日本での生活

᪥ᮏ࡛ࡢ⏕ά
1 ㏻Ꮫᐃᮇๆ㸦◊✲⏕ࢆ㝖ࡃ㸧
㏻Ꮫᐃᮇๆࢆ㈙࠺ࡇ࡜ࡀ࡛ࡁࡲࡍ㸦◊✲⏕ࡣ㏻໅ᐃᮇๆ࡟࡞ࡾࡲࡍ㸧ࠋ㉎ධ᪉ἲࡣ௨ୗࡢ㏻ࡾ࡛ࡍࠋ
㟁㌴ࡢሙྜ
ձ Ꮫ⏕ドࡢ㏻Ꮫ༊㛫ḍ࡟᭱▷ࡢ㏻Ꮫ༊㛫㸦஌㌴㥐࡜㝆㌴㥐㸧ࢆグධࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
ղ 㥐࡟ഛ࠼௜ࡅࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࠕᐃᮇๆ㉎ධ⏦㎸᭩ࠖ࡟ᚲせ஦㡯ࢆグධࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋࠕᐃᮇๆ㉎ධ⏦㎸᭩ࠖ࡟
Ꮫ⏕ドࢆῧ࠼࡚㥐ࡢ❆ཱྀ࡟ᥦฟࡋ㸪㏻Ꮫᐃᮇๆࢆ㉎ධࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
㸨Suica /PASMO㐃⤡ᐃᮇๆ
ฟⓎ㥐㸪฿╔㥐ࡢ࡝ࡕࡽ࠿ࡀJRࡢ㥐࡛㸪ࡶ࠺∦᪉ࡀ⚾㕲ࡸᆅୗ㕲ࡢ㊰⥺ࢆ஌ࡾ⥅࠸࡛㏻࠺ሙྜ࡟ࡶ㸯ᯛ
ࡢICᐃᮇ࣮࢝ࢻ࡛ࡲ࡜ࡵ࡚㉎ධࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࡀ࡛ࡁࡲࡍࠋ
JR࢙࢘ࣈࢧ࢖ࢺࠕJR⥺࡜⚾㕲࣭ᆅୗ㕲ࡢᐃᮇๆࢆ㸯ᯛࡢSuica࡛ࠖ
http://www.jreast.co.jp/renrakuteiki/index.html
ࣂࢫࡢሙྜ
Ꮫ㒊࣭኱Ꮫ㝔Ꮫ⏕ࡢሙྜࡣᡤᒓ࢟ࣕࣥࣃࢫࡢᏛ⏕㒊࣭Ꮫ஦ㄢ࣭Ꮫ஦ᢸᙜ࡟㸪ู⛉࣭᪥ᮏㄒ◊ಟㄢ⛬㸪៞᠕࢖
ࣥࢱ࣮ࢼࢩࣙࢼࣝࣉࣟࢢ࣒ࣛࡢᏛ⏕ࡢሙྜࡣᏛ⏕㒊⥲ྜཷ௜࡟Ꮫ⏕ドࢆᣢཧࡋ㸪ࠕ㏻Ꮫド᫂᭩ࠖࢆ⏦ࡋ㎸ࢇ࡛ࡃ
ࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
⮬ศࡀ฼⏝ࡍࡿࣂࢫ఍♫ࡢႠᴗᡤࡸ᱌ෆᡤ࡬⾜ࡁ㸪㏻Ꮫド᫂᭩ࢆᥦฟࡋ㏻Ꮫᐃᮇๆࢆ㈙ࡗ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
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Living in Japan
1 Student Commuter Passes (Excluding Research Students)
Students can purchase a student commuter pass (tsnjgaku teiki-ken). Research students cannot purchase student
commuter passes but are eligible for a regular commuter pass (tsnjkin teiki-ken). Instructions on how to purchase
Student commuter passes are given below.
1. Trains and Subways
ձ Write the station closest to your current residence and the university via the shortest route in the section
provided on the back of your student ID card.
