1. Overview of the City of Nagahama

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1. Overview of the City of Nagahama
The ―Living Guide for Foreign Residents in Nagahama City‖ provides a variety of useful information to foreign
residents living in Nagahama City to make their life more convenient, comfortable and safe. If you have any
problems or questions relating to daily life, please feel free to consult us at the City Hall or your neighbors.
(1) About the City of Nagahama
Nagahama City is located in the northeastern part of Shiga Prefecture, sharing a border with Fukui Prefecture in
the north and Gifu Prefecture in the east, and is surrounded by the Ibukiyama mountain chain and Lake Biwa.
The city is located on an alluvial plain called Kohoku Plain, laid down by the Anegawa, Takatokigawa and
Yogokawa Rivers flowing into Lake Biwa, and blessed with one of the richest natural environments in Shiga
Prefecture. You will enjoy beautiful views of the mountains, rivers and lakes inhabited by a variety of aquatic
birds.
The city is conveniently located in the middle of major economic zones including Kansai, Chubu and Hokuriku,
and is served by a wide transport network.
Nagahama also has an abundance of historical heritage. Hokkoku-kaido Road and Hokkoku-wakiokanendo(Byroad of Hokkoku-kaido), that was the shortest route connecting Hokkoku-kaido and Nakasendo,
prospered as important roads connecting Edo (currently Tokyo) in the Edo period. Nagahamajo Castle and
Odanijo Castle ruins, Shizugadake mountain, and the old Anegawa battlefield remind us of the Sengoku period.
The city also has many temples and shrines, such as Hogonji Temple in Chikubushima island, and Kannon no
Sato in which there is Doganji Temple with the Eleven faced Kannon and many other temples enshrining
Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy) statues.
(2) History
Nagahama, which used to be called Imahama, was named by Hideyoshi Hashiba (later Hideyoshi Toyotomi) in
the Tensho period (1572–1592). Hideyoshi moved the center of government from Odanijo Castle to Nagahama.
He allowed merchants to govern the commercial area by themselves and trade goods freely, and Nagahama
flourished as a castle town serving the center of commerce in the region.
In 1943, the town of Nagahama merged with six other villages to gain city status. In 2006, Nagahama City was
merged with Azai-cho and Biwa-cho. On January 1, 2010, Nagahawa City was merged again with six towns
including Torahime-cho, Kohoku-cho, Takatsuki-cho, Kinomono-cho, Yogo-cho and Nishiazai-cho to create the
current city of Nagahama.
[Population] 122,044 people
Fukui
Prefecture
44,501households
Gifu
Prefecture
(The number of foreign residents 2,940people)
Nagahama
City
[Area]
539.48 m2
(stretching around 25 km east-west and 40 km
north-south)
(As of August.1,2014)
Shiga
Prefecture
Lake
Biwa
[Climate] The weather is temperate and comfortable from spring to autumn. Winter can be very cold with a large
amount of snow due to seasonal winds off the Japan Sea.
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2. Procedures for Various Registration and Certificates
(1) Notification of a place of residence, etc.
Foreign nationals who are admitted and resided in Japan with a resident card or who are allowed to carry with a
special permanent resident certificate, as well as foreign nationals born in Japan, must notify their places of
residence. They are required to always carry the resident card as an ID card when going out. With regard to the
special permanent resident certificate, they are not required to carry it always. But when they are requested to show,
they must respond positively.（However, when entering Japan on a visa in which the permitted length of stay is
less than three months—i.e., a temporary visitor visa—a resident card is not issued and it is not necessary to
register as a resident.）
◆Resident card
To the foreign nationals entering Japan from the main airports, the resident card is issued on entering Japan. For the
foreign nationals entering Japan from other airports and sea ports than the above, please refer to the visa card; on
the card, it is stated that they can receive the resident card at a later date.
To the foreign nationals born in Japan, the resident card is issued when they get a stay permit at the Immigration
Bureau. (For application for a stay permit, it is necessary that notification be made within 30 days from the date of
birth).
◆Notification of a place of residence
The foreign nationals who want to receive a resident card or a special permanent resident certificate must notify to
the Minister of Justice of their places of residence. When change is made, such as moving-in, residence transfer,
moving-out, etc. you are requested to notify the city hall of such change, without failure within 14 days. When you
notify of your place of residence, you need the resident card or the special permanent resident certificate.
* The legal amendment made on July 9, 2012 requires foreign nationals to submit a moving out notification when
they move out, and to receive the moving-out certificate. This certificate is necessary when they make a movingin notification at their new place of residence.
◆Notification of other items than places of residence
[Foreign nationals in a stay of middle or long term]
When you (foreign national) make a notification about the other items than place of residence on the resident card,
you need to take required proceedings at the Immigration Bureau. For reissuance of a resident card, etc. you are
requested to take proceedings at the Immigration Bureau (not at the City hall).
[Special permanent residents]
When you (special permanent resident) make a notification about the other items in the special permanent resident
certificate than the place of residence, you can make required proceedings at the city hall. Reissuance of the
certificate, etc. can also be made at the city hall.
