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Guidebook to Living in Musashino
Last updated : 04-OCT-2009
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City Background
Message from the Mayor / Opinions regarding City Administration / Access to City Hall / Map of Musashino / Statistical Information / History / Annual Events
Counseling Services for Foreign Residents
Musashino International Association (MIA) / Counseling Services for Foreign Residents
Disaster Preparedness
When an Earthquake Strikes / Earthquake Warning Advisory / Temporary and Community Evacuation Shelters
Administrative Procedures and Programs
- Municipal Branch Offices
- Foreign Resident Registration
- Foreign National Registration / Return of Alien Registration Card / Re-entry Permits / Naturalization
- Personal Information
- Family Register / Personal Seals
- National Health Insurance and Pension
- National Health Insurance / Senior Citizen Medical Care System / Long-term Care Insurance / National Pension
- Taxes
- Income Tax / Resident Tax / Tax Agreements with Foreign Countries / Returning to One’s Home Country / Light Vehicle Tax / Fixed Asset Tax / Tax Payment Methods / Requesting Tax Documentation
- Child Care
- Services for Expectant Mothers / Financial Assistance Programs / Health Exams for Infants / Vaccinations / Infant Medical Care Assistance Program / Child Benefit Program / Child Care Assistance Facilities / Sakurazutsumi Children’s Hall / Registered Nursery School / Other Child Care Facilities / Kindergarten
- Education
- Educational Counseling for Returnee Children / Educational Counseling for Absenteeism / Gakudo Club / Public Elementary and Middle Schools / Transferring Schools
- Social Welfare
- Government Assistance / Single-parent Households / Physically Impaired / Senior Citizens
- Public Health
- Musashino Public Health Center / Health Exams / Tokyo Metropolitan Tama-Fuchu Health Center / AIDS / Health Exams
- Garbage Separation and Collection
- Pet Ownership
- Community Centers
Transportation
Private Bus Companies / Mubus / Traffic Accidents / Driver’s License / Bicycle Registration and Parking
Lifestyle Related
- Renting an Apartment or Home
- Rental Housing Basics / Public Housing
- Post Office
- Postal Rates / Notice of Failed Delivery / Address Changes
- Telephone
- Installing a Phone Line / International Calls / Public Phone Booths
- Banks
- Opening a Bank Account / Overseas Remittances
- Utilities
- Electricity / Natural Gas / Water Service / How to Read a Utility Bill
Public Facility Information
- Cultural Facilities
- Civic Cultural Center / Public Auditorium / Musashino Performing Arts Theatre / Musashino Swing Hall / Kichijoji Art Museum / Kichijoji Theatre / Shoroan Tea House / Civic Hall / Public Libraries
- Sports Facilities
- Municipal Sports Complex / Other Sports Facilities / Classes
- Recreational Facilities
- Shizen no Mura / Fuji Kogen Family Lodge / Lodging Subsidies / Government-owned Resort Facilities
- Parks
- Koganei Metropolitan Park / Musashino Chuo Park / Inokashira Metropolitan Park / Inokashira Zoo / Furuse Park
Information for International Students
Searching for Housing / Required Items for Living in Japan / Useful Information / Local Events / Part-time Jobs / Reverse Table of Contents for International Students / Column: Advice for Incoming International Students
Telephone Directory
Medical Institutions / Public Facilities / Embassies and Consulates
Medical Information
Emergency Medical Institutions / Medical Institutions with Staff who can Speak Foreign Languages