ղ Fill out the required information on the “Application to Purchase a Student Commuter Pass” available at each
station. Show your student ID card and submit the completed request form at the station window to purchase a
commuter pass.
Suica/PASMO commuter pass:
Suica/PASMO is a convenient IC card for traveling by JR and other railway companies. For example, even if your
route uses multiple railway lines (JR and other railway companies), and the station where you get on or off is JR, you
can still use a Suica/PASMO commuter pass.
JR: http://www.jreast.co.jp/renrakuteiki/index.html (Japanese language only)
2. Buses
Request a “student commuter certificate” (tsnjgaku shǀmei-sho) at the Office of Student Services/SFC Academic
Affairs Office (Academic Services) for undergraduate and graduate students, or for those enrolled in JLP or KIP, at
the Office of Student Services (Japanese Language Program)/Office of Student Services (International Exchange
Services Group). Make sure to bring your student ID card when you visit the office. Go to the ticket counter or
information counter of the bus company you want to use and submit the student commuter certificate to purchase the
commuter pass.
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2 㒑౽ᒁ
㒑౽ᒁࡣྛᡤ࡟࠶ࡾ㸪㒑౽≀ࡢ㓄㐩ࡢ࡯࠿㸪㈓㔠ࡸಖ㝤࡞࡝ࡢᴗົࡶ⾜ࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ཷ௜᫬㛫ࡣ㸪ୗグࡢ࡜࠾ࡾ࡛ࡍࠋ
㒑౽ 㸸᭶᭙᪥㹼㔠᭙᪥ 9:00㹼17:00 㸦ᮏᒁ࡞࡝୍㒊ࡣ 19:00 ࡲ࡛㸧
㈓㔠㸦እᅜⅭ࣭᭰㏦㔠㸧㸸᭶᭙᪥㹼㔠᭙᪥ 9:00㹼16:00
ͤATM ࡢ฼⏝᫬㛫ࡣ㸪㒑౽ᒁ࡟ࡼࡾ␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
ྛᆅᇦ࡟ࡣᮏᒁ࡜࿧ࡤࢀࡿ኱ࡁ࡞㒑౽ᒁࡀ࠶ࡾࡲࡍࠋᮏᒁ࡛ࡣᅵ᭙᪥㸪᪥᭙᪥㸪ఇ᪥࡛ࡶ㒑౽ᴗົࢆ 24 ᫬㛫
ྲྀࡾᢅࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ52 ෇࡜ 82 ෇ࡢษᡭࡣ㸪㒑౽ᒁ௨እ࡟㺀ࠛ㺁࣐࣮ࢡࡢ࠶ࡿࢥࣥࣅࢽ࢚ࣥࢫࢫࢺ࢔࡛ࡶ㉎ධ࡛ࡁ
ࡲࡍࠋ ᘬ㉺ࡋࢆࡋࡓ࡜ࡁࡣ㏆ࡃࡢ㒑౽ᒁ࡬⾜ࡁ㺀㌿ᒃᒆ㺁ࡢࡣࡀࡁ࡟グධࡋ࡚ᒆࡅฟࡿ࡜㸪᪂ࡋ࠸ఫᡤ࡟㒑౽≀
ࡀᒆࡁࡲࡍ㸦1 ᖺ㛫㸧ࠋ
