Necessary procedures for living after coming to Japan
Ward office

Post office

Bankprocedures

procedure

procedure

Necessary items
 Passport Residence card
 Student ID（Or admission acceptance）
 Personal identification #／Taxpayer identification # Seal（If you have）
 Payment slip & brochures of insurances

北（Gakkensai, Inbound futai-gakuso）

 Cash￥10,000～40,000（Depending on your preferred inbound futai-gakuso type）

Before going to a ward office・・・Do you have an apartment or
dormitory to live in?
YES → Let’s register at the ward office as soon as possible.
NO → First, find a room to live in. (Go to “Finding an apartment”)
1Register as a resident at the ward office where you live.
Apartments in Kita-ku
IH Kita ８
Google MAP
IH Kita ２３
Keiteki dorm.
Sosei dorm.

Ward offices HP

Apartments in Toyohira-ku

Sapporo Int’lStudent Center

Google MAP

Kita Ward

Register at Kita WardOffice.
Go to next page→https://bit.ly/2TLn9cw

Register at

Toyohira Ward Office.
Go to page ８→

Others:There are Chuo-ku, Nishi-ku,Teine-ku, etc. in Sapporo. Register
your resident at the ward officeNational health insurance
payment is not on the day,payment slip will be mailed to youraddress later date. And theinsurance card will be mailed too.

Toyohiraward
https://bit.ly/39O2kD3

Apartments in Higashi-ku
Google MAP

Higashi

Register at

Higashi Ward Office.

ward
https://bit.ly/39PAsOH

Go to page 13→2

Kita Ward Office3

Kita Ward Office●NorthPolice sta.

1-1, Kita24 Nishi6, Kita-ku, Sapporo（5 minute-walk from subway [Kita24]sta. on Nanboku line)

KitaWardOfficeKita

Lawson●24Sta.

Hokkaido
North-South line

Univ.

KitaMain entrance

18Sta.

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Kita Ward Office Guide map of the building
Citizen Registration①Mainentrance②
Insurance& Pension

5

Citizen Registration Division （⑭ counter）
Go straight through the main entrance.

Fill out the form on the table, get a
reception number and wait until called.

Ticket dispenser

Resident registration
application form is at the table.
Refer to p.19 for examples.

Write with the samekatakana nameduring all procedures.
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Citizen Registration Div. ⑭ & Insurance Div.⑨
Submit the form to the reception
counter when the number is called.

Move on to Insurance Div.

Your address will be
printed on the back after
submitting the form.
Make sure tocheck the printing
If it is correct.

Refer to p.20 for example
of insurance applicationform.
Students 20 years of age or older
when enter Japan are obliged toenroll in the national pension.
For procedure, go to p.21～22

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ToyohiraWard Office8

6-jo 10-chome 1-1, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
Toyohira Ward Office Hiragishi(12min-walk from subway [Misono]Sta. on Toho line)
MisonoSta.
Misono ●Post Office

Subway Toho line

● LawsonTsukisamu
parkMain entrance

9Toyohira Ward Office Guide map of the building②①Insurance& Pension

Citizen Registration

Mainentrance

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Citizen Registration Division （③～⑧ counter）
Enter from main entrance and go left.

Fill out the form on the table, get a
reception number and wait until called.

Resident registration
application form is at the table.
Refer to p.19 for examples.

Main entrance

Ticketdispenser
is by thecounter.

Write with the samekatakana nameduring all procedures.
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Citizen Registration Div. → Insurance Div. （⑫・⑬ counter）
Submit the form to the reception
counter when the number is called.
3～８ counter

Move on to Insurance Div.
Fill out the insurance application form（P.２0 forexample） ,get a reception number at the dispenser
and submit once called.

Your address will be
printed on the back after
submitting the form.
Make sure tocheck the printing
If it is correct.

Ticketdispenser
Students 20 years of age or older
when enter Japan are obliged toenroll in the national pension.
For procedure, go to p.21～22

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Higashi Ward Office13

Higashi Ward Office↓ Hokkaido Univ.

1-1, Kita 11 Higashi 7, Higashi-ku, Sapporo（3 minute-walk from [Higashi Kuyakusho mae]
Station #4 exit on Toho Line.
HigashiKuyakusho mae

Higashiwardoffice

Kita

Sosei River

24
Sta.

Toho line

North-South line

●IH Kita
8Higashi

Sapporo Sta.

Main entrance
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Higashi Ward Office

Guide map of the building
1st floor of Higashi Ward OfficeStairs

②

①

Main
entrance①Citizen Registration②Insurance & Pension
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Citizen Registration Division （⑤Reception counter）
Go through the main entrance
toward the right.