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◆Family relationship
When you are going to describe or change a new family relationship, you are required to submit a public document
certifying the said relationship. If the relationship is written in the document in motherland language, you need to
prepare original and the translation version thereof. If you cannot submit the document certifying your family
relationship, your position will be described as a lodger.
◆Alias
If when living in Japan, you need to use an alias in addition to the name used in your home country, you can
describe the alias. For the description of the alias, it is necessary to attach the alias-certifying material(s) such as
staff identification card or student identification card. If the relationship is written in the document in motherland
language, you need to prepare original and the translation version thereof.
Caution
About the foreign resident registration ledger
Following the legal amendment made on July 9, 2012, it is stipulated that all foreign resident registration ledgers be
stored at the Ministry of Justice. Please take note that due to this regulation, it is impossible for the city to certify
the information prior to the date of July 8, 2012 (on previous addresses, etc.). If you need a certificate of the
information about before July 8, 2012 (previous address, etc.), please refer to the contact below at the Ministry of
Justice.
* Contact at Ministry of Justice
Section of Immigration Information Disclosure, Immigration Information Management Office, General Affairs
Division, Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice
(2) Notification pertinent to family registries
Please report in the case of the followings. It is accepted at Citizen Affairs Department of the city hall, North
Area Development Office Life Welfare section or each branch office.
When
Birth of a child
Type
Notification period
Registrati
on of a
birth
Within 14 days after
birth
Required documents
 Birth Notification (Certificate of Birth)
 Seal of the person making the notification
 Health insurance certificate
(Syusseito
doke)
 Maternal and Child Health Handbook
 Passport
 Resident Card, etc.
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Death
 Certificate of Death
Registratio Within 7 days after
n of a
learning of the death
death
 Seal of the person making notification
 National Health Insurance Card (of the deceased, if
applicable)
(Shibotodo
ke)
 Medical Welfare Expense Assistance Voucher (of the
deceased, if applicable)
 National Health Insurance Elderly Recipient
Certificate (if applicable)
 Medical Insurance Certificate for the Senior Citizen
Aged Over 75 (if applicable)
 Long-term Care Insurance Certificate (of the
deceased, if applicable)
 Seal Registration Certificate (of the deceased if
applicable)
 Resident Card, etc.
Marriage
 Marriage Notification
Registratio No period specified
n of a
(A couple legally
becomes husband
marriage
(Konintod and wife when the
marriage notification
oke)
is accepted by the
mayor.)
 Documents to certify the nationalities of husband and
wife (such as a passport)
 Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (original
and its translation)
 Seals of husband and wife, respectively(Signatures
and seals of two adults in the witness column)
 Document to identify the notifier (Resident Card,
driver’s license, passport, etc.)
* Depends on the nationality, may need additional
documents. Please make inquiries in advance.
Divorce
 Divorce Notification
Registratio No period specified
n of a
for divorce by consent.
(Divorce becomes
divorce
(Rikontodo legal when the divorce
notification is accepted
ke)
by the mayor.)
 Documents to certify the nationalities of husband and
wife (such as a passport)
 Seal of the person notifying the divorce
 In case of divorce by consent
(Signatures and seals of two adults in the witness
column)
 Document to identify the notifier(Resident Card,
driver’s license, passport, etc.
* Foreign nationals may use signature instead of seal.
(3) Seal registration (inkan toroku)
In Japan, a seal (inkan) is used in place of a signature.
There are two types of seals; ―mitome-in,‖ which is used in daily life and ―jitsu-in,‖ which is used for important
documents.
―Mitome-in‖ is a small seal used in place of a signature for simple legal acts such as registration at governmental
offices, or receipt of courier service.
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―Jitsu-in‖ is a registered seal used for important official document or formal contracts. The procedure to register
your jitsu-in is called ―inkan toroku (seal registration).‖
Foreign national who has resident registration at Nagahama City can register his/her seal at the city hall (one seal
per person).
* However, if you are under 15 years of old or an adult ward, you cannot register.
When you register your seal, you will be issued a Seal Registration Card (inkan toroku card.)
 Seal registration
Applicant
The applicant in person
Necessary items
Seal to be registered
Valid identification (resident card, driver’s
license, passport, etc.) or identification reference
Proxy
Seal to be registered
A letter of proxy
Proxy’s seal
Official document to verify the applicant’s
identify, issued by government (such as health
insurance certificate, pension book, etc.)
Remarks
Seal Registration Card will be
issued on the spot.
* If no identification is presented,
Seal Registration Card will not
be issued on the spot.
Because a reference letter will be
mailed to the registered address of
the applicant in order to confirm
the applicant’s identity and will to
register, it will take several days
for registration.
Remarks) The seals as described below cannot be registered:
 Seal which doesn’t appear entire name, family name, first name, alias recorded in a certificate of residence,
or a part of name or alias combined.
 Seal appears other name such as occupation or qualification.
 Seals made of easily bendable materials such as rubber or plastics.
 Seals with an impression that is unclear or unreadable.
