Arriving at Fukuoka Int’l Airport
Quarantine and Immigration
Required Documents
1．Passport (visa attached)
2．Certificate of Eligibility
3．Disembarkation Card

(given in the airplane or upon arrival atthe airport)
Please receive your residence card at theimmigration.

Obtaining Your Residence Card
• If you are arriving at Tokyo airports…

*When you go through customs and present
your passport with visa, the custom officer will
print out your residence card right away.
• If you are arriving at Fukuoka Airport…
*Present your passport with visa at customs, anda custom officer will give you a Landing
Permission issued by Japan Immigration
Inspection. Once you receive the Landing
Permission, you need to take the it toImmigration Services Agency of Japan locatedhere. Your residence card will be issued there.

Arriving at Fukuoka Int’l Airport
Customs Inspection
Required Documents
1. Passport
2. Customs Declaration(given inside airplaneor at arrived airport)
After you claim yourluggage, please hand
the Customs Declaration
to a customs officer.

Going to Hakata Sta. by subway
Shuttle Bus Service (free)betweenDomestic Terminals ⇔International Terminal*Operates every 5 to 8 min.

Fukuokakuko Subway Station. Photo credit

Nimoca is a transportation
card. Top up the card withmoney and use as
payment for anytransportation.

You can purchase a Nimoca for\2,000 in Nishitetsu train
stations and some subway
stations.

Going to Hakata Sta. by subway

Fukuoka
Airport⇒HakataSta.

Duration: 5 min.
Fee: \260

Image credit: Fukuoka City Subway

Going to Hakata Sta. by Bus
Bus Stop No. 2【Nishitetsu bus】
(Outside Fukuoka International Airport)
Heading to Hakata Station
Duration: 15 min. / Fee: \270

Going to Hakata Sta. by Taxi
Taxi Stand(Outside Fukuoka International Airport)
Duration: approx. 12 min.
Fee: approx. \1,200

Apartment Contract Procedures (necessary items)
Resident Card

Passport

Registered Stamp

Mobile Phone

Bank Book

Initial Cost

Mobile Phone/SIM Card/Wi-Fi Contract

Three biggest Japanese
telecommunication carriers(Mobile Phone/Wi-Fi Contract):○SoftBank
https://www.softbank.jp/en/○Docomohttps://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/○AU
https://www.au.com/english/?bid=wewe-gn-1009

Inexpensive smart phonecompanies (SIM-free mobile phones,
available for SIM card only):
UQ, Y!Mobile, LINE Mobile, Rakuten
Mobile, etc.

Required Documents
1．Resident Card
2．Passport
3．Registered Stamp (Jitsuin)
Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies 4．Bank Book or Credit Card

Opening a Bank AccountPhoto credit

Nishi-Nippon City Bank
Fukuoka branchhttps://www.ncbank.co.jp/hiraku
Required Documents
1．Residence Card
2．Passport
3．Registered Stamp
4．Cash (any amount accepted)

Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies

City Hall/Ward Office Procedures
Register your home address at the ward office in which your address falls underjurisdiction (e.g.: if you live in Hakata-ku, you should go to Hakata Ward Office)within 2
weeks after entering Japan.
And DO NOT sign up for National Health Insurance.
Required Documents
1. Residence Card
2. Passport
During procedures at the city hall/ward office, please get a Certificate of Residence withthe My Number on it. (\300 for 1 copy)
This will make your Social Insurance procedures smoother and easier after joining thecompany, and you will also be able to receive your insurance card earlier.
※IMPORTANT NOTE※
・When you register your name at the city hall/ward office, you should also register it inkatakana. Please make sure to register the same katakana as the katakana you provide tothe company.

City Hall/Ward Office Procedures＜Certificate of Residence with My Number＞※Obtain this when you register your address atcity hall 【issued on the same day】

◆Notes◆The My Number is assigned to all the residents who havea Certificate of Residence in Japan to improve theefficiency of government administration and to enhance
convenience for citizens.

It is a very important number, so please store your My
Number safely that it will not be seen by other people.
The My Number notification card will be mailed to yourhome address after office procedures.
Please keep your My Number notification card safely.

＜My Number Notification Card＞※It will be mailed to your registered homeaddress after the city hall/ward officeprocedures【approx. 2-3 weeks】

Wards Office/City Hall Procedures

Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies

Photo credit

Fukuoka City Hall
https://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/li
feinformation/todokede-shomeizei/index.html

Access:Fukuoka City Subway
Hakata Sta.→Tenjin Sta.
Duration: 5 min.
Fee: \260

Required Documents
1．Residence Card2．Passport
Please register your homeaddress at the ward office inwhich your address falls underjurisdiction within 2 weeks
after entering Japan

Purchasing Living GoodsNITORI(Furniture store)(https://www.nitorinet.jp/ec /)Furniture
Futon
Kitchen wareother interior
goods, etc.

Yodobashi
Camera Hakata(HomeAppliances)(https://www.yodobashi.com/)

TVWasher & Dryer
Refrigerator
Microwave, etc.

Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies

Convenience Stores○Family Mart
○Lawson○7-Eleven〇Mini Stop

Convenience stores(※konbini) areeverywhere.
You can purchase not
only food and drink
but also general living
goods as well.
Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies

FoodSpotsFestivals
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https://yokanavi.com/en/All images from Fukuoka City