

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Welfare for the Disabled
せ い か つ し え ん か¨生活支援課 Seikatsu Shien-ka (Life Support Section) ☎74-0222■Handbook for Physically Disabled People
Type
Details
A Handbook for Physically Disabled People will be issued upon application topersons with a physical disability (recognized disability in sight, hearing, balance,
Handbook for Physically
Disabled People
voice, language, chewing, limbs, heart, respiratory (lungs), kidney, liver, bladder,(Shogaisha Techo)
rectum, small intenstine, immune functions according to the Welfare Act for
Physically Disabled People)
A Medical Treatment Handbook will be issued to persons with a disability in their
Medical Treatment
intellectual development, upon application by the individual or their parent/guardian
Handbook
and as determined by the Hyogo Prefecture Rehabilitation Consultation Office for
the Intellectually Disabled (for minors under 18 years, by the Kawanishi Children(Ryoiku Techo)
Family Center Tamba Office)Health and Welfare
A Health and Welfare Handbook for the Mentally Disabled People will be issued to
Handbook for the
persons with a mental disability that limits activities in their daily and social life overMentally Disabled People
the long term and who wish to receive this Handbook, upon application by the(Seishin Shogaisha
individual and based on their doctor’s diagnosis.
Hoken Fukushi Techo)■Allowances, etc.
Type

Nursing care support

Special Allowance for
Disabled Persons
Disabled Children Welfare
Allowance

Welfare Benefit for Foreign
Disabled Persons with No
Pension

For whomPersons aged under 65 years (Handbook forPhysically Disabled People Grade 1-2, Medical
Treatment Handbook A) who have been immobile attheir home for at least the past 6 months, and arerecognized as continuing this state in the future, andsubsequently requiring continual nursing care (excl.
persons using nursing care insurance services,income limits apply)
Persons aged 20 years or above who are living at
home and require continual special nursing care in
their daily life, due to a remarkably severe physical ormental disability (conditions and income limits apply)
Persons aged under 20 years who are living at homeand require continual special nursing care in their
daily life, due to a severe physical or mental disability(conditions and income limits apply)
Severely disabled persons of a foreign nationality who
are living in Japan and turned 20 before the revisionof the National Pension System on January 1, 1982,
and who are not eligible to receive the Disability Basic
Pension according to the requirements of the pension
system (conditions apply)

Amount10,000 yen/month

26,340 yen/month

14,330 yen/month

Severely disabled
76,800 yen/monthModerately disabled
33,000 yen/month■ Hyogo Prefecture Mutual Aid System for Persons Supporting the Physically and Mentally
Disabled
Parents or guardians supporting a disabled person pay a certain amount of money each month, from which
the disabled person they are supporting will be provided with a fixed amount lifetime pension, in the eventthat anything happens to the parents or guardian (death, serious disability)[Eligible persons] Parents or guardians supporting a physically or mentally disabled person, and who are
aged under 65 years (entry conditions apply)[Contribution]
Between 9,300 yen～23,300 yen/month, depending on the age upon joining[Pension amount] 20,000 yen/month per person (up to 2 persons allowed)
Hyogo Prefecture Mutual Aid System Subsidy for Persons Supporting the Physically and Mentally
Disabled

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■Medical Expenses Subsidy
Type
For whomPersons aged 18 years or above with a Handbook for
Medical care forPhysically Disabled People, and who are expected tosupporting the
make a definite recovery due to treatment, such as anindependence of disabled
operation to remove or alleviate their disability
persons (Rehabilitation(According to the decision of the Physically Disabled
medical expenses)
Persons Rehabilitation Consultation Office)Medical care for
Persons with mental disorder such as schizophrenia assupporting theindependence of disabled designated in the Mental Health Welfare Act Article 5,
and who require continual physchiatric care at a hospital
persons (Physchiatric(income limits apply)
hospital medical
expenses)■Medical Appliances / Items for Daily Living
Type
Details
For whomPartial reimbursement of
Persons with a Handbook for
expenses for the purchasePhysically Disabled People
and repair of appliances to
Medical(According to the decision of
supplement or substitute forappliances
the Physically Disabled
physical functions that havereimbursement
Persons Rehabilitation
been lost due to a disability
service
Consultation Office,(artificial limbs, prosthetics,
depending on the type ofhearing aids, wheelchairs,
appliance)
etc.)
Partial reimbursement of
Severely physically disabledexpenses for the purchase of
persons (children),
Items for daily
items required for making
intellectually disabledlivingdaily life easier and more
persons (children) *Payment
reimbursement
comfortable (special bed,
conditions apply depending
serviceappliances for assiting inon the degree of disability
bathing, stoma prosthetics,
and type of appliancehouse reforms, etc.)

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Copayment

In principle, 10%
copayment of the
medical expenses(Max. monthly
copayment isdetermined according
to income)

Copayment
In principle, 10% of theexpenses for medical
appliances (Max. monthly
copayment is determinedaccording to income)In principle, 10% of theexpenses for medical
appliances (Max. monthly
copayment is determinedaccording to income)■Community Life Support Services
Type
Details
Dispatchment of sign language interpreters andDispatchment of sign language
summary scribes for physically disabled persons
interpreters, summary scribes
with a hearing, speech or language disability.
Braille and voice public annoucements are madeBraille, voice publicavailable for disabled persons who have difficulty inannoucements
acquiring/understanding word-based information.
Provides a place for exchanging information andmotivating persons generally aged 65 years or
Motivation for elderly persons
above with hearing disabilities, throughwith hearing disabilities
communicating with them in sign language andother suitable forms.

Mobility support

Support for when going outside
to a certain destination

As-needed daytime support

Community Activity Support
CenterType
Rehabilitation training subsidy

Training for daily living

Provides support for disabled persons (children)
who have difficulty moving around when outdoors,
so as to help them lead an indepedent life in theircommunity and encourage participation in society.
[Eligible persons]
Persons with a Handbook for Disabled People(Physical, Treatment, Mental), who require support
moving around when outdoors

Usage fee
Free
Free

1,000 yen/time(Individual mobility
support)100 yen/ 30mins (free forhouseholds exempt fromresident tax)
(Group mobility support)
50 yen/ 30mins (free forhouseholds exempt fromresident tax)

Shuttle bus service to transport disabled persons
who require nursing care and other assistance toand from a specific destination (healthcareFreeprovider, etc.)[Eligible persons]
Persons with no driver’s license and who meetcertain conditions
Provides support on an as-needed basis for
150 yen/ first 4 hours
400 yen/ over 4 hours – 8
looking after disabled persons during the daytime
and allowing their full-time carers (family members) hours
650 yen/ over 8 hours
to take a temporary break and help them in being
Bathing assistance 50
able to work, and securing a place for disabled
yen/time
persons to do their daily acitivities.
[Eligible persons]Transport 50 yen/time
Persons with a Handbook for Disabled People(free for households(Physical, Treatment, Mental)
exempt from resident tax)
Supports the community life of disabled persons(children) through encouraging interaction withsociety and providing a place for them to be
productive and creative by participating at activities
in the Center.
[Eligible persons]
Persons with a Handbook for Disabled People
Free(Physical, Treatment, Mental)[Municipal Community Activity Support Center]
Kibou no Ie (House of Hope)
Kaibara-cho, Kaibara 1018-1 ☎73-0869
KasugaSmall Production Center Kobushi
Kasuga-cho, Kuroi 1500, ☎74-0715
Details
Subsidy for the training fees of persons using the Worker Mobility Support
Center, Center for Developing Independence, etc., (Persons using the Disability
Welfare Services for free (0 yen))[Subsidy] 1,600 yen～14,800 yen/month
Provides training for daily living (functions) for persons in wheelchairs, such as
maintaining health and mobility, rehabilitation and stretching twice monthly,
sports and music activities, etc. (free)[Eligible persons]
Persons in wheelchairs living at home, and who do not use the nursing care
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insurance system.
Sports and recreation classes
Driver’s license acquisition
subsidy
Vehicle reform subsidy

Various sports and recreation classes for disabled persons. (free)Partial subsidy for acquiring a driver’s license for work, etc. (income limits apply)[Subsidy] Up to two-thirds of the fees incurred when acquiring a driver’s license(max. 100,000 yen)
Partial subsidy for the expenses in reforming the equipment for operating andpowering the vehicle owned and used by the disabled person. (income limits
apply)[Subsidy] max. 100,000 yen

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■Disability Welfare Services
Disability Welfare Services include Nursing Benefits for receiving nursing care assistance, and Benefits forTraining, etc., for receiving training assistance. Persons using Nursing Benefits need to be recognized as
belonging to one of the disability categories for receiving the services.
●Users copayment
In principle, 10% of the expenses for using the services. However, the maximum monthly copayment isdetermined according to income. (Free for households exempt from resident tax or receiving public
assistance.)■Disability Welfare Services
Type
Service
In-home nursing care (home helper)