 Seal with no frame impression, with characters that are difficult to decipher; or which are damaged or worn
 The imprint of the seal is smaller than 8 mm x 8 mm or larger than 25 mm x 25 mm.
 Seal Registration Certificate
In Japan, registered sea (jitsu in) and seal registration card (inkan shomei sho) is necessary when you purchase
land, home or automobile. In such cases, please make applications for Citizens Affairs Department at Municipal
Hall, North Area Development Office Life Welfare section or each branch offices with seal registration card.
(4) The Basic Resident Registration Card
The Basic Resident Registration Card is a very secure IC card, and it can be used as official identification
as long as a photograph of the cardholder is included on it. In addition, Nagahama City offers as its original
services, such as issuing services at convenience stores and the use of its Nagahama Club Succes Card
loyalty program.
Make application for the Basic Resident Registration Card.
Residents who want to obtain a Basic Resident Registration Card should submit following items to issuance
counter at Citizens Affairs Department at municipal hall, North Area Development Office Life Welfare
section or each branch office in person. (The Basic Resident Registration Card will be issued on the same
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day you submit application in case of you bring around your identification attached photograph of your
face.)
-Resident Card with a photo
- Another form of identification—such as a driver’s license, passport, health insurance card or pension
book
- Issuing fee: 500 yen
- Applicants who want to include a photo on their Basic Resident Registration Card will have their photo
taken at the counter.
 Issuance service at convenience store
This service allows you to obtain certified documents at convenience stores by using your Basic Resident
Registration Card. This service is available for copies of Resident Registries and Seal Registration
Certificates. However, it is not available for special types of Resident Registries, such as Certificate of
Items Stated in Resident Registry.
 Succes Card loyalty program
Basic Resident Registration Cards can be equipped with the Nagahama Club Succes Card loyalty program. New
applicants will receive a gift of points valuing 500 yen from the Succes Card office.
(5) Services provided at city hall
(1) Regular office hours
[Open] 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
* Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and from December 29 through January 3.
(2) Office hours are extended for issuing register and tax related certificates or tax consultation
on every Thursday.（You cannot change address etc・・・）
[Available services]
Nagahama City Hall Citizen Affairs Department, Taxation Department and
Nonpayment Collection Department, North Area Development Office Life
Welfare section or Azai branch office.
[Extended day of the week] Every Thursday
[Extended hours]
Until 7:00 p.m.
[Issues to be handled]
 Issuing of Family Registry (koseki tohon), Extract of Family Registry
(koseki shohon), a copy of Resident Registry (juminhyo), Certification of
Information Recorded on, Issuing of Seal Registration Certificate (inkan
toroku shomeisho), certificates related to taxes
 Issuing of Seal Registration Card
 Grant application of Resident registry card
 Tax consultation
* You cannot make procedures for Special permanent resident of change of address
(moving in or out), and changes pertinent to health insurance or pension.
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Citizen Affairs
Department
Nonpayment
Collection Department
Azai Branch Office
Torahime Branch Office
Tokatsuki Branch Office
Yogo Branch Office
0749-65-6511
Taxation Department
0749-65-6508
Biwa Branch Office
Kohoku Branch Office
North Area Development
Office Life Welfare
section
Nishiazai Branch Office
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-82-5901
0749-65-6517
0749-74-4353
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-86-3223
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0749-89-1123
3. Medical Treatment
(1) Hospitals and clinics
If you become sick or injured, you may receive medical treatment at one of the following medical institutions.
Please note that the consultation hours and clinical departments vary depending on the hospital and clinic.
When you receive medical treatment, show your health insurance card and hospital registration card (if you have
one) at the reception desk. In case of the first medical examination, patient who are introduced by clinic are
taken precedence.
Name
Nagahama City
Hospital
Address: 313 Ooinui-cho
Telephone: 0749-68-2300
Clinical departments, opening hours, holidays, etc.
[Departments]
Internal medicine(Blood internal medicine, Renal metabolism internal
medicine, Old age high-blood-pressure internal medicine, A comprehensive
specialty, Psychosomatic medicine), Neurology, Respiratory medicine,
Gastrointestinal medicine, Cardiovascular medicine, General surgery,
Respiratory surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Plastic surgery, Cardiovascular
surgery,
Urology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Ophthalmology,
Otorhinolaryngology, Dental, Dental surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology,
Rehabilitation
[Consultation hours] 9:00 a.m.–4 :00p.m.
[Outpatient reception hours] 7:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
[Closed] Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and December 29 to January 3
Nagahama City
Kohoku Hospital
[Departments]
Internal medicine, Pediatrics, General surgery, Orthopedics,
Otorhinolaryngology, Urology, Dental surgery, Ophthalmology, Gynecology,
Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Neurology
[Consultation hours] 9:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Address: 1221 Kinomotocho Kuroda
Telephone: 0749-82-3315
Nagahama Red
Cross Hospital
[Outpatient reception hours]
7:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
[Telephone reception hours for
reservation]
Telephone number (reservation only)
82-6489
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
[Closed] Wednesdays, Sundays, holidays, and December 29 to January 3
[Departments]
Internal medicine, Neurology, Gastrointestinal medicine, General surgery,
Orthopedics, Plastic surgery, Neurosurgery, Dermatology, Urology, Obstetrics,
Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry,
Dental surgery, Pediatrics
* Respiratory medicine, Respiratory surgery and Ophthalmology Departments are
currently closed.
