～Welcome to Imizu～
Located near the center of Toyama Prefecture, Imizu is rich in naturalscenery, with sea, rivers, and green hills, as well as a cultural heritage
full of history and tradition, vibrant commercial, manufacturing,
agricultural, and fishing industries, and a community-building
infrastructure of educational, cultural, and medical facilities.

【Overview of Imizu】
Imizu is close to the center of Toyama,
flanked to the east and west by theprefecture’s two largest cities, Toyamaand Takaoka. With a radius of about 7km andan area of 109.43km², it comprises about2.6% of the prefecture.

【Imizu City Emblem】
The emblem is based on
the shape of the firstcharacter in the word “Imizu”, and represents the sparkling Sea of Japan.

Main Office

Imizu
CityOffice

Imizu City Shinkaihatsu 410 Number 1

Congress General Office, Planning Administration Department,
Financial Administration Department、Citizens Lifestyle Division,
Health and Welfare Division, Board of Education, Audit Commission
Division Office, Accounting Administration

Oshima Office

Imizu City Kojima Number 703

Industry and Economy Department, City Development
Department, Agricultural Committee Division Office

Nunome Office

Imizu City, Nunome Number 1

Water Supply and Sewer Service Department
TEL 0766-51-6600 Office Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am – 5:15 pm(All offices are closed on Sundays. Contact the Citizens Division for details.)
Shinminato Area Center(In the Shinminato Fire Department)

TEL 82-1964

Imizu City Honmachi Nichoume 13-1

Kosugi Area Center(In the former Kosugi Health Center)TEL 57-1636

Imizu City Hibari 1032 Number 3

Daimon Area Center(In the Parenting Support Center)TEL 52-7397

Imizu City Futakuchi 1081

Shimo Area Center(In the Shimomura Exchange Center)TEL 59-8094

Imizu City Kamochubu 838 Number 2

Area centers can distribute certificates and provide basic consultations.

PROCEDURES

Citizens Division■Resident Registration

0766-51-6621
Certificate of Residence copies

Notice of Change of Residence Please be sure to submit this when you
change address.
■Registration
Birth Registration Please submit within 14 days of birth
Death Registration Please submit within 7 days after you are aware of the death.
Marriage/Divorce Registration
For details, please consult your home country’s embassy or consulate.
■Seal Registration

Seal Registration Certificates

Registration is erased if you move outside the city or country.

Tax Division

0766-51-6618

Taxes■Resident Tax

To be paid by those to whom both ① and ② of the following apply.

①People who have lived in Imizu since Jan. 1②People who have had a regular income in the previous year
■Light Automobile Tax
To be paid by those who have owned a light vehicle(light four-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles, etc.) as of April 1st.
For light two-wheeled vehicles and small light two-wheeled vehicles,
Toyama Transportation Bureau050-5540-2044

For light three-wheeled vehicles, light four-wheeled vehicles, and trailers,Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization Toyama Office■Fixed Asset Tax

050-3816-1852

To be paid by those who have owned land, buildings, or depreciable
assets in Imizu City from Jan. 1stInsurance and Pension Division

0766—51-6619

0766-51-6628

National Health Insurance■National Health Insurance Card
There is a 30% co-pay for medical expenses.
You cannot enroll if your period of stay is less than 3 months.
■Medical Expenses
If through unavoidable circumstances you have had to receive treatment at a medical
facility without an insurance card, there are cases where a portion of the amount
paid can be reimbursed to you.
■High Medical Expenses

If the co-pay for one month’s expenses is higher than the set limit, the amount overthe limit will be covered.
■Birth Allowance
Paid in the sum of 40,400 yen when a child is born
(42,000 yen if born in a hospital in the obstetric medical compensation system)■Funeral Expenses

Paid in the sum of 30,000 yen when there is a funeral

Elder Senior Medical Insurance■Elder Senior Medical Insurance Card
Depending on income, co-pay is 10 or 30%.
You cannot enroll if your period of stay is less than 3 months.
■Medical Expenses
If through unavoidable circumstances you have had to receive treatment at a medical
facility without an insurance card, there are cases where a portion of the amount
paid can be reimbursed to you■High Medical Expenses
If the co-pay for one month’s expenses is higher than the set limit, the amount overthe limit will be covered.
■Funeral Expenses

Paid in the sum of 30,000 yen when there is a funeral■Elder Senior Medical Insurance FeePayments: 8 (Monthly from July to Feb. of the next year)
Payment Method: Payment slip or bank transfer

National Pension■Notification for people insured under the national pension(Certification, change of address)
If you work for a Japanese company or factory and are entering into the employee pension
insurance, the procedures will be done by your employer.

Revenue Collection Division

0766-51-6620

Tax Payment
Type of Tax
Resident Tax# ofPayments
4

Payment MonthJune, August, Oct., Jan. ofthe next year

Light Vehicle
Tax
Fixed Asset Tax

1May4

National Health
Insurance Tax

8April, June, Dec., Feb. ofthe following year
Every month from July to Feb.
of the following year

How to Pay
Payment slip or accounttransfer
If you work for acompany, this will bewithheld from yourmonthly salary
Payment slip or accounttransfer
Payment slip or accounttransfer
Payment slip or accounttransfer

LIFE SERVICES

Water and Sewage Customer Center

0766-84-9642■Initiation/Termination of Service, Payment
Starting or ending service can be done over the phone. Payment methods: Banktransfer or payment slip

Water Supply and Engineering Works Division

0766-84-9645■If There Is a Problem with the Water ServiceIf there is a leaky tap etc., please have it repaired by the designated waterworks
construction operator.

Hokutate Co.