Movement support

Visiting nursing care for the severely
disabled
Comprehensive support for theseverely disabled
Nursing
Benefits

Short-term stay at a facility

Nursing care for daily living

Nursing care for rehabilitation
Day service for children
Nursing care for communal living(care home)Long-term stay at a facility
Training for developing independence(for daily living /rehabilitation offunctions)
Employment shift support
Benefits forTraining, etc.
Continuous employment support(Type A&B)
Communal living support (grouphome)

Details
Nursing care services provided at home for the whole
range of daily living activities, such as bathing, goingto the bathroom and eating.
For persons who require constant nursing care whenmoving around due to intellectual and mental
disabilities; this service assists such persons in movingaround when outside and avoiding danger.
For crippled persons who require constant nursing
care due to severe impairment of their limbs and body;this comprehensive service assists such persons inmoving around when outside and at home, etc.
Comprehensive provision of Disability Welfare
Services, such as in-home nursing care, etc., fordisabled persons in urgent need of nursing care.
Nursing care for bathing, going to the bathroom andeating, etc., at a short-term stay at a facility fordisabled persons receiving in-home nursing care andwhose caregiver falls ill, etc.,
Nursing care for bathing, going to the bathroom andeating, etc., for persons who constantly require suchcare, and providing opportunities for them to be
productive and creative.
Assistance for daily living, nursing care, nursing,management of the training and rehabilitation offunctions, etc., at healthcare providers.
Appropriate training, etc., for group-based daily living
and everyday activities for disabled children.
Nursing care for bathing, going to the bathroom andeating, etc., at care homes with communal living,during the night and holidays.
Nursing care for bathing, going to the bathroom andeating, etc., at a long-term stay at a facility, for disabled
persons during the night and holidays.
Necessary training for a certain period to develop
phyical functions and skills for daily living, so as toenable disabled persons to lead independent daily andsocial lives.
Necessary training for a certain period to develop therequired knowledge and skills for disabled persons
wishing to work at an ordinary company, etc.
Necessary training for a certain period for disabled
persons who find it difficult to work at an ordinary
company, by providing them with appropriate
workplaces and helping them to develop the required
knowledge and skills for work.
Assistance for daily living and consultations at carehomes with communal living, during the night andholidays.
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■Emergency 119 Telephone Number E-mail and Fax service
This system allows persons with hearing, speech or language impairments and who find it difficult to use
the speech-based emergency 119 telephone number to make emergency calls as required, using a
supplementary email or fax method to call for the fire brigade or ambulance.
■Various consultation services≪Consultation Support Office≫
A comprehensive consultation service has been set up on request by the city for providing information andconsultations on nursing care and using the various welfare services available, so as to support the daily
community life of disabled persons living at home and their family.
●Consultation Support Center for Disabled Persons “Erugu”[Address]
Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho Isou 36-1 Mitsumi Seikatsu Support Center 1F[Contact]☎0795-88-9632 FAX 0795-88-9640●Consultation Support Center for Disabled Persons “Kojika”[Address]
Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Koura 107[Contact]☎0795-82-9502 FAX 0795-82-7040●Tamba City Social Welfare Committee Consultation Support Center[Address]
Tamba-shi, Hikami-cho, Jouraku 209-1 Hikami Kenko Fukushi Center[Contact]☎0795-82-4763 FAX 0795-82-4519≪Counselors for disabled persons≫Counselors for disabled persons are persons from the private sector who have been appointed by theprefectural governor to receive various consultations from disabled persons and their family, and offer
advice and guidance to help them resolve any problems or issues they have.
≪Tamba City Child Development Support Center (Consultation Office)≫
The Center receives various consultations from persons on any concerns they have about their child’sdevelopment, and works together to offer support and help resolve any problems, etc.
[Details]
Specialist staff from the Child Development Support Center respond to the various
consultations according to their content. Special medical advice is also available for
consultations on the child’s physical and mental development. Visits to schools and otherfacilities are also done as required (by a specialist team). Other facilities, etc., that may beof help are also introduced.
[Address]
Tamba-shi, Kasuga-cho, Kuroi 1519-1[Contact]]☎0795-74-3060 FAX 0795-74-3090≪Support Center for the Work and Daily Living of Tamba City Disabled Persons {Hop}≫
The Center receives various consultations on how disabled persons can live comfortably in the communityand find work to support their life, as well as providing support for enabling disabled persons to lead an
independent life.
[Address]
Sasayama-shi, Higashisawada 240-1 Sasayama City Support Center for Disabled
Persons “Smile Sasayama”[Contact]☎079-554-1566 FAX 079-554-1165

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Nursing Care Insurance
か い ご ほ け ん か¨介護保険課 Kaigo Hoken-ka (Nursing Care Insurance Section)
か い ご ほ け ん

介護保険 Kaigo Hoken (Nursing Care Insurance) ☎74-1049
か い ご よ ぼ う

介護予防 Kaigo Yobo (Nursing Care Prevention) ☎74-0368
かい ごに ん てい

介護認定 Kaigo Nintei (Nursing Care Insurance Certification) ☎74-0602
The Nursing Care Insurance system provides nursing care for the whole society, to enable persons
requiring such care to lead an independent life. Users select the services they require, and based on acontract with the service providers, pay a fixed usage fee that givess them comprehensive access tonursing care services from national health medical care and welfare. Tamba City operates the Nursing Care
Insurance system as an insured member.

Entry types
Persons aged 40 or above can become an insured member of the Nursing Care Insurance system
1) Category 1 insured person
Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above* Persons requiring nursing care and support can use the services available (persons who have been
“officially approved” as requiring nursing care and support)
2) Category 2 insured person
Eligible persons: Persons aged 40 or above and under 65 years, who are enrolled in medical insurance.
* Persons requiring nursing care and support can use the services available (persons who have been
“officially approved” as requiring nursing care and support due to a specified illness, etc.)* A Nursing Care Insurance Member Card is issued to persons who have been officially approved as
requiring nursing care and support, and persons who have applied for this card.

Entry procedures
1) Persons who become 65 years old
You automatically become a member from the day before your 65th birthday; no special entry procedures
are required. The Nursing Care Insurance Member Card will be mailed to you by the day before your 65thbirthday.
2) Persons who become 40 years old
You automatically become a member from the day before your 40th birthday; your health insurance atthat time (Cooperative Insurance , Mutual Aid Insurance, National Health Insurance, etc.) will complete
the necessary procedures for joining, so no special entry procedures are required on your part.
●Category 1 insured person (Persons aged 65 or above)
Details
Necessary items● The Nursing Care Insurance Member Card will besent after sumbititng a Notification of Moving In● Recipient Card issued under your previous address
Moving in from another municipality(persons who received approval for requiring nursing
care at their previous address, and who will apply forthe same approval at the new address)
Moving out to another municipality
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card of the deceased
Death of insured member
memberChange of name, address
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Loss of Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Personal identification

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●Category 2 insured person (Persons aged 40 or above and under 65 years), and who have a
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Details
Necessary items● Health Insurance Card
● Recipient Card issued under your previous address
Moving in from another municipality(persons who received approval for requiring nursing
care at their previous address, and who will apply forthe same approval at the new address)
Moving out to another municipality
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card of the deceased
Death of insured member
memberChange of name, address
Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Loss of Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
Personal identification* Persons who have received approval for requiring nursing care and have moved in from anothermunicipality, and who will continue using nursing care services, must apply for the same recognition
within 14 days of moving to the new address. If the application is made later than 14 days after moving in,then the prior approval at the previous address cannot be continued, and a brand new application will be
required. Until the application is approved, full payment of the usage fees for nursing care services isrequired.

Procedures for receiving approval for requiring nursing care
Persons wishing to use nursing care services must first receive approval for requiring nursing care andsupport.
1) Applying for approval for requiring nursing care and support
Applications can be made at the Nursing Care Insurance Section, the main Citizen’s Affairs Section and its
various offices. Applications can also be done on your behalf by designated In-home nursing care support
providers, nursing care insurance facilities, and community support centers, etc.
●Necessary items
z Nursing Care Insurance Member Card (Category 1 insured person)z Health Insurance Member Card (Category 2 insured person)2) Approval examination
Approval examiners will visit households to investigate their situation for the purpose of deciding whether togrant approval for requiring nursing care and support.
3) Opinion from main consulting doctor
When making a brand new application, and in principle when the applicant changes the category type or
renews an application, the Nursing Care Insurance Section will request the consulting doctor to submit
his/her opinion of the applicant’s physical and mental condition form a medical perspective.
4) Nursing care approval review board
The Nursing care approval review board determines which applications receive approval based on the
results of inputting into a compute part of the information from the consulting doctor’s opinion and approval
examination, and and special items noted during the approval examination as well as the consulting
doctor’s opinion.
5) Notification of approval
In principle, a notification of the approval result will be sent withing 30 days of submitting an application,
along with a Nursing Care Insurance Member Card with the approval result noted on it. Please check the
expiry date of the approval as noted on the Card. Renewal of the Nursing Care Insurance Member Card
must be made from 60 days prior to its expiry date. If the member’s physical or mental condition changes
during the approved period, an application must be submitted for a change of category for nursing careapproval.
If you have any objection to the approval result, you can lodge a complaint within 60 days from the day after
receiving the notification of approval result to the Hyogo prefecture nursing care approval review board.