[Consultation hours] Varies depending on departments.
Address:
[Outpatient reception hours]
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At reception desk of the day: 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Telephone reservation of the day: 7:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
14-7 Miyamae-cho
Telephone: 0749-63-2111
[Closed] Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and December 29 to January 3
(2) Emergency medical services
In case you suddenly become sick at night or on a holiday, you can receive medical treatment at one of the
following medical institutions.
Emergency medical services, however, cannot offer sufficient examination or prescriptions, so you need to
consult your home doctor or a medical specialist later. You are encouraged to visit a hospital during the daytime
on weekdays when medical specialists are available. It is advisable to take care of your own health and have a
family doctor.
Nagahama-Maibara
Emergency Clinic
[Description]
If you need emergency medical treatment for internal medicine or pediatrics
on Sundays, holidays and the year-end and new year holidays, please see a
doctor at an emergency clinic. As a rule, hospitals do not accept emergency
visits (for internal medicine and pediatrics) when the emergency clinic is
open.
(excluding cases when you are seriously ill or need examination or admission
to a hospital.)
[Departments] Internal medicine and pediatrics
Address:
1181-2Yawatahigashicho
Telephone: 65-1525
[Opening days] Sundays, holidays and December 30 to January 3
[Consultation hours] 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
[Reception hours]
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Hospital
Contact
Nagahama Red Cross Hospital
Address:14-7Nagahamashi Miyamae-cho Telephone:0749-63-2111
Nagahama City Hospital
Address: 313 Ooinui-cho
Telephone:0749-68-2300
Nagahama City Kohoku
Hospital
Address: 1221 Kinomono-cho Kuroda
Telephone:0749-82-3315
Pediatric emergency care
[Department] Pediatrics
[List of on-duty hospitals]
 Emergency clinic: Offers internal medicine and pediatrics consultation services during daytime on
Sundays, holidays and the year-end and new year holidays.
 On duty: Hospital is open and pediatrician provides medical treatment.
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 On call: Although the hospital is not open on the day, pediatrician is on call (8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.)
 On call: Although the hospital is not on open on the day, pediatrician is on call (1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.)
 On call: Although the hospital is not on open on the day, pediatrician is on call (5:15 p.m.–9:00 p.m.)
On call: Although the hospital is not on open on the day, pediatrician is on call (5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.)
 Nagahama Red Cross Hospital Tel.: 0749-63-2111 (Address: 14-7 Miyamae-cho)
Day of the week
Daytime
Nighttime (to the
following
morning)
Sun.

Mon.


Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Regular consultation



Fri.
Sat.


 Nagahama City Hospital Tel.: 0749-68-2300 (Address: 313 Ooinui-cho)
Day of the week
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Daytime

Regular consultation
Nighttime (to the
following





Sat.


morning)
 Nagahama-Maibara Emergency Clinic Tel.: 0749-65-1525 (Address: 632 Yahatahigashi-cho)
Day of the week
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Daytime

Nighttime (to the following
morning)
Reception hours: 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. / 0:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Consultation hours: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
* Please try to visit hospitals during regular consultation hours except for an emergency.
* When a weekday is a national holiday, the on-duty hospital provides medical consultations during the
daytime.
* For details regarding emergency treatment, please make inquiries at each on-duty hospital.
Telephone consultation service for emergency pediatrics
Shiga Prefecture offers telephone consultation services for children who are injured or suddenly become sick
during the night on holidays. Medical professionals can be consulted by telephone, who will give you advice
on how to deal with the illness or injury at home or the need of examination at medical institutions based on
the children’s conditions.
[Telephone number]  #8000
 077-524-7856
[Consultation hours]  Weekdays and Saturdays: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m. (of the following day)
 Sundays, holidays and from 29 December to January 3: 9:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. (of the
following day)
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4. Daily Life
Everyone needs to take an active role in their daily life to prevent global warming. It is important to correctly
dispose of and minimize household waste.
(1) Disposing of waste
 Types of waste and disposing of waste
Place waste at the specified collection location by 8:30 a.m. on the day specified for your area.
Because
electric
home
appliances
such
as
personal
computers,
air
conditioners,
TVs,
refrigerators(freezer),washing machines(drier for clothes) are regulated by the Home Appliance Recycling Law,
please make inquiries for how to dispose of them.
* Check the waste collection day with the Waste Calendar.
* Write your name on the designated trash bag.
 Designated trash bags
 Types of household trash bags
Type
For combustible
waste
For non-combustible
waste
Small
Medium
Large
Medium
Large
Size
20 liters
30 liters
45 liters
30 liters
45 liters
Price (10 bags each)
200 yen
300 yen
450 yen
300 yen
450 yen
 Where to purchase household trash bags
At registered sales stores
At the Environment Conservation Department at city hall.