0766-54-6665■Municipal Housing
Conditions such as income level and presence or absence of cohabitating relatives apply.

Environmental Services Division

0766-51-6624■Putting Out the Garbage
Please separate household garbage into “Burnable,” “Unburnable,” and“Recycling,” and put it out in your residence’s designated collection area before 8
am on garbage day. Put the burnable garbage into a designated bag.

■Dog Registration

When you buy a dog, you must register it (3,000 yen per dog)

■Rabies Immunization
Every year you must have your dog vaccinated for rabies at an animal hospital. You
must also get a vaccination tag. (Tags are 550 yen, with an additional fee for thevaccination.)■Human Waste Collection Requests
It may not be possible to pick it up on the day of the request. Please make an allowancefor time when you make the request. How to pay human waste collection fees: Payment
slip or account transfer (Payment is due the month after the removal)

Imizu Municipal Hospital

0766-82-8100

Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery,
Neurosurgery,Dermatology, Urology, Gynecology,
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology
Imizu Police Station

Imizu Fire Department

0766-83-0110

0766-56-0119

Crime・Accidents,
Call 110

Fire・Emergency,
Call 119

Imizu City International
Association
Int’l Exchange
Events0766-52-6811

PARENTING・ HEALTH

Health Center

0766-52-7070■Getting a Mother and Child Health Handbook
When you become pregnant, please go to a doctor for a checkup and submit
a Pregnancy Notification Form as soon as possible. Along with Mother and Child Health
Handbooks, they will give you Pregnant Women’s General Checkup Tickets and Maternal
Health Checkup Tickets that can be used at medical institutions in the prefecture.
■Infant Checkup
The 3-4 months checkup, 1 year 6 months checkup, and 3 years 6 months
checkup are done in groups. If your child is under 1 year old, tickets
that can be used at medical institutions within the prefecture are issued
for general infant health checkups.
■Childcare Counseling
We hold counseling and classes about childcare, breastfeeding, baby food etc. forinfants and their guardians.
■Cavity Prevention Class
Every half year we hold 5 classes for children aged 1 year 6 months to 3 years six
months about using fluoride mouthwash and preventing cavities.
■Parenting Class
We hold classes for first-time mothers and their husbands to increase their knowledge
and awareness of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
■Maternity/Infant House Calls
Public health nurses and midwives are available to do house calls for pregnant womenand young infants.
■Vaccinations
We issue vaccination tickets for hib, pediatric pneumococcus, hepatitis B, BCG, thefour-type mixture (diphtheria/whooping cough/tetanus/inactivated polio), MR(measles/rubella), chicken pox, and Japanese Encephalitis vaccines. Vaccines are
given at designated medical facilities in the city or cooperating medical facilities
in the prefecture.
■Cancer Screening
We hold screenings for all kinds of cancer for people with an address in Imizu who
do not have the chance to get a screening at their workplace.

Childcare Support Division

0766-51-6629■Child Allowance
Paid to people raising children who have not yet finished middle school. You must
make an approved claim to receive payment.
■Child Medical Expense Subsidy

Assists with medical fees for children until they complete middle school.
① In-Kind Benefits
Provide a children’s medical expense eligibility certificate and a health insurance
card, and there will be no copay at the medical bill window.
01～Middle School 3rd
Grade

Medical Facilities inside Toyama Prefecture
Medical facilities in the 6 West Toyama Cities (Imizu, Takaoka,Himi, Tonami, Oyabe, Nanto), Toyama University Hospital, Toyama
Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama Prefecture RehabilitationHospital/Children’s Support Center② Reimbursement of Payment
If your child is treated at a medical facility besides the ones listed above or you
are not able to provide a children’s medical expense eligibility certificate, after
temporarily paying the medical expenses at the window, please file for reimbursement.
■Nursery School
Nursery schools are facilities for the children of parents andguardians who need childcare due to work or illness. Nursery school fees are basedon the amount of municipal tax, the child’s age, and the amount of childcare required.
■KindergartenKindergartens are for educating young children before they startelementary school. Enrollment procedures take place at each kindergarten.
・Shichimi Public Kindergarten ・Daimon Wakaba Public Kindergarten■Certified Children’s Centers
Certified Children’s Centers are institutions that combine the functions andfeatures of a kindergarten and a nursery school and that support the care of localchildren. The enrollment process for kindergartens is done at the center, and theprocess for nursery schools is done at the city office.
・Ebie Certified Children’s Center・East Kosugi Nursery School Certified Children’s Center・Taikoyama Aoi Certified Children’s Center・Aoi Kindergarten Certified Children’s Center
・Third Aoi Kindergarten Certified Children’s CenterSCHOOLS

School Education Division

0766-51-6635■Elementary School
There are school-age health checks for children before they first enroll.
A notice of enrollment for the school the child is entering will be sent out at theend of January.
■Middle School

A notice of enrollment for the school the child is entering will

be sent out at the end of January.
■Transferring Schools

When transferring into Imizu or moving into a different

school district in the city, you will be given the necessary forms when going throughchange of address procedures at the transfer reception window. Please take these
documents and the documents you will receive from the previous school to complete
the procedures at the designated school. If you are transferring outside of Imizu,
please give notice to the currently attended school and carry out the departing
procedures there. They will give you the documents to pass on to the new school.
Imizu Mascot
Muzumuzu-kun

ProfileBirthplace: The Land of Water
Lives In: The Land of Water
Gender: Boy
Birthday: Nov. 11, 2005

◆Imizu Features◆
City Flower

City TreeCity Flowering Plant「Large Pink」「Japanese Ash」

「Hydrangea」

City Sealife

City Sealife

City Sealife「White Shrimp」「Red Queen Crab」「Ayu」

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