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■Usage of services

Approval

N/A

Services available
Nursing care services (In-home)
Nursing care services (At facility)
Requiring1) The individual or their family, etc.,
1) The individual or their family, etc.,
nursingselect the in-home nursing care service
directly apply for entry into a nursing care
care
provider.
insurance facility.
Category 1 2) Services are provided according to the 2) Services are provided according to thecare plan created through discussions
care plan created through discussions with
～5
with a care manager from the contracted a care manager from the contracted
provider.
facility.
Nursing care prevention service
Requiring
1) An in-home nursing care service provider contracted by the city according to thenursing
preferences of the individual or their family, etc.,. or a regional comprehensive
care
support center is selected.
Category
2) Services are provided according to the nursing care prevention care plan for
1, 2
supporting independence, created through discussions with the individual or theirfamily, etc., and staff from the contracted provider or regional comprehensive
support center.
Can join in the nursing care prevention programs run by the city.

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Types of Nursing care Services●Persons approved in categories 1～5 for nursing care services
Category
Service
In-home nursing care services
Visiting nursing care
Visiting bathing nursing care
Visiting care
Visiting rehabilitation
Home visiting services with advice
on recuperation management
Facility visit nursing care
In-home services

Facility visit rehabilitation
Short stay life nursing care
Short stay recuperation nursing
care
Allowance for structuralmodification of residence
Allowance for welfare equipment
purchases
Loaning of welfare equipment
Life nursing care for persons at
special facilities
Welfare nursing home for theelderly

Facility services

Nursing home for the elderly
Medical care facility for nursing
care treatment
Small-scale multi-functional inhome services

Community-based
services

Communal living nursing care for
elderly persons with dementia
Facility visiting services for elderly
persons with dementia
Community-based welfare nursing
home for the elderly

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Details

Nursing care services are provided according to the care plancreated through discussions with a care manager.
Home helpers or other staff visit households to provide nursing
care or housework support (eating, bathing, cleaning, laundry,etc.).
This service, which provides nursing care in bathing, visits eachhousehold with a special vehicle containing a bath.
Nurses or other staff visit the house and help with nursing care or
medical care (treating bedsores, managing drips, etc.).
A specilaist visits the house and provides rehabilitation training in
the recovery of functions.
A doctor, dentist, or pharmacist visits the house and provides
management and advice on recuperation (how to take medication,eating properly, etc.).
Nursing care required for daily life, such as bathing or eating andother activities, are provided in day service centers, as well as
training for the recovery of functions.
Rehabilitation training is provided at hospitals and special nursing
home for the elderly, etc.
The user stays in a facility such as a special nursing home for theelderly for a short period (provided with nursing care, training forthe recovery of functions).
The user stays in a facility such as a special nursing home for theelderly for a short period (provided with medical and nursing care,training for the recovery of functions).
For modification of a residence, as necessitated by the need for
nursing care, a portion of the expense is covered (prior application
required).
Covers a portion of the purchase cost for welfare equipment suchas bathing aids, easy-to-use bathtub, etc. (when purchased fromdesignated organizations).
Loaning of welfare equipment, such as those for preventing
accidents occuring in the home.
The user stays in a fee-charging nursing home for the elderly andis provided with nursing care (eating, bathing,etc.), and training forthe recovery of functions.
Facility that mainly provides nursing care for daily living (forpersons requiring continual nursing care and who cannot receive
such care at their home).
Facility that mainly provides nursing care and rehabilitation (forpersons whose medical condition has stabled and require nursing
care focused on rehabilitation).
Facility that mainly provides medical care (for persons whose
medical condition has stabled but still require long-term treatment)
Nursing care and support provided at small-scale home services
facilities, combined with mainly services by visiting facilities, inaddition to home visiting services or overnight stay services.
Nursing care and training for the recovery of functions is provided
at a communal place (home) where elderly persons with dementia
can live together.
Nursing care required for daily life, (eating, bathing) and training
for the recovery of functions are provided in day service centers,for elderly persons with dementia.
Small-scale welfare nursing home for the elderly for under 30
people (mainly provides nursing care for daily living, for persons
requiring continual nursing care and who cannot receive such careat their home).

●Persons approved in categories 1～2 for nursing care services
Category
ServiceNursing care prevention support
Nursing care prevention visiting
nursing care
Nursing care prevention visiting
bathing nursing care
Nursing care prevention visiting
care
Nursing care prevention visiting
rehabilitation
Nursing care prevention home
visiting services with advice onrecuperation management
Nursing care prevention facility
visit nursing care

In-home services

Nursing care prevention facility
visit rehabilitation
Nursing care prevention short staylife nursing care
Nursing care prevention short stayrecuperation nursing care
Nursing care prevention allowance
for structural modification ofresidence
Nursing care prevention allowancefor welfare equipment purchases
Nursing care prevention loaning of
welfare equipment
Nursing care prevention life
nursing care for persons at special
facilities
Nursing care prevention
small-scale multi-functional
in-home services

Community-bas
ed services

Nursing care prevention
communal living nursing care for
elderly persons with dementia
Nursing care prevention facility
visiting services for elderly
persons with dementia

Details

Nursing care prevention services are provided according to thenursing care prevention care plan, created through discussions
with staff from a regional comprehensive support center,etc.
Home helpers or other staff visit households to provide support fordaily living (to assist the user in the number of things he/she cando by his/herself).
This service, which provides nursing care in bathing, visits eachhousehold with a special vehicle containing a bath.
Nurses or other staff visit the house and help with nursing care or
medical care focused on nursing care prevention.
A specilaist visits the house and provides rehabilitation training in
the recovery of functions, and guidance in exercises.
A doctor, dentist, or pharmacist visits the house and provides
management and advice on recuperation (how to take medication,eating properly, etc.).
Nursing care required for daily life, such as bathing or eating andother activities, are provided in day service centers.
Rehabilitation training is provided at hospitals and special nursing
homes for the elderly, etc., with a focus on nursing careprevention.
The user stays in a facility such as a special nursing home for theelderly for a short period (provided with training for the recovery offunctions to maintain and improve those functions required fordaily living).
The user stays in a facility such as a special nursing home for theelderly for a short period (provided with training for the recovery offunctions to maintain and improve those functions required fordaily living).
For modification of a residence, a portion of the expense iscovered (same as per nursing care).
Covers a portion of the purchase cost for welfare equipment suchas bathing aids, easy-to-use bathtub, etc. (same as per nursingcare).
Loaning of welfare equipment, such as those for preventing
accidents occuring in the home.
The user stays in a fee-charging nursing home for the elderly andis provided with nursing care (eating, bathing,etc.), and training forthe recovery of functions.
Nursing care and support provided at small-scale home services
facilities, combined with mainly services by visiting facilities, inaddition to home visiting services or overnight stay services.
Nursing care and training for the recovery of functions is provided
at a communal place (home) where elderly persons with dementia
can live together (cannot be used by only one person requiringsupport).
Nursing care required for daily life, (eating, bathing) and training
for the recovery of functions are provided in day service centers,for elderly persons with dementia.