* The list of the stores selling designated trash bags is available on the website of the Kohoku Area
Administration Center (http://www.kohoku-kouiki.jp/).
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Classification
Combustible waste
Non-combustible
waste
Large-sized waste
Items
Food waste, paper
scraps, wood chips,
soft toys, disposable
diapers, tapes, stained
soft plastics, etc.
Hard plastic products,
electric bulbs,
ceramics, metals,
small home electric
appliances, shoes,
bags, etc.
Tables, futon
mattresses, bicycles,
tatami mats, shoji
sliding doors, closets,
etc.
Collection
frequency
How to dispose and other information
 Put combustible waste in the designated trash
bag.
Twice a
week
 For food waste, drain water well before
disposing.
 For a long item, cut it to 50 cm long and 5 cm
thick pieces and put them in the designated
trash bag.
 Put non-combustible waste in the designated
trash bag.
Once a
month
 Long items such as umbrellas may stick out of
the bag.
 Trash including tiles and bricks cannot be
placed at a waste collection site.
 Be sure to attach a tag for large waste disposal
called ―efu‖ to trash to be disposed of and
place it at a waste collection site.
Twice a
year
 Be sure to write your name on the tag. (A tag
is valid only for the year printed on it.)
 The maximum size is the one equivalent to a
writing desk.
 The maximum weight is about 60 kg per item.
 The maximum number of large-sized trash is
six per household.
Recyclable items
Glass bottles
Only bottles of food
and drinks (ex. soft
drink, juice, jam,
coffee, seasoning,
etc.)
 Remove the caps.
 Rinse inside the bottle with water.
Twice a
month
 Sort bottles into transparent, brown and other
colors, and put in each container.
 Take 1.8 liter bottles of Japanese sake and beer
bottles to sales stores for disposal.
* Bottles of cosmetics, heat resistance glass
products, dishes and glasses are classified as
non-combustible waste.
Used batteries
Alkaline batteries,
manganese batteries,
button batteries, small
rechargeable batteries,
etc.
 Put them into a container marked as ―Used
Batteries.‖
 They are not non-combustible waste.
Twice a
month
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Classification
Plastic bottles
Items
Bottles of alcohol,
juice, soft drinks,
coffee, tea, say sauce,
mirin seasoning, etc.
Collection
frequency
 Remove caps.
 Rinse inside the bottle with water.
Twice a
month
 Bottles of sauce, salad oil, etc., from which oil
or stains cannot be removed, are classified as
combustible waste.
 Put them into a container marked with plastic
bottles.
Paper cartons
 Rinse inside the carton with water.
Milk, juice, soft
drinks, etc.
 Paper cartons with white interior only
Twice a
month
 The paper cartons with aluminum lined
interior are classified as non-combustible
waste.
Recyclable items
 Put them into a container marked with paper
cartons.
Cans for food
and drinks
Spray cans
Cans for food and
drinks such as
alcohol, soft drinks,
juice, tea, coffee,
seasoning, nori (dried
seaweed), and other
empty food cans (steel
cans, aluminum cans)
 Rinse inside the can with water.
 Caps should be disposed of as noncombustible waste.
Twice a
month
 No need to sort out steel cans and aluminum
cans*.
 After using up the content of a spray can,
remove the plastic cap and punch holes in it.
Gas cylinders, gas
cartridges, hair spray
cans or other spray
cans
 Put it in a container marked with spray cans.
 Spray cans for paint are not included. They
should be disposed of as non-combustible
waste after punching holes in it.
Twice a
month
 The collection day is the same with cans for
food and drinks.
 Spray cans made of plastics should be
disposed of as non-combustible waste after
punching holes in it.
* Be sure to punch holes in spray cans outside of
the house with well-ventilation and no fire
around.
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Classification
Styrofoam
Items
Food trays, cooling
boxes made of
styrofoam (colored
one is acceptable), etc.
Collection
frequency
 Rinse inside the tray or box with water.
 Put them into a container marked styrofoam.
Twice a
month
 If the item is large, break them into pieces of
about 30 cubic cm.
* Colored trays are disposed of as plastic
container wrapper.
Newspaper
 Sort out into three different types; newspaper,
cardboards and magazines and flyers.
Corrugated
cardboards (cardboard
boxes, thick paper,
confectionery boxes,
paper tubes, etc.)
 Bundle each and tie with string in a crisscross
fashion.
Used paper
Recyclable items
Recyclable Items
 Fold corrugated cardboards into less than 1 m.
Twice a
month
Magazines and flyers
(weekly magazines,
books, catalogs,
notebooks, paper
bags, postcards, etc.)
Used fabrics
(used clothes)
Clothes of all kinds
(including kimono
and leather)
 Bundle confectionery boxes and paper
envelopes together with a string, or put in a
paper bag and tie it up.
 Items must be washed.
Twice a
month
 Items severely stained, torn, damaged or wet
are not accepted.
 Put them in a transparent bag.
 Remove safety pins, needles, etc.
Fluorescent
tubes
Lighters
Plastic containers
and wrappings
Cylindrical, circular,
bulb shaped, or
compact fluorescent
tubes
Cigarette lighters,
metallic oil lighters,
rechargeable lighters,
etc.