㒑౽ᒁ ࡟ࡣ㈓㔠ࡸᨭᡶ࠸ ࡀ࡛ࡁࡿࠕࡺ࠺ࡕ ࡻ㖟⾜ࠖ࡜࠸࠺ࢩࢫࢸ ࣒ࡀ࠶ࡾ㸪඲ᅜࡢ 㒑౽ᒁࡸᥦ ᦠ ATM
㸦Automatic Teller Machine㸧࡛฼⏝࡛ࡁࡲࡍࠋཱྀᗙ㛤タ࡟ࡣ㸪ᅾ␃࣮࢝ࢻ࠾ࡼࡧ༳㚷㸦ࢧ࢖࡛ࣥࡶࡼ࠸㸧ࡀᚲせ
࡛ࡍࠋ
᪥ᮏ㒑౽㸸㻌
http://www.post.japanpost.jp/
http://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/
ࡺ࠺ࡕࡻ㖟⾜㸸㻌
3 㖟⾜ཱྀᗙࡢ㛤タ
ዡᏛ㔠ࡣ㖟⾜ཱྀᗙ࡟᣺ࡾ㎸ࡲࢀࡲࡍࠋ㖟⾜ཱྀᗙࢆ᪩ࡵ࡟㛤タࡋ࡚࠾ࡃࡇ࡜ࢆ࠾່ࡵࡋࡲࡍࠋཱྀᗙࢆ㛤タࡍࡿ㝿㸪
ᅾ␃࣮࢝ࢻ㸪Ꮫ⏕ド࠾ࡼࡧ༳㚷㸦ࢧ࢖࡛ࣥࡶࡼ࠸㸧ࡢᥦ♧ࡀồࡵࡽࢀࡲࡍࠋ㖟⾜࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ࡣ༳㚷ࡸ༙ᖺ௨ୖࡢᅾ
␃ࢆồࡵࡽࢀࡿሙྜࡀ࠶ࡾࡲࡍࡢ࡛㸪஦๓࡟☜ㄆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
❆ཱྀࡢႠᴗ᫬㛫㸸ᖹ᪥༗๓ 9 ᫬࠿ࡽ༗ᚋ 3 ᫬
ͤATM ࡢ฼⏝᫬㛫ࡣ㸪タ⨨ሙᡤ࡟ࡼࡾ␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
4 㟁 ヰ
㟁ヰࢆ᪂タ࣭⛣タࡍࡿ᫬ࡣ㸪NTT ࡢ 116 ␒࡟㟁ヰࡍࡿ࠿㸪᭱ᐤࡾࡢ NTT Ⴀᴗᡤ࡬⾜ࡗ࡚⏦ࡋ㎸ࡳࡲࡍࠋ
ᦠᖏ㟁ヰࡸ PHS㸦Personal Handy phone System㸧ࢆ㉎ධࡍࡿሙྜࡣ㸪ᅾ␃࣮࢝ࢻ࠾ࡼࡧᏛ⏕ド㸦㌟ศド᫂᭩㸧ࢆ
ᣢࡗ࡚㸪㏆ࡃࡢᦠᖏ㟁ヰ఍♫ࡢ௦⌮ᗑ㸪㏻ಙ఍♫࡛ᡭ⥆ࡁࢆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
NTT ᮾ᪥ᮏ㸦㟁ヰ㸧 http://web116.jp/phone/index.html?link_eastid=ext_p009
୺࡞ᦠᖏ㟁ヰࡢ఍♫ࡣḟࡢ࡜࠾ࡾ࡛ࡍࠋ
au
Docomo
Softbank
Y!mobile
http://www.au.kddi.com/
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/
http://www.softbank.jp/mobile/
http://www.ymobile.jp/index.html
Tel: 0077-7-111
Tel: 0120-800-000
Tel: 0800-919-0157
Tel: 0120-921-156
5 ࢖ࣥࢱ࣮ࢿࢵࢺ
࢖ࣥࢱ࣮ࢿࢵࢺ࡬ࡢ᥋⥆᪉ἲࡣ㸪㏻ಙ⎔ቃ㸪≉࡟౑⏝ᅇ⥺㸦㟁ヰ࡟ࡼࡿࢲ࢖ࣖࣝ࢔ࢵࣉ࣭ADSL࣭ගᅇ⥺࣭ࢣ
࣮ࣈࣝ TV ࡞࡝㸧࡟ࡼࡗ࡚␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࠋࣉࣟࣂ࢖ࢲ࣮ࢆ㑅ࢇ࡛ၥ࠸ྜࢃࡏࢆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
୺࡞ࣉࣟࣂ࢖ࢲ࣮ࡣḟࡢ࡜࠾ࡾ࡛ࡍࠋ
AOL
Tel: 0120-275-265
Nifty
http://join.aolservice.jp/
http://setsuzoku.nifty.com
OCN
http://service.ocn.ne.jp/plan/
So-net
http://so-net.ne.jp/access
Yahoo BB http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp
Tel: 0120-50-2210
Tel: 0120-506-506
Tel: 0120-117-268
Tel: 0120-33-4546
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2 Post Offices
Japan Post handles mail and also provide banking, insurance and other services.