Calculation & Payment of Insurance Contributions
1) Category 1 insured person (Persons aged 65 or above)
Insurance contributions are calculated on an individual basis according to the person’s previous year
income.
From the month you turn 65 years, the lump-sum health insurance payments (National Health Insurance,
Cooperative Insurance, etc.) so far will now be paid separately between nursing care insurance
contributions and medical care insurance contributions. Upon turning 65 years, in principle, special collectionof insurance contributions will start around 6 months later (directly deducted from your pension if the annual
pension amount received is 180,000 or above). Until then, the ordinary collection mthod will be used.
2) Category 2 insured person (Persons aged 40 or above and under 65 years)● When enrolled in National Health Insurance (NHI)
Insurance contributions are calculated according to each household’s income and assets, etc., and are
levied on the head of the household as NHI contributions consisting of nursing care insurance, medicalcare insurance, and long-life medical care.
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●When enrolled in Health insurance (Cooperative Insurance , Mutual Aid Insurance, etc.)
Insurance contributions are calculated based on the nursing care insurance rate set for each personwith medical insurance, based on individul incomes, and are directly deducted from your income alongwith medical insurance contributions.
【Applications / Inquiries】
Nursing Care Insurance Section (Kaigo Hoken-ka) ☎74-1049

List of Welfare Services for the Eldlery
か い ご ほ け ん か¨介護保険課 Kaigo Hoken-ka (Nursing Care Insurance Section)
か い ご ほ け ん

介護保険 Kaigo Hoken (Nursing Care Insurance) ☎74-1049
か い ご よ ぼ う

介護予防 Kaigo Yobo (Nursing Care Prevention) ☎74-0368(1) Regional comprehensive support center
A Regional Comprehensive Support Center is placed in each region to serve as a local advisor for the aged
to support them in living a comfortable life in their community. (At the Center, social welfare workers, chief
specialists in nursing care support, and public health nurses are providing care management for people inneed of support.)
1) Nursing care prevention care management
Provides necessary support to prevent persons aged 65 or above who are recognized as being in a veryfragile and weak condition and highly likely to need nursing care from requiring such care2) Comprehensive consultation support
Receives various consultations from/about elderly persons and provides information on the necessary
services for them to live a comfortable life in their long-time community.
3) Protection of rights
Protects the rights of elderly persons through using various systems for preventing abuse of the elderly
and infringement of consumers.
4) Comprehensive and continuous care management
Provides guidance and advice on difficult cases,through establishing and utilizing a network of caremanagers in the community.
(2) In-home nursing care support center
Provides comprehensive consultation services, and coordinates with various relevant institutions to makehealth and welfare services generally available, as well as acting as a proxy in completing the required
procedures for using these services.
(Contracted centers)● Kaibara area: Kaibara and Keyaki In-home nursing care support center● Kasuga area: Okanohana In-home nursing care support center● Hikami area: Aoba-so In-home nursing care support center● Sannan area: In-home nursing care support center Yamaji● Aogaki area: Fureai-no-Sato Mokusei In-home nursing care support center● Ichijima area: Tanju-so In-home nursing care support center(3) Motivation day service● Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above who have not received approval for requiring nursing care or
support, and who are determined as likely to need such care, etc.
● Details: Nursing care prevention programs, health consulations, etc., 1-2 times/month● Copayment: 1,000yen/time per person(4) Oral care visits●Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above who have not received approval for requiring nursing care or
support, and who are determined as likely to need such care regarding their oral functions,etc.
●Details: A dental hygienist visits the eligible person’s home and provides guidance on oral care.
(5) Food delivery service●Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above living alone or in a household of only elderly persons, and
who are not able to cook meals due to a mental or physical disability or illness, etc., and who meet certain
conditions.
●Details: A lunchbox meal (bento) is delivered on the requested days between Monday to Friday. (Max. 6
meals/week)●Copayment: 400yen/meal● Important note: Usage of this service is determined after checking the physical condition of the requesting
person.

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(6) Visiting hairdresser service●Eligible persons: Generally persons aged 65 or above with a requiring nursing care catergory 3,4 or 5, and
who are constantly bedridden and find it difficult to visit a hairdresser by themselves.
●Details: A transportation fee of 2,000 yen is provided to the hairdresser (1 coupon every 4 months (Max. 3
coupons/year))●Copayment: Actual cost of the haircut (hairdresser’s fee)(7) Going outside support service for the elderly (revised April 2011)●Eligible persons: Persons aged 70 or above with no driver’s license and who meet certain conditions●Details: Choose between a taxi or bus card
1) Persons with nursing care approval: 620yen taxi coupon×24 coupons / year, or 16,320 yen/ year
worth of bus cards
2) Persons without nursing care approval: 300yen taxi coupon×24 coupons / year, or 7,200 yen/ year
worth of bus cards(8) Emergency notifcation system●Eligible persons: Persons who have some anxieties in their daily life and who meet certain conditions●Details: The eligible person makes a notification during an emergency using the speed dial on their homephone (with speed dial function), and after being connected to the emergency notification
center an emergency response team will be sent out, etc.
●Copayment: No charge for making an emergency call(9) Subsidy for the purchase of items for daily life easier for persons with nursing care approval,
etc.
●Eligible persons: Persons who meet certain conditions, and persons who meet conditions for each aid
item●Aid items: House fire alarm, automatic fire extinguisher, magnetic cooker, push-button telephone●Details: After submitting an application with the purchase receipt attached,the purchase cost of the aid
item will be compared with the subsidy limit, and the lower amount of the two will be paid as a
subsidy (reimbursement payment system).
●Copayment: Amount exceeding the subsidy limit for each aid item
(10) Subsidy for nursing care products●Eligible persons: Elderly persons living at home (excl. those currently staying long term at a facility or in a
hospital), with an approved requiring nursing care category 3 or above, and who
constantly require the use of diapers for the elderly.
●Details:Nursing care products selected from a range of pre-designated goods will be home-delivered
every month at a determined period.
●Benefit: Monthly benefit limit of 5,000 yen●Copayment: Amount that exceeds the above monthly limit(11) Subsidy for persons aged 80 years and thriving at home (special type)●Eligible persons: Households with persons who have received approval for requiring nursing careaccording to the Nursing Care Insurance Law, and households with severely physically or
intellectually disabled persons●Applicable services: Necessary housing reforms, such as the bathroom, kitchen, toliet, etc., according to
the eligible person’s physical condition (Max. limit 1,000,000 yen)
● Income limit: Income limits apply● Subisdy rate: Based on the household’s income

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(12) Subsidy for using adult guardianship system●Eligible persons: Elderly persons with no parents or other close relatives and who has no decision-making
capacity●Details:The mayor makes a declaration of adult guardianship, etc.
(13) Accomodation facility for life management guidance (short-term stay at a special care home forthe elderly)●Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above who have been socially abused and have no place to live,
and who find it very difficult to receive care from their family or community●Details: Short-term stay (in principle, 7 days) at a special care home for the elderly with accomodation
available, where guidance is provided on lifestyle habits and customs, etc.
●Copayment: 1,730 yen/day (incl. meals)(14) Measures for long-term stay at a special care home for the elderly●Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above, and who meet certain conditions.
●Details: Measures are taken for securing a long-term stay at a special care home for the elderly according
to regulations in the Public Aid for the Aged Act.
●Copayment: Determined according to the user’s pension and other income sources.
(15) Long-term stay at a life support house●Eligible persons: Persons aged 65 or above living alone or in a household of only elderly persons, andwho meet certain conditions.
●Venue: Kaibara Keyaki-en(16) Dispatchment of nursing care counsellors●Eligible persons: Users of nursing care insurance services●Details: Counselling and consultations for service users●Location: Municipal nursing care insurance facilities and in-home services (day services, etc.)(17) Special service bonus for family caregivers●Eligible persons: Caregivers looking after persons requiring nursing care category 4 or 5, and who haven’t
used nursing care insurance services for one year since making an application,
households exempt from resident tax.
●Details: Lump sum annual payment of 120,000 yen(18) Dementia caregivers’ meeting, Hotto●Eligible persons: Caregivers and family members looking after elderly persons with dementia living within
the city, etc.
●Details: Exchanging information and increasing knowledge on dementia, and sharing common everyday
concerns, etc., of caregivers looking after family members with dementia.
●When: Every fourth Wednesday morning of the month in each community● How to join: Hyogo Prefecture Tamba Dementia Medical Care Center (☎82-4874), or the Tamba
Regional Comprehensive Support Center (☎74-0368)(19) Medical consultation day for the mental care of elderly persons●Eligible persons: Persons who are worried about becoming more forgetful, persons concerned aboutlooking after family members with dementia, etc.
●Details: Consultations are received by specialist doctors, as well as mental health welfare officers andpublic health nurses, etc●How to join: Reservations are required●When: In principle, every fourth Tuesday of the month from 2 P.M.- 4 P.M. For prior consultations, pleasecontact the Tamba Regional Comprehensive Support Center (☎74-0368)(20) Consultation day for dementia caregivers●Eligible persons: Caregivers and family members looking after elderly persons with dementia.
●Details: Mental health social workers and public health nurses receive individual consultations about
nursing care methods for dementia.
●How to join: Reservations are required●When: In principle, every first Friday of the month from 10 A.M.- 12 P.M. For prior consultations, pleasecontact the Tamba Regional Comprehensive Support Center (☎74-0368)(21) Consultation day for protecting the rights of the elderly●Eligible persons: Persons with concerns about money and asset management, persons who havepossibly had their rights infringed by inappropriate nursing care, etc., and relevant
parties involved with elderly persons, etc.
●Details: Consultations are received by judicial scriveners and social welfare officers, so as to help elderly
persons live a comfortable life.
●How to join: Reservations are required at the Tamba Regional Comprehensive Support Center (74-0368)●When: Every second Thursday of the month from 10 A.M.- 12 P.M.