Egg containers,
pudding containers,
instant food
containers, containers
of wrapped lunch sold
at convenience stores,
etc.
 Take them out as waste on the collection day
for large sized waste.
Twice a
year
Twice a
month
 Put them into a collection container (do not
break them).
 Broken fluorescent tubes should be disposed
of as non-combustible waste.
 Put them in a collection container marked
lighters.
 No need to break them.
 Collection is the same day with empty cans.
 Put them in a transparent bag and tie the
opening into a knot.
* The following items cannot be accepted.
Twice a
month
 Plastic toys, wash-basins, buckets, tooth
brushes, straws.
 Items from which stains cannot be removed
after washing
 Paper containers
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 Taking waste directly to waste treatment facilities
* On weekdays and the 4th Sunday of each month
You may take waste directly to one of the following facilities.
[Open] 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
[Closed] Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and year-end and new year holidays
[Fees] * Combustible and non-combustible wastes put in designated waste bags are free of charge.
Household waste: 40 yen per 10 kg waste (for combustible and non-combustible)
Business waste: Only combustible waste is accepted. 130 yen per 10 kg waste
Facility
Types of waste to be accepted
Address
Telephone number
Crystal Plaza
Combustible / recyclable (partial)
200 Yawatanakayama-cho
0749-62-7141
Clean Plant
Non-combustible / large-sized
Combustible / non-combustible /
recyclable (partial) / large-sized
1337 Oyori-cho
1313-1 Kutsukake
Nishiazai-cho
0749-74-3377
Ika Clean Plaza
Environment Conservation
Department
Biwa Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
Life Welfare Group
Office Life Walfare section
Life Welfare Group
Kohoku Area
Administration Center
Azai Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
Life Welfare Group
Takatsuki Branch Office
Life Welfare Group
Yogo Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
0749-65-6513
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-82-5901
0749-89-1123
0749-88-0088
0749-62-7143
0749-74-4350
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-86-3223
(2) Waterworks
[Water supply district and necessary procedures]
The water supply districts are managed by different departments or branch offices in the city. When you want to
start or discontinue water service, change the name of the user, head of household, or address, please notify the
branch office in your area listed below.
[Water rate and installation charge]
The water rate and installation charge vary depending on the area and meter size. For details, please make
inquiries at the offices indicated below.
[Water rate]
Water rates vary depending on the area and meter size.
[Payment]
The water bill is withdrawn from your account on the 5th day of each month following the month of your meter
reading (every two months).
* If the 5th coincides with a bank or post office holiday, the transaction will be done on the following business
day.
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[Reference]
Nagahama water business entity(Nagahama Suido Kigyodan) 0749-62-4101
(3) Sewage
When you start using sewage services, you will be charged a sewage fee depending on the amount of water you
used. The sewage fee is used for maintenance (including cleaning and repair) of sewage pipes or sewage disposal
at a sewage disposal plant.
[Application]
When you want to start or discontinue using sewage services, or want to change the head of household or
account holder, or the number of people using the sewage service changes, please notify the office indicated
below.
[Sewage fee]
Sewage fees in the major areas are as follows. They may be different depending on facilities or areas.
For detail please make inquiries at the offices below.
Types
Domestic
wastewater
Specific
wastewater
Public bath
wastewater
Amount used (per month) * Consumption tax not included.
Basic
Extra fee
Extra wastewater
wastewater
Basic fee
amount
Per 1 m3–
amount
11 m3–30 m3
135 yen
3
3
31 m –50 m
147 yen
3
3
3
Up to 10 m –
1,229 yen
51 m –100 m
153 yen
101 m3–250 m3
160 yen
3
251 m –
172 yen
Up to 300 m3–
9,709 yen
751 m3–
230 yen
301 m3–
73 yen
[Payment]
The water bill is withdrawn from your account on the 5th day of each month following the month of your meter
reading (every two months).
If the 5th coincides with a bank or post office holiday, the transaction will be done on the following business day
[Reference]
Nagahama Water Business Entity (Nagahama Suido Kigyodan) 0749-62-4101
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(4) Keeping dogs
[Registration]
 Dogs 91 days or over from the birth must be registered at an animal hospital, Environment Conservation
Department, North Area Development Office or Life Welfare Department branch office.
 A registration tag is issued to a dog registered, which must be attached to the dog’s collar.
 If your dog dies or its owner’s name changes, you must report it to the Environment Conservation Department,
North Area Development Office Life Welfare section or each city branch office.
[Vaccinations against rabies]
 The owner of dogs that 91 days or over from the birth is required by law that s/he have them vaccinated
against rabies once a year. Vaccinations are administered at animal hospitals.
Otherwise you may have your dog vaccinated at select community centers and other places from April to May
every year. For details, please check the city’s newspaper or website.
 After vaccination is completed, a vaccination certificate will be issued, which must be attached to your dog’s
collar together with dog license tag.
[How to keep a dog as pet]
 Be sure to attach a license tag and vaccination certificate to your dog’s collar.