Regular Business Hours:
Postal Service: Mon. to Fri. 9:00–17:00 (Some larger post offices close at 19:00)
Savings Accounts (Foreign Exchange & Remittances): Mon. to Fri. 9:00–16:00
*ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) operating times vary according to the branch.
Japan Post has a large post office called the “honkyoku” in each area throughout the country. This post office offers
postal services 24 hours a day, including weekends and national holidays. Apart from at post offices, postage stamps
(52 yen/82 yen) can also be bought at convenience stores and shops with the Japanese postal mark (ࠛ).
If you change your address in Japan, go to your local post office and fill out and submit a “Notification of Change of
Address” form. Your mail will be forwarded to your new address for a year, free of charge.
Japan Post (JP) also has a bank called “Ynjcho-ginkǀ” that allows you to save and withdraw money from post offices
and ATMs throughout the country. You will need your residence card and a personal name seal (inkan), if you have
one, to open a bank account at a post office.
Japan Post Postal Service: http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/index.html
Japan Post Bank (Ynjcho-ginkǀ): http://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en_index.html
3 Opening a Bank Account
Scholarship payments will be made via direct deposit. Therefore, we recommend that you open a bank account as
early as possible. You will need your Residence card your student ID card, and a personal name seal (inkan), if you
have one, to open an account. At some banks, your period of stay must be over 6 months to open an account. Please
check with the bank in advance for detailed information.
Regular Business Hours: Mon. to Fri. 9:00–15:00
*ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) operating times may vary according to location.
4 Telephone Service
If you would like a new telephone line installed or an existing line moved, call NTT by dialing 116 or visit your
nearest NTT office. If you would like to purchase a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), you can
apply directly to the phone company of your choice or visit its nearest distributor. You will need to present your
residence card and student ID card (personal identification).
http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/en/product/tel_service.html
NTT EAST (Telephone Service)
Listed below are the major mobile phone companies in Japan and their phone numbers from a fixed phone line.
http://www.au.kddi.com/english/
Tel: 0077-7-111
au
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/
Tel: 0120-800-000
Docomo
Softbank
http://www.softbank.jp/en/mobile/
Tel: 0800-919-0157
Tel: 0120-921-156
Y!mobile http://www.ymobile.jp/index.html (Japanese language only)
5 Internet
The availability and speed of the Internet will vary according to a number of factors which include your local