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Other Welfare Services
しゃかい ふ く し かSocial workers and childsocial workers

Senior citizens program,Long-life gift

Welfare bus service

Employment subsidy for
persons
elgibleforspecial work support

Life nursing care

¨社会福祉課 Shakai Fukushi-ka (Social Welfare Section) ☎74-1028
Social workers and child social workers appointed by the Minister of Health, Welfareand Labor receive consultations from persons experiencing troubles in their life, thephysically impaired and on issues concerning children, etc. The workers provide
various information and advice so as to help build a community and society in which
everyone can live a comfortable life.
○Overview of the Senior citizens program● Partial subsidy for expenses incurred by community association’s in running the
Senior citizens (member) program● The subsidy is the lower amount of the following: (number of persons aged 70 orabove as of April 1) x 2,000 yen, or the actual expenses paid.
● The maximum subsidy provided is notified to community associations in thesecond half of April.
● To apply, submit an application form after starting the program with invoices andcopies of receipts attached.
● The implementing body is the individual community association.
● Any program that focuses on activities and events for the elderly is acceptable.
○Overview of the Long-life gift
● Tamba City presents residents turning the milestone ages of 77, 88, 99 or 100
with product gift certificates of 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 20,000 yen and 30,000 yen
respectively, as a celebration of their longevity.
●Persons living in Tamba City and who are aged 77, 88, 99 or 100 as of September
15 are eligible.
A welfare bus service is operated for encouraging and supporting elderly persons anddisabled persons who can easily become recluses to go outside, and for transportingthese persons to and from training meetings run by volunteer social welfare groups,social education groups, organizations for disabled persons, elderly persons’ clubs,
etc.
○Details
At least 11 persons using the bus, within the prefecture, on weekdays between
8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M.
○Elgible groups●Social welfare groups, Social education groups, Organizations for elderly persons(e.g. organizations for disabled persons, elderly persons’ clubs, Be active salon,etc.)● Municipal organizations○Application for use● Make a tentative reservation by phone (before April is Ok; before January only for
the Kasuga bus)
● A “Welfare bus usage guide” including a detailed bus operation schedule is sent to
the relevant sections of the various groups, etc., about two weeks before theservice starts.
○Prohibited use● Activities that strongly suggest usage for sightseeing purposes● Reunions
Tamba City runs a “Work Support Program (plan)” for users of social welfare services
who are able to work. Unfortunately, social trends in recent years have made itdifficult to find work that matches job seekers. Within this, Tamba City provides
subsidies to companies that create employment opportunities for work support
participants. These companies receive the following subsidy: Min. Wage x 2/3 xworking hours (less than 1 year).
Nursing care is provided to persons living in poverty and who cannot maintain aminimum standard of living despite using all the assets and skills available to them.
The support is provided depending on the level of poverty, and is aimed at helping
these persons to maintain their independence.

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Living / Environment
Garbage disposal
かんきょう せ い び か¨環 境 整備課 Kankyo Seibi-ka (Environment Maintenance Section) ☎82-1292

Putting out the Garbage / Direct Delivery of Garbage to the Disposal Facility■Observe the rules, and put out your garbage in the municipal designated garbage bags by 8:30
A.M. of the appointed day at the nominated place.
For further details, please refer to the community-specific “Tamba City Garbage Sorting and Collection
Calender”, which is also available on the Tamba City homepage.
Disposal fee
Burnables
Plastic items, etc.
Designated garbage bag (large)
800 yen(10 bags)
500 yen(10 bags)
Designated garbage bag (medium)
600 yen (10 bags)
300 yen(10 bags)
Designated garbage bag (small)
400 yen (10 bags)―――
Place recyable materials/items and non-burnables in the designated containers and collection containers set
up at the nominated places.
■Please directly deliver the following items to your local garbage disposal facility: large items thatwill not fit in the designated garbage bags and containers, and general industrial waste
For further details, please refer to the community-specific “Tamba City Garbage Sorting and Collection
Calender”
Category
Unit
Fee
Burnables
10kg or under (*)
150 yenPlastic items
10kg or under (*)
150 yen
Metal items
10kg or under (*)
25 yenOld electrical appliances
Per item/unit
1,000 yen
Ceramic items, glass items
10kg or under (*)
25 yen(* The above fee will be added on for every additional 10kg above the first 10kg)

Water Supply
すい どう ぶきゃくさま

¨水道部 お 客 様センター Suido-bu Okyakusama Senta(Water Supply Dept. Customer Center) ☎72-0600

Using the water supply, etc.
A notification needs to be made at least 7 days prior for the following:◇ Starting (turning on) the water supply◇ Stopping (turning off) the water supply◇ Changing the user of the water supply◇ Changing the owner of the water supply by inheritance or sale/purchaseFees
An additional fee is required when increasing the meter gauge (making the meter gauge wider) for setting
up a new water supply or modifying an existing one, etc.
Meter gauge
Additonal fee
13mm
210,000 yen
20mm
504,000 yen
25mm
777,000 yen
30mm
1,113,000 yen
40mm
1,995,000 yen
50mm
3,108,000 yen
75mm
6,993,000 yen
100mm or above
12,432,000 yen* The above amounts include consumption tax.
* When increasing the meter gauge, the amount is based on the difference between the old and newgauge.

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Water supply work
Please use the municipal designated water supply equipment and construction businesses for any watersupply work you need done, such as setting up a new water supply or increasing/modifying/repairing an
existing one, etc.
* Other (non-designated) water supply equipment and construction businesses cannot do any water supply
work, so please check carefully when selecting a business to use.

Water usage rates
The water usage rate is calculated once every two months based on the meter reading for the amount used,
and is paid monthly.
The bill can be paid by bank transfer or using the payment notification; however, payment by bank transfer
is a convenient and reliable method to use. Please pay your water bill at City Hall or the nearest financial
institution, or also at the post office or convenience store.
Basic fee(per month)
Gauge
13mm
20mm
25mm
30mm
40mm
50mm
75mm
100mm orabove

Fee
1,330 yen
1,690 yen
5,660 yen
8,390 yen
14,500 yen
23,500 yen
51,900 yen＋

Water usage
6 ㎥～

Meter feeFee per 1 ㎥
177 yen97,500 yen* The above amounts include consumption tax.
* The water usage rate consists of (Basic fee＋Meter fee)
* The basic water usage for 5 ㎥ includes the basic fee.

Water leakages and Frozen pipes○Please check the water meter regularly for the early detection of any water leakages.
○If you find a water leakage, please turn off all the taps in the house and check that the meter pilot mark is
turning, which means there is a leakage.
○Please contact a designated water works business to repair the water leakage. The cost of the repairs is
paid in full by the individual, but in some cases the water rates may be reduced for that time, dependingon the water leakage areas and type of repair work.
○In extremely cold weather during the winter, the water pipes may freeze and rupture. To prevent this,please cover the pipes with a cloth or polystyrene foam to keep then warm. If the water stops running due
to the pipes being frozen, slowly and carefully pour warm water over them. Be careful not to pur boilingwater directly over the pipes, as this will cause them to rupture.
* Please contact the Water Supply Dept. Works Section (Suido Komu-ka) if you discover a water leakage
on the roadside, etc. ☎72-0605

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Sewageげ す い ど う か¨下水道課 Gesuido-ka (Sewage Section) ☎74-0224

Sewage Subscription Fees (Copayment)
A subscription fee (copayment) is required when starting to use sewage services for the first time. The fee
differs according to each region, so please inquire with the Sewage Section for further details.

Sewage usage rates
Sewage rates are paid monthly, as per water rates.
The bill can be paid by bank transfer or using the payment notification; however, payment by bank transfer
is a convenient and reliable method to use. Please pay your water bill at City Hall or the nearest financial
institution, or also at the post office or convenience store.
＜From a June, 2011 bill (usage for April)＞
Basic fee
Meter rate (per 1 ㎥)
(per month)
Basic water＋
126yen11 ㎥～60 ㎥
volume 10 ㎥
189yen61 ㎥ or above
2,835yen* The above amounts include consumption tax.
* The sewage usage rate consists of (Basic fee＋Meter fee)
The authorized water volume per person for households that use their own water from a well, etc., is asfollows.
Water usage category

Well water, etc., only

Authorized water volume (㎥)No. persons per household (person)

1

2

3

4

5

Authorized water volume (㎥)

10

16

22

28

34

NB. For households of 6 persons or more, 3 ㎥ is added per extra person.
Combined usage of Water volume is the larger of the following: Water volume calculated for well
water supply and well water, etc., only, or calculated for the water supply portion.
water, etc.
* If there is a change in the number of persons in households that use their own water from a well, etc.,
please be sure to submit a Well Water Usage (Modification) Notification.