 You must not let a dog run loose.
 Please train your dog properly not to bark so that it will not be a nuisance to your
neighbor.
 Be sure to take your pet’s waste back home.
Environment Conservation
Department
Biwa Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
Life Welfare Group
Office Life Welfare section
Life Welfare Group
Azai Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
Life Welfare Group
Life Welfare Group
Yogo Branch Office Life
Welfare Group
0749-65-6513
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-82-5901
0749-74-4350
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-86-3223
0749-89-1123
(5) Consumer affairs consultation
If you encounter something you don’t understand or trouble in your daily life as a consumer, please feel free to
consult with us. The staff will listen to your complaints or concerns about products or services and help you
solve them.
[Opening hours] 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays (closed on national holidays and year-end and
[Location]
new year holidays)
Inside Environment Conservation Department, Nagahama City Hall・Consumption Life
Consultation Department
Consumption Life
Consultation Department
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0749-65-6567
(6) Municipal housing
Municipal housing is managed and operated by the Nagahama City government according to the Public Housing
Act, and offers rental housing at a low rent for those with financial difficulty in meeting the monthly rent. The
rent varies depending on the resident’s income or size of residence, etc.
You may apply when vacancies are available at municipal housing. An announcement is made about the
application period in the city’s newsletter and others.
* Applications are accepted only during the specified application period.
Eligibility for living in municipal housing
If you want to live in municipal housing, you must meet all of the following requirements below.
(1) Live or work in Nagahama City and do not fall behind in payment of municipal taxes and
national health insurance premiums
(2) Live or intending to live with family together. (include the person in de facto matrimonial
relationship or in engagement who can live together within three month from the specified
moving – in date.)
* Some housing may accept a single person who were born before April 1, 1956, or who are
handicapped (classes 1-4)
(3) The monthly income should be 158,000 yen or lower.
* Remark: For those who were born before April 1, 1956, the household with a handicapped
person or household with a child before school age, the upper monthly income limit is 214,000
yen.
(4) You are in difficulty with housing.
(5) The applicant and the person(s) to live with them are not members of a crime syndicate.
(6) As a rule, a person who owns a residence (including sharing) is not eligible to apply.
(7) You do not fall behind in paying rent for the Nagahama municipal housing, Nagahama
municipal improvement housing, Nagahama municipal public rental housing and these
common facilities.
(8) You have not been vacated from Nagahama municipal housing, Nagahama municipal
improvement housing, Nagahama municipal public rental housing, in accordance with the
notice from the city.
Construction and Housing
Department
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0749-65-6533
5. Taxes
 Kinds of taxes
In Japan, there are mainly two types of taxes; national tax payable to the national government and local tax
payable to the prefecture and municipality in which you are living. Income tax is classified in national tax and
residence tax or automobile tax is classified in local tax, for instance.
Types of taxes
Residence tax
(individual
residential tax)
Residential tax
(corporate
residential tax)
Fixed asset tax
Who is subject to pay tax
Remarks
Those who have a residence
(registered address) in Nagahama City
as of January 1 and received income in
the previous year (income-based rate
and per capita rate).
 Tax is calculated based on the income of the
previous year.
 You need to file a tax return in the specified
period from mid-February to mid-March every
year.
If you are a salaried worker, and have finished
year-end adjustment or filed income tax return,
there is no need to file a tax return.
Corporations which have office(s) in
Nagahama City.
 A corporate owner must declare income and pay
tax within two months after the end of fiscal
year.
Those who own land, houses, buildings
or any other depreciable assets as of
January 1.
 The taxable amount of the next year may
change when a house is demolished, or the use
of a building is changed from residence to
business (store or office), or from business to
residence. If this is the case, please promptly
notify to the city.
* Depreciable assets: The equipment and
machines used by corporations or
persons who operate a factory or store in
order to perform business (including
agriculture).
 The owners of depreciable assets needs to file a
return by January 31.
Those who own land, houses or buildings
in the urbanization area in the city as of
January 1.
 Collected together with fixed asset tax.
Those who own motorcycle, light vehicle
or special compact vehicle (including
cultivator) as of April 1.
 Be sure to report to the relevant authorities
when you sell or disuse your vehicle.
Cigarette tax
The price of a cigarette sold in the city
includes a part of the cigarette tax
payable to the city.
Spa tax
Spa tax is levied on a customer who uses
hot spring facility.
Cigarette tax is a major financial resource of the
city.
Please buy cigarette in the Nagahama City.
 Overnight: 150 yen per day per customer
City planning
tax
Light vehicle tax
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 If you own an ordinary vehicle, an ordinary
vehicle tax is levied by the prefecture.
 Day use: 75 yen per day per customer
(1) Individual residential tax
 Residential tax is levied on the individual’s income of the previous year (1/Jan.–31/Dec.), payable to the
municipality where his/her address is registered as of January 1. The municipal and prefectural taxes are
calculated as follows: first of all, the taxable income is obtained by deducting exemptions and deductions from
the total income in the previous calendar year. Then, the aggregated amount of municipal and prefectural taxes
are calculated based on the taxable income, partly on the basis of the income based rate and partly on the basis of
the per capita rate.