Resident registration
application form isat the table. Refer toFill out the form on the table, get thereceipt number and wait until called.

Ticketdispenser

p.19 for examples.
Write with the samekatakana nameduring all procedures.

The dispenser
is near thecounter.

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Citizen Registration Div. ⑤・Insurance Div.⑧
Submit the form to the reception
counter when the number is called.

Move on to Insurance Div.

⑤ counter

Ticketdispenser

Your address will be
printed on the back after
submitting the form.
Make sure tocheck the printing
If it is correct.

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Insurance Division（⑨reception counter）
Fill out the insurance application form（P.２0 for example） ,get a reception number at the dispenser and submit once called.

Ticketdispenser

Insurance reception is ⑨

Waiting spaceStudents 20 years of age or older
when enter Japan are obliged toenroll in the national pension.
For procedure, go to p.21～22

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Resident registration application form （example）
Address：Both English and Japanese are ok. Please make no mistake!
Name：Write same as your residence card.
If you don’t have your mobile number,write dormitory phone number２４2

ＳａｐｐｏｒｏＴａｒｏ011

XXX XXXX２北北32521 1－905

北23条西13丁目

インターナショナルハウス北23条1号棟ＸＸＸ

China ←Write Nationality

Room No.

Leave blank
サッポロタロウ

Ｓａｐｐｏｒｏ 2000 1
Ｔａｒｏ
Katakana Name

1Himself

Ｓａｐｐｏｒｏ Ｔａｒｏ
Check residence card and fill in theinformation. If not sure, leave itblank.
China
ＡStudent”

Ｂ１ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６７ ８ Ｃ

19Ｄ

Income Report for National Health Insurance (example)

Both English and Japanese are ok.
Don’t forget room no.

北北23条西13丁目21－1－808

SapporoTaro011-700-3455
090-1234-5678
Signature or Seal

Sapporo Taro
Birthdate（Y・M・D）
200011

Your last year income in JAPAN.
Most of student circle “No income”）
Scholarship is not income.
20National Pension①Enrollment (Students 20 years of age or older when enter Japan areobliged to enroll)a. Enrollment Procedures・Submit“Notification of National Pension Insured Person (Application Form)” (KOKUMIN
NENKIN HIHOKENSHA KANKEITODOKESHO (MOUSHIDESHO).
（Show your passport & resident card. Sometimes you need a residence record “Juminhyo”）※Disadvantages ofnon-enrollment
・If you become disabled
while in Japan, you will not
be compensated・You will have a trouble
when you get a job in Japan
・Your permanent residence
application will not begranted21

National Pension②b. Contribution postponement and exemption systems

・If you have difficulty in paying the contributions due to financial reasons such as
low income, you can apply following systems. Student ID card is necessary toapply “Special Payment System for Students”.
（Regular Student）（Non-regular student）

Special Payment System for Students

Exemption of the Contributions※Only if the previous year's income(in Japan) of you/your spouse is low, above
applications for postponement/exemption will be granted.
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Individual Number（“My Number”）
Your “Individual Number Notice” will be delivered
to you by mail 2-3 weeks after the resident
registration.
This notice cannot be used as proof of yourIndividual Number or as identification. But Please
don’t throw it away or lose it. Keep it in a safe
place. This notice cannot be reissued.

My NumberIf you make/receive overseas money transfer, youneed to submit individual number to the bank.
(This notice cannot be used to proof the number,
you need either “My number card” or a certified
copy of resident registration which indicate
individual number, refer next page)

In case you want an Individual Number card(“My Number” card), please check this web site:
https://www.kojinbango-card.go.jp/en/
The Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems23

If you need to receive money from overseas
If you need to receive money from overseas at a bank, you need a certified copy ofresident registration which indicate Individual Number.
You can apply at the ward office, fill in the following form, and submit it with theresident registration application form.
If they can not issue on the day of resident registration, from the next day you canapply at the Odori Certificate Issuance Service Center.
You need to write “mynumber” on this column.

Odori Certificate Issuance Service Center
Place:
B1, Nishi 4-chome, Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku

41(Along the concourse for the Namboku Line at the Odori
Subway Station [EXIT 5])

ＴＥＬ：011-211-3535
Weekday 9：00～20：00
Sat. and Sun. 9：00～17：00
Closed：National Holiday, New year holiday

My Number北北23条西13丁目21番地1-905
サッポロ

MAP：https://bit.ly/2v213Wy

札幌タロウ太郎

011

123 - 4567

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