communications environment and the type of line (dial-up modem, optical line, ADSL, Cable TV). Please select an
Internet provider and make inquiries with them. Listed below are the major Internet providers in Japan.
http://join.aolservice.jp/ (Japanese language only)
Tel: 0120-275-265
AOL
http://setsuzoku.nifty.com (Japanese language only)
Tel: 0120-50-2210
Nifty
http://service.ocn.ne.jp/english/
Tel: 0120-506-506
OCN
http://so-net.ne.jp/access (Japanese language only)
Tel: 0120-117-268
So-net
Tel: 0120-33-4546
Yahoo! BB http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp (Japanese language only)
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6 㟁 Ẽ
ࢩ࣮ࣙࢺࡋࡓሙྜࡸᐜ㔞௨ୖࡢ㟁Ẽࢆ౑ࡗࡓ࡜ࡁ࡟ࡣ㸪ࣈ࣮࣮ࣞ࢝ࡀⴠࡕ㸪㟁Ẽࡢ౪⤥ࡀ⮬ືⓗ࡟Ṇࡲࡾ೵㟁
ࡋࡲࡍࠋࡇࡢࡼ࠺࡞᫬ࡣ㸪㟁Ẽჾලࡢ౑⏝ࢆῶࡽࡋ࡚࠿ࡽ㸪ࣈ࣮࣮ࣞ࢝ࢆୖࡆࡲࡍࠋ㒊ᒇࡢ㟁Ẽᐜ㔞ࢆ࠶ࡽ࠿ࡌ
ࡵㄪ࡭㸪ྠ᫬࡟㟁Ẽࢆ౑࠸㐣ࡂ࡞࠸ࡼ࠺࡟ࡋࡲࡋࡻ࠺ࠋ㟁Ẽࡢࢺࣛࣈࣝࡣ㸪㟁Ẽᩱ㔠ࡢ㡿཰᭩࡟᭩࠿ࢀ࡚࠸ࡿႠ
ᴗᡤ࡟㟁ヰࡍࡿ࡜ࡼ࠸࡛ࡋࡻ࠺ࠋ㡿཰᭩ࡣ኱ษ࡟ಖ⟶ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋᘬࡗ㉺ࡍ㝿࡟ࡣᮾி㟁ຊ࡬ࡢ㐃⤡ࢆᛀࢀࡎ
࡟ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
౛㸧ᮾி㟁ຊ
http://www.tepco.co.jp/index-j.html
㸨㟁ヰ␒ྕࡣᆅᇦ࡟ࡼࡗ࡚␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࡢ࡛㸪࢙࢘ࣈࢧ࢖ࢺ࡛☜ㄆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
7 ࢞ ࢫ
౑⏝ࡉࢀ࡚࠸ࡿ࢞ࢫࡣ㸪㒔ᕷ࢞ࢫ࡜ࣉࣟࣃࣥ࢞ࢫࡀ࠶ࡾࡲࡍࠋ࢞ࢫࢆ౑⏝ࡍࡿ࡜ࡁࡣ࢞ࢫࡢ✀㢮࡟ὀពࡋ࡚㸪
࢞ࢫ఍♫࡟㐃⤡ࡋࡓୖ࡛౑⏝ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋᢸᙜ⪅ࡀ᮶࡚㸪㛤㏻సᴗࢆࡋ࡚ࡃࢀࡲࡍࠋ㛤㏻సᴗࢆࡍࡿ࡜ࡁ࡟ࡣ㸪
ᅾᏯࡋ࡚࠸࡞ࡅࢀࡤ࡞ࡾࡲࡏࢇࠋ
౛㸧ᮾி࢞ࢫ
http://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp/
Tel:
0570-002211
8 Ỉ 㐨
Ỉ㐨ࢆ౑⏝ࡍࡿ࡜ࡁࡣ㸪ఫࢇ࡛࠸ࡿᆅᇦࡢႠᴗᡤ࡟㐃⤡ࢆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋᩱ㔠ࡢᨭᡶ࠸ࡣ㏻ᖖ 2 ࣨ᭶ࡈ࡜࡟ㄳ
ồࡀࡁࡲࡍࠋㄳồ᭩࡟ࡋࡓࡀࡗ࡚ᩱ㔠ࢆᨭᡶࡗ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
౛㸧ᮾி㒔Ỉ㐨ᒁ
ᶓ὾ᕷỈ㐨ᒁ
http://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.jp/
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/suidou/
㸨㟁ヰ␒ྕࡣᆅᇦ࡟ࡼࡗ࡚␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࡢ࡛㸪࢙࢘ࣈࢧ࢖ࢺ࡛☜ㄆࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
㸺ᨭᡶ࠸࡟ࡘ࠸࡚㸼
㟁ヰ࣭㟁Ẽ࣭࢞ࢫ࣭Ỉ㐨➼ࡢᩱ㔠㸪ࢸࣞࣅཷಙᩱ➼ࡣ㸪ࢥࣥࣅࢽ࢚ࣥࢫࢫࢺ࢔㸪㖟⾜㸪㒑౽ᒁ࡛ᨭᡶ࠺ࡇ࡜ࡀ
࡛ࡁࡲࡍࠋࡲࡓ㸪㖟⾜ཱྀᗙ࠿ࡽ⮬ືⓗ࡟ᨭᡶ࠺ࡇ࡜㸦㖟⾜ཱྀᗙᘬࡁⴠ࡜ࡋ㸧ࡶ࡛ࡁࡲࡍࠋ㖟⾜ཱྀᗙᘬࡁⴠ࡜ࡋࡢ
ヲ⣽࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡣ㸪ࡑࢀࡒࢀࡢ஦ᴗ⪅࡟ၥ࠸ྜࢃࡏ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
9 ࢦ࣑ฎ⌮
ࢦ࣑ࡣศูࡋ࡚㸪ᡤᐃࡢ᭙᪥࣭᫬㛫࣭ሙᡤ࡟ฟࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋᆅᇦ࡟ࡼࡗ࡚࣮ࣝࣝࡀ␗࡞ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
ྍ⇞ࢦ࣑
㏻ᖖ 1 㐌㛫࡟⣙ 2 ᅇ
୙⇞ࢦ࣑
㏻ᖖ 1 㐌㛫࡟ 1 ᅇࡶࡋࡃࡣ 2 㐌㛫࡟ 1 ᅇ
⢒኱ࢦ࣑
ࢸ࣮ࣈࣝ㸪᳔Ꮚ㸪ᕸᅋ㸪ᬮᡣჾල㸪
⮬㌿㌴࡞࡝
༊ᙺᡤ/ᕷᙺᡤ࡟㐃⤡ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸㸦᭷ᩱ㸧
ὀព㸸࢚࢔ࢥ࣭ࣥࢸࣞࣅ࣭෭ⶶᗜ࣭෭෾ᗜ࣭Ὑ℆ᶵ࣭⾰㢮஝⇱ᶵ࣭ࣃࢯࢥࣥࡢ 7 ရ┠ࡣ㸪⢒኱ࢦ࣑࡜ࡋ࡚
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6 Electricity
If a circuit shorts or you use more electricity than the electrical capacity of your residence, the circuit breaker will trip
and your electricity supply will be cut automatically. If this happens, reduce the number of electrical appliances you
are using before resetting the circuit breaker. Find out the electrical capacity of your residence and try not to use too