■Interest subsidies for remodelling expenses of drainage equipment and flush toilets
Tamba City provides subsidies for interest payments when receiving funds from a financial institution to pay
for the remodelling of pit-style toliets into flush toliets in order to connect to a sewage system, and also
installing other drainage equipment at the same time.
Persons wishing to receive these subsidies should contact the Sewage Section.
Funds limit
Interest subsidy rate
Period1,200, 000 yen
Max. 60 months
3％or less annually

Sewage connection work
Work for setting up or adding on equipment to drain a household’s dirty water into the sewage system, orfor the remodelling of pit-style toliets into flush toliets, etc., is carried out by the Tamba City designatedsewage works businesses. Please contact the Sewage Section for more information on the registered
designated sewage works businesses. Other (non-designated) sewage works businesses cannot do any
sewage work.

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How to use your sewage system properly
Not using your sewage system properly can cause the sewage pipes to clog up and the equipment to break
down and lead to accidents, etc.; so each person should take care to use the sewage system correctly.
≪Items that cannot be directly poured down the drain≫
1) Oil-based substances
Tempura oil, gasoline, petrol, car oil, etc.
2) Acids
Chlorine-based detergents, etc.
3) Pharmacological substances Agrichemicals, disinfectants, solvents, etc.
4) Heavy metals
Mercury, cadmium, etc.
5) Garbage
Rae garbage, cloth, rubber, cement, construction materials, etc.

Beware of businesses claiming to be municipal officers
You may have some people knocking on your door and saying, “I’ve been sent from the Tamba City
Sewage Section”, or “I’m here from City Hall”, claiming to be sent to do an inspection and cleaning of yoursewage system. However, the Tamba City Sewage Section does not send out staff to people’s homes to dosuch inspection and cleaning; so please be careful of businesses making these false claims.

When the toilet is blocked...
≪Procedures≫
1) When the toilet is blocked, don’t try flush it straight away.
2) Place a rubber suction pump over the drain pipe in the toilet and push it back andforth gently but firmly several times to try and unblock the drain.
3) If it seems that the blockage has been removed, then pour some water from a bucket
bit by bit slowly down the drain to check if the water is flowing smoothly.
4) If the water still isn’t flowing smoothly, then something solid is stuck in the drain.
Please contact one of the Tamba City designated sewage works businesses for repair work.

When you start to notice a foul odor...
The drain trap can become easily clogged with garbage, etc., so when you start to notice a foul odor pleasecheck and clean this part of the drain. After cleaning, be sure to remember to collect water in the trap.
Trap
Trap
Remove the trap and clean it.

Remove the drain grating and clean the inside part.
After cleaning, be sure to collect water in the trap until
it’s full.

Night Soil Disposal
かんきょう せ い び か¨環 境 整備課 Kankyo Seibi-ka (Environment Maintenance Section) ☎82-1292

Applying for Night Soil Disposal Service
Please apply directly with the service providers in each area. Applications can also be made at theEnvironment Maintenance Section ☎82-1292 or at it’s varius offices● Kaibara area : Kawamoto Cleaning Co. ☎72-0429● Hikami-Aogaki area: Taiyo Co. ☎82-4576● Sannan area: Arakawa Cleaning Co. ☎76-2336● Kasuga-Ichijima area: K.S. Co. ☎82-2117

Septic tank installation and maintenance checks○Inquiries for septic tank installation: Environment Maintenance Section ☎82-1292○Inquiries for septic tank maintenance checks:● Members of the Septic Tank Management Union
Septic Tank Management Union (Aogaki Resident’s Center) ☎87-0300● All other persons
Environment Maintenance Section ☎82-1292
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Cremation
かんきょうせいさくか¨環境政策課 Kankyo Seisaku-ka (Environment Policy Section) ☎82-1290
Cremations are done at the two funeral hall in Tamba City (Kaibara Funeral Hall Tsutsuji-en, Hikami Funeral
Hall)■Necessary documents for application
Type
Necessary documents
Application place / time
- Notification of Death (Death○Cremation of deceased person
certificate)Head office / various offices○Cremation of deceased child- Personal seal, cremation fee
8:30 A.M.～5:15 P.M.
○Cremation of body parts(Sat., Sun., Hols., holiday-duty- Doctor’s diagnosis○Cremation of placenta (fetus,
room of each office)- Cremation fee
placenta, etc., less than 4 months* Applications cannot be made byinto pregnancy)phone○Cremation of small animals- Cremation fee(only at Kaibara Tsutsuji-en)* For cremation of the deceased’s remains due to reburial, and cremation of the deceased’s buried (groundburial) remains, please contact the Environment Policy Section beforehand.
■Funeral hall rates
CategoryUnit

12 years or above
Under 12 years
Fetus 4 months or more into pregnancy
Reburial cremation
Body parts
Fetus (less than 4 months into pregnancy)
Funeral chapel (within 24 hours per session)(only at Kaibara Tsutsuji-en Funeral Hall)
Small animals (only at Kaibara Tsutsuji-en Funeral Hall)
Japanese-style room (only at Hikami Funeral Hall)
Funeral hall (only at Hikami Funeral Hall)

1 body1 body1 body1 event
1 event
1 event

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Usage fee (yen)Outside theIn the city
city
20,00060,00010,00030,0005,000
10,0005,000
10,0005,000
10,0005,000
10,000

1 time10,00020,0001 event
1 room/time
1 time5,000
3,000
50,00010,0006,000
150,000

Pets / Animals
かんきょうせいさくか¨環境政策課 Kankyo Seisaku-ka (Environment Policy Section) ☎82-1290

Collection of cats
Any persons who would like to have their cat collected should bring it directly to City Hall or its offices.
1. Collection times
Every 1st, 3rd Tuesday (excl. Hols.) 9:00 A.M.～3:00 P.M.
2. Collection fee
Adult cat (91 days after birth or over): 1,700 yen/ cat
Kitten (90 days after birth or less): 1,700 yen/ up to 10 kittens
3. Others
For any consultations about cats, please contact the Hyogo Precture Animal Welfare Center ( ☎06-6432-4599)

Dog registration and rabies vaccination
Any person who owns a dog that is 91 days after birth or over are required by law to register their dog for life,
and to have the dog receive a yearly rabies vaccination.
1. Dog registration
Dog registration can be done at City Hall or its offices, or at municipal animal hospitals. Please carefully
keep the registration tag you will receive, so as to not lose it. The registration tag will help other people
locate the dog’s owner if it is lost, so be sure to attach the tag on your dog’s collar.
● Registration fee: 3,000 yen
2. Rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccination can be done at City Hall or its offices, or at municipal animal hospitals where such
vaccinations are done; all dogs must receive a yearly rabies vaccination tag. Owners are issued with a proofof vaccination tag, which must be attached to your dog’s collar to show that it is protected against rabies.
● Vaccination fee: 3,200 yen(includes the fee for receiving a proof of vaccination tag of 550yen)(1) Group vaccinations
Municipal officers and veterinarians visit each area and ward in the city between April and May for doingrabies vaccinations.
The date, time and place of these visits is listed in the March edition of the Tamba City Newsletter, and isalso sent to registered dog owners.
(2) Individual vaccinations
Please visit your nearest animal hospital to receive a rabies vaccination for your dog in the following
situations.
◎You get a dog that is 91 days after birth or over following the group vaccination period.
◎Your dog becomes 91 days after birth or over following the group vaccination period.
◎Your dog was unable to receive its rabies vaccination in group vaccination period due to pregnancy or illness,etc.
3. Changing items in your dog’s registration
If there are any changes to the dog’s owner or the address where the dog is registered, the new or existingowner must submit a Notification of Change of Registration Item at City Hall or its offices.
4. Death of your dog
If your dog dies, please submit a Notification of the Dog’s Death at City Hall or its offices.
5. Collection of dogs
Any persons who would like to have their dog collected due to moving, etc., should bring it directly to City
Hall or its offices. (☎06-6432-4599)● Collection fee
Adult dog (91 days after birth or over): 1,700 yen/ cat
Puppy (90 days after birth or less): 1,700 yen/ up to10 puppies
6. Others
For any concerns about dogs or inquiries on how to capture them if they have escaped, etc., please contact
the Hyogo Precture Animal Welfare Center (☎06-6432-4599)

Dog and cat bankTamba City has set up a dog and cat bank of collected dogs and cats with no owners. Persons wishing toown one of these animals should contact the Environment Policy Section and state their name, address,
phone number and type of dog or cat they would like.
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If you find a dead animal on the roadside, etc.
If you find a dead animal on the roadside, please contact the following places so that the roadside manager
can collect the animal.
1. National Highway No. 175 (South of the Inatsugi intersection)…Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism (MLIT) Kinki Regional Branch Hyogo National Highway Office Akashi Maintenance Office(☎078-928-5820)
2. National Highway No. 483(Kita-Kinki Toyooka Motorway )…Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Kinki Regional
Branch Toyooka Gogawa Highway Office Road Management Section (☎0796-26-2431)
3. For all other national and prefectural highways…Hyogo Prefecture Tamba Prectural Resident’s Branch
Tamba Civil Engineering Office Road Preservation Section 1(☎0795-73-3848)
4. For city highways, etc. …City Hall or its offices

Municipal Housingと し じ ゅ う た く か¨都市住宅課 Toshi Jutaku-ka (City Resident’s Office) ☎74-2364
Tamba City rents out housing at low rents to persons who are having trouble finding and affording housing.
■Applications for housing
Available housing is notified as required in the City Newsletter and on the Disaster Prevention wirelessnetwork.
■Application criteria (for both Municipal housing, Special public rental housing)
Persons who...
● Meet the required income standards● Have relatives they are currently living with or are thinking of doing so● Have not been deliquent in their payment of municipal taxes, etc.
● Do not belong to a gang, etc.
● Can live harmoniously within the housing complex and surrounding neighborhood■Municipal housing● Persons who meet the required income standards (Cabinet order amount of 158,000 yen or less permonth)● Persons who have a joint guarantor (2 persosn living in the city and who have a Cabinet order amount of
104,000 yen or more in income per month)(Revised April 1, 2011)
HousingNo.
Housing
No.
Address
Address
name
units
name
units
Murodani
KoyamaKaibara-cho, Kaibara 5109
Aogakicho, Sawano 30-1
housing
housing
920complexcomplex
KaibaraIwamotoShinmachi
Kaibara-cho, Kaibara
housing
Aogaki-cho, Ichibara 922-1
18
12
housing989-3
complexcomplexAguta housing
Uriuto housing
Kaibara-cho, Aguta 198-1
Aogaki-cho, Sawano 91-1
39
20
complexcomplex
AogakiTanigawa
Sannan-cho, Tanigawa
Shinmachi
Aogaki-cho, Saji 363
housing2
12
housing2182
complexcomplex
Kagura housing Aogaki-cho, Hinokura
Tamaki Terrace Sannan-cho, Tamaki 134
88complex414-1
ShimotakiYoukaichi
Sannan-cho, Shimotaki
Ichijima-cho, Kamitakeda
housing
housing
18
6
157-1
1339
complexcomplex
Matsugahana
Fujino housing
Ichijima-cho, Kajiwara
Sannan-cho, Tamaki 156
housing
1210complex988-2
complex
Jouraku
Hiiragi housing
Hikami-cho, Jouraku 428-1
Ichijima-cho, Kita 1020
housing
14
60
complexcomplex
Agenarimatsu
Jougahana
Hikami-cho, Agenarimatsu
housing
housing
Ichijima-cho, Sanase 10-1
14
27
345-1
complexcomplex

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Shingou
housingcomplex

Hikami-cho, Shingou 792

36

Takeda housing
complex

Ichijima-cho, Nakatakeda
4508

18

Sonobehousing
Kasuga-cho, Sonobe 10
27complex
Ushigawachi
Kasuga-cho, Ushigawachi
Koura housing
Hikami-cho, Koura 42
housing
1218complex373
complex
KasugaShinkawa-cho
Hiramatsu
Kasuga-cho, Hiramatsu
Aogaki-cho, Saji 344
housing18
27
housing61-1
complexcomplex
SawanoKokuryo
Aogaki-cho, Sawano 152-4
Kasuga-cho, Kokuryo 914
housing
housing2
23complexcomplex* Single persons aged 60 years or above (persons born before April 1, 1956 are also eligible), and single
persons who are physically or mentally disabled can also apply for housing.
■Special public rental housing● Persons who meet the required income standards (Cabinet order amount of 158,000 yen or less per month)● Persons who have a joint guarantor (2 persosn living in the city and who have a Cabinet order amount of
158,000 yen or more in income per month)(Revised April 1, 2011)
No.
No.
Housing name
Address
Housing name
Addressunits
units
Shimotaki
Sannan-cho, Shimotaki
Aguta housing
18
Kaibara-cho, Aguta 198-1
9housingcomplex157-1
complex
Ousouji housing Aogaki-cho, Nakasaji
Nokono housing
14
Kasuga-cho, Nokono 1660
21
complexcomplex361-2
Jogahana
Ichijima-cho, Sanase 10-1
27
housingcomplex
Ootani housing
complex

Hikami-cho, Ootani 305

10

Housing Construction and Maintenance○Promotion business for simple earthquake-resistant diagnosis / earthquake-resistant remodeling of yourhomeCity Resident’s Section (Toshi Jutaku-ka) ☎74-2364
Tamba City adds on its own subsidy to the governmental and prefectural subsidy system for the expenses
incurred in the diagnosis (inspection) of wood-constructed houses, the results and subsequent remodelingplanning and reconstruction work.
● Simple earthquake-resistant diagnosis expenses (free)● Subsidy for earthquake-resistant house remodeling planning expenses (Max. 50,000 yen)
● Subsidy for earthquake-resistant house reconstruction work (Max. 300,000 yen)
○Promotion business for specal subdivision sales
City Resident’s Section (Toshi Jutaku-ka) ☎74-2364
So as to promote the sales of the Ousouji subdivision and the Yuryou-Taen housing, Tamba City will provide
a subsidy for construction expenses when building a new house on an acquired subdivision.
○Promotion business for using local timber
Agriculture and Forestry Maintenance Section (NorinSeibi-ka) ☎74-1707
Tamba City will provide a subsidy (based on the amount of local timber used) when building a new
wood-constructed house with local timber (from Tamba City). (20,000 yen/㎥ of Tamba City timber, max.
500,000 yen)Tamba City Living Guide 65

○Subsidy program for the remodelling of housing for the elderly
Nursing Insurance Section (Kaigo Hoken-ka) ☎74-1049
Tamba City will provide a subsidy for construction expenses when doing the required remodelling of
housing to make it barrier-free for the elderly (attaching hadn rails to walls, removing steps, etc.), according
to their physical condition. This subisdy is for households with persons aged 65 years or above. (20% of theremodelling expenses, max. 200,000 yen)○Subsidy program for promoting permanent residency, home acquistion and remodelling
Community Cooperation Section (Chiiki Kyodo-ka) ☎82-2272●Tamba City will provide a subsidy for construction expenses when U-turn and I-turn persons*, etc., build orpurchase a new house (excl. land costs) or remodel an existing house. (5% of the new construction orpurchase cost, max. 500,000 yen, 20% of the remodelling expenses, max. 200,000 yen)
●Tamba City will provide a subsidy for construction expenses when U-turn and I-turn persons, etc., remodelan existing house for rental purposes. (20% of the remodelling expenses, max. 200,000 yen)
*U-turn person: person from the country who moves to the city (urban areas) in search of work and a better
life, etc.
*I-turn person: person from the city (urban areas) who moves to the country in search of work and a better
life, etc.
●Tamba City will provide a subsidy for construction expenses when two families (parents and their adultchild’s family, etc.) who intend to live in the same household, build or purchase a new house (excl. landcosts) or remodel an existing house. (5% of the new construction or purchase cost, max. 500,000 yen,
20% of the remodelling expenses, max. 200,000 yen)
* All of the above subsidies are to be available for 3-years until FY2013.