(2) Tax consultation
 Tax consultation services are provided at the Tax Department, North Area Development Office and each Branch
Office from mid-February to mid-March. You can find details such as schedules and venues for tax consultation
in the city’s newsletter and other materials.
(3) Fixed asset tax and city planning tax
 A fixed asset tax is a tax levied on individuals who own land, houses and buildings and other depreciable assets
(collectively called ―fixed assets‖) as of January 1 of each year, payable to the municipalities where such fixed
assets are located.
 City planning tax is a tax levied on the owners of land, houses and buildings located in the urbanization area
according to the City Planning Act. This tax is collected together with the fixed asset tax.
[Inspection of land, houses and buildings prices]
 Taxpayers of the fixed asset tax may inspect the estimate values of the land, houses and building other than their
ownership. (However, the owner’s name and tax amount are not available.) The period of such inspections is
from April 1 to the due date of the first period tax payment (end of May.) (Free of charge)
(4) Light vehicle tax
 A light vehicle tax is imposed on individuals who are registered as the owners of motorized bicycles, light
vehicles, motorcycles, or compact special vehicles as of April 1. Please note that if the procedure for disusing
such vehicles is not completed before April 1, you will be levied for that year.
 Those who are handicapped may be exempt from the light vehicle tax. Please make inquiries for more details.
 Car inspections require a tax payment certificate. Please retain the receipt if you pay the tax by cash or tax
payment certificate sent from the municipal office if you pay by an account transfer.
(5) Tax payment
 Municipal tax can be paid at the Tax Department, North Area Development Office, each branch office,
designated financial institutions or convenience stores. * The municipal office extends service hours for tax
payment to 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
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 Due date for tax payments
The due dates for major municipal tax payments are the last day of the months indicated below. If the last day
coincides with Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday, the following day is the due date. If tax payment is over
due, you need to pay collection handling charges and a late payment fee.
Apr.
Municipal and
prefectural taxes
(ordinary collection)
Fixed asset tax and
city planning tax
Light vehicle tax
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Period 1
Period 1
Sep.
Oct.
Period 2
Period 2
Nov.
Dec.
Period 3
Period 3
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Period 4
Period 4
Full
payment
 Please use the convenient automatic bank transfer service to pay taxes.
 The automatic bank transfer service requires no handling fee. You do not have to go out to pay or worry about
forgetting to pay the tax. It is a safe, convenient and sure way to pay taxes. You are encouraged to use this
automatic bank transfer service.
 If you would like to use this service, please apply at a designated financial institutions, the Tax Department,
North Area Development Office or each branch offices.
 Designated financial institutions
 You can make a payment at the counter or by bank transfer at the following financial institutions.
Nagahama Shinkin
Kansai Urban Banking
Shiga Bank
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank
Bank
Corporation
Kitabiwako Agricultural
Lake Ibuki Agricultural
Shiga ken Shinyo
Kinki Labor Bank
Cooperative Association
Kumiai
Shiga kenmin Shinyo
Japan Post Bank and postal offices
Kumiai
 Convenience stores
 If your tax payment is under 300,000 yen and your tax payment form bears a barcode, you may make the
payment at the following convenience stores.
Seven Eleven
Lawson
Familymart
am/pm
Mini Stop
Daily Yamazaki
Daily Yamazaki Store Three F
Poplar
Seikatsu Saika
New Yamazaki
Kurashi House
Three Eight
Community Store
Circle K Sunkus
Daily Store
Everyone
Cocostore
SaveOn
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Residential Tax and National
Health Insurance Premium
Group, Taxation Department
Azai Branch Office
Toragime Branch Office
0749-65-6508
0749-74-4352
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
Yogo Branch Office
0749-86-3223
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Fixed Asset Group, Taxation
Department
Biwa Branch Office
Nshiazai Branch Office
0749-65-6523
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-82-5901
0749-89-1121
6. National Health Insurance (NHI)
 Mandatory subscription
It is mandatory to subscribe to the National Health Insurance (NHI) system if you are a foreign resident who has
a visa valid for or longer, except for foreign nationals insured by the latter-stage elderly healthcare system or
those working in a company which is covered by public service health insurance system or who are receiving
public welfare assistance. Even if your resident qualification is less than Three months, you may be covered by
the National Health Insurance system. (Please make inquiries for detail.)
 Procedure
In the following cases, you must visit and notify the Insurance and Medical Affairs Department, North Area
Development Office Life Welfare section or each branch office with any form of identification (such as driver’s
license, Alien Registration Card, passport, etc.)
When
Required documents
You withdraw from the health
insurance plan at your workplace
Document to certify the date of disqualification from health insurance
plan at the workplace.
(Quitting job or disqualification of
voluntary coverage of employee’s
health insurance, etc.)
Pension Certificate (if you are eligible to pension)
You move to Nagahama City. (You
can register together with the movein notification.)
Your seal (inkan)
A child is born.
Maternal and Child Health Handbook
Identification document (driver’s license, Resident Card, passport, etc.)