much electricity at one time. In case of emergency or difficulties, call the electricity company using the phone
number written on your electricity bill. Make sure to keep your bills and receipts for reference. Call Tokyo Electric
Power Company (TEPCO) to cancel your electricity service when you move.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
*Phone numbers vary according to your area of residence. Please check TEPCO’s website for more information.
7 Gas
There are two common types of gas used in Japan. One is natural gas (toshi gas), and the other is propane gas (LP
gas). When you move into a new place, find out which type of gas is used and call the gas company. A representative
will come to open the main gas line, for which you must be present.
Tokyo Gas http://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp/index_e.html Tel: 0570-002211
8 Water
Contact your local water company office to have your water turned on. You must notify them of the date when you
wish to start using water. A bill will be mailed to you every other month.
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
http://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/index.html
Yokohama Waterworks Bureau
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/suidou/langage/english/
*Telephone numbers may vary according to the area you live in. Please check the websites for more information.
*Note on Paying Bills:
You can pay your telephone, electricity, gas, and water bills, TV charges, and other fees at convenience stores,
banks, and post offices. Alternatively, you can arrange for payment via direct debit (ginkǀ kǀza hikiotoshi) from
your bank account. Ask each business operator for details.
9 Garbage Disposal
Household garbage (gomi) is collected by the city. Separate your garbage and put it out according to the specified day,
time, and location for your area. Collection days, times, and locations differ from area to area.
Combustible garbage
Usually twice a week
Non-combustible garbage
Usually once a week or once every two weeks
Oversized garbage
Please contact your city office for disposal of items. You will be charged
tables, chairs, futons,
a small fee for collection of these items.
heating appliances, bicycles, etc.
Note: The following seven appliances cannot be collected as oversized garbage: air-conditioners, televisions,
refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers and computers.
Under the Home Appliance Recycling Act, you must contact the store where you purchased the appliance
or the store where you plan to purchase a new appliance to request the disposal of the old one. If you do not
remember where you bought the item and do not plan to replace it, please contact your local city office.
You are expected to observe all rules and regulations concerning garbage disposal and recycling in
your city.
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