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Public Transportと し じ ゅ う た く か¨都市住宅課 Toshi Jutaku-ka (City Resident’s Office) ☎74-2364

On-demand (reservation) share-ride taxi service
By making a prior registration and phone reservation, passengers can share a ride together on this public
transportation service.
Phone number for reservations 0795-72-5500
Overview of on-demand (reservation) share-ride taxi service
The departure and arrival points are within the old town area (departure from or near the
Operationarea
passenger’s home is possible). Destinations are hospitals, shops, stations, bus stops, etc.
Mon., Tues., Wed. Fri. (4 days/week)
Operation(Service not available if If the above days are on a national holiday or the year-end/new yeardays
holiday period.)
8:00 A.M.- 4:00P.M. (Service not available between 1-2 P.M.)
Operation
7 services/ day on the hour: 8 A.M.,9 A.M., 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 12 P.M. 2 P.M., 3 P.M.
time
The service departs every hour, which includes the time for the pick-up/drop-off of passengers
Phone reservations can be made Mon., Tues., Wed. Fri. (4 days/week), 8:00 A.M.- 4:00P.M.
(Reservations not available if If the above days are on a national holiday or the year-end/newyear holiday period.)
Reservations
Reservations can be made from one week in advance. Reservations for the 8:00 A.M. service
must be made until the day before, and for all other services until 30 minutes before the intended
departure on the day.
300 yen/ ride (Junior high school students and above)Fare
200 yen /ride for elementary school students and persons with a Handbook for the Physically
Disabled, etc.
● This is a public transportation service based on the premise of a “share-ride” system, so it isimportant that the passengers are considerate of each other to ensure a pleasant ride. Pleasekeep this in mind when using this service.
● Please make a note in your calender of your reservation time and date for this taxi service.
● Please be ready to get in the taxi service vehicle as soon as it arrives.
● If you are not at the nominated place when the taxi service vehicle arrives, it will go to the next
Otherspassenger pick up point so as to keep on schedule.
● The taxi service vehicle is not equipped for accomodating a wheelchair.
● Please wave your hand as the taxi service vehicle approaches, so that the driver can know you
are the passenger for pick up.
● When you get into the vehicle, please tell your name to the driver and pay the fare.
● Please refrain from eating or drinking in the vehicle. Pets are not allowed to ride with you in thevehicle.
Persons who haven’t made a prior registration can do so at the following places.
● Tamba City Hall, City Resident’s Section, General Affairs Office ☎82-1001(Main line)● Kasuga Government Office, City Housing Section, Transportation Policy office ☎74-0221● Kaibara City Office, Community Building Promotion Office ☎72-0544● Aogaki City Office, Community Building Promotion Office ☎87-1001● Sannan City Office, Community Building Promotion Office ☎77-0240● Ichijima City Office, Community Building Promotion Office ☎85-1001(City Hall opening hours are 8:30 A.M. - 5:15 P.M., from Mon.-Fri. (excl. national holidays or the year-end/newyear holiday period. The service can be used one week after registering.)

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Promoting Use of the Fukuchiyama Lineと し じ ゅ う た く か¨都市住宅課 Toshi Jutaku-ka (City Resident’s Office) ☎74-2364
So as to increase usage of the JR Fukuchiyama Line, Tamba City will provide a partial subsidy of the train
fare for groups of 3 persons or more travelling in a group.
○Subsidy criteria and details:
1. Eligible groups
Tamba City residents or persons working in the City and travelling in a group of 3
persons or more
2. Criteria
Travelling a distance of 50km or more one way (incl. other railway lines), withpurchase of the train ticket and boarding of the train within Tamba City
3. Amount
1,000 yen/person (adult) (Max.) 500 yen/person (child) (Max.)* Tickets can be purchased from the following stations: Tanikawa, Kaibara, Iso, Kuroi, Ichijima* The subisdy is for the purchase of a one-way train ticket.
○Applying for a subsidy:
1. Application forms are available at the following places: City Hall Resident’s Section, Kasuga Government
Office City Housing Section and its various offices, municipal train stations (Tanikawa, Kaibara, Isou,
Kuroi, Ichijima).
2. Please obtain a proof of purchase when buying your train ticket at the station.
3. Please submit your application form within one month of your journey at the following places: City Hall
Resident’s Section, Kasuga Government Office City Housing Section or its various offices.

Subsidies for Parking Fees of Station Parking Areasと し じ ゅ う た く か¨都市住宅課 Toshi Jutaku-ka (City Resident’s Office) ☎74-2364
So as to increase usage of municipal train stations, Tamba City will provide a partial subsidy of parking area
fees for persons commuting to work or school and using the monthly parking areas near the train stations.
○Subsidy criteria (Persons meeting 1 & 2):
1. Tamba City residents using a municipal JR station for commuting to work or school
2. Persons who have purchased a train pass from a municipal train station, and who have been using themonthly parking areas near the train stations for at least 6 months* For the initial application only, persons who have already purchased a train pass from a train station
outside the Tamba City area are also eligible for the subsidy.
○Amount 1,500 yen/month (Max.)
For persons commuting to work or school from a train station outside the Tamba City area and who willmeet the above criteria in the future, the subisyd for the initial 6 months will be 2,000 yen (Max.)* The maximum subsidy amount is half of the monthly parking area fees.
○Application deadline: The last day of the month after the month you intend to start receiving the subisdy.
(e.g. Persons intending to start receiving the subisdy from April should apply by last day of May.)○Application procedures: Please submit the application form, a copy of your train pass and proof of use forthe parking area (only for privately run parking areas) at the following places: City Hall Resident’s Section,
Kasuga Government Office City Housing Section or its various offices.
○Payment of the subsidy: by bank transfer (Subsidies for April, May and June are paid in August;Subsidies for July, August and September are paid in November, Subsidies for October, November andDecember are paid in February; Subsidies for January, February and March are paid in May.)

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Consultations
Various Consultations
List of main consulations available in Tamba City
Items

Details

Consultations on
administrative
matters

Provides readliy available advice on how toresolve and improve any issues, concerns,
opinions or requests that resident’s may haveabout administrative matters

Consultations onhuman rights

Receives consultations on human rights

Consultations on
consumer affairs

Receives inquiries and complaints about all
types of consumer affairs, such as products
and services, etc.

Time / Place / Inquiries
Kaibara Resident’s Center: Every 3rd
Wednesday of the month
City Hall Consultation Office 1: Every
2nd Monday of the month
Kasuga Resident’s Center: Every 3rd
Tuesday of the month
Sannan Resident’s Center: Every 3rd
Friday of the month
Aogaki Resident’s Center: Every 2nd
Thursday of the month
Ichijima Resident’s Center: Every 3rd
Thursday of the monthConsultation times: 13:30～15:30
General Affairs Section: ☎82-1002
1) Opening of a regular or special
human rights consultation office(Notification listed in the Tamba City
Newsletter)
Kaibara Human Rights Protection
Committee: ☎72-0161
2) Consultations and referral of aconsultation office:Human Rights Education Center:☎82-0242
Mon.～Fri. (excl. Hols.) 8:30～17:15
Tamba City Consumer Affairs Center(Life Safety Section): ☎82-1532
Tues.～Sun. (Closed Tues. If Mon. is anational holiday) 9:00～17:15
Hyogo Prefecture Tamba Consumer
Affairs Center: ☎72-0999

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ItemsConsultations andguidance on
ensuring safety
and security

Details
Receives consultations on how to prevent
traffic acidents and crime, and lead a safe
life, etc.

Free legal
consultations

Lawyers provide consultations to persons
with troubles involving legal issues

Consultations on
personal concerns

Receives consultations on the various
concerns residents have in their daily life

Consultations onchildren and family
life

Receives consultations on the various
concerns parents and guardians living in
Tamba City have about their children aged
under 18 years, such as their family
environment, school (child care center) life,
child rearing, etc.

Consultations on
mental healthReceives consultations on the various
concerns and troubles mentally disabled
persons and their families living in Tamba
City have in their daily life, etc.

Consultations on
intellectual
disabilities

Receives consultations on the various
concerns and troubles intellectually disabled
persons and their families living in Tamba
City have in their daily life, etc.

Time / Place / Inquiries
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:30～17:15
Life Safety Section: ☎82-1532
Twice per month (Every 2nd & 4th
Tuesday): 13:00～16:00
30 mins/person
Social Welfare Committee: ☎82-4631
Six times per month (once per office):
13:30～16:00
Social Welfare Committee: ☎82-4631
Mon.～Fri.: 8:30～17:15
Childcare Section: ☎70-0816
Every 4th Thursday of the month: 13:30～15:30* Please check the place beforehand* Reservations are required by noon of
the previous day
Life Support Section: ☎74-0222
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month:
13:30～15:30
Kasuga Government Consulation
Office* Reservations are required by noon of
the previous day
Life Support Section: ☎74-0222

VariousNursing Care Insurance Section:
consultations for
Please refer to page 55 of this Guide☎74-0368
the elderly
Various
Please refer to page 47 of this Guide
consultations forLife Support Section: ☎74-0222
disabled persons
HealthPlease refer to page 37 of this Guide
Health Affairs Section: ☎82-4567
consulations* All consultations are for free. Please call beforehand to confirm the time and place, etc.,

70 丹波市暮らしのガイド（英語篇）

Community Promotion Program (Program for promoting local internationalization)
Tamba City Living Guide
コミュニティ助成事業（地域国際化推進事業）

丹波市暮らしのガイド

February 2013 Issue
Edited and Issued by the Tamba City International Association
Kaibara 443, Kaibara-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture
Postal Code 669-3309
Phone: 0795-72-5880
E-mail: tamba_ia@yahoo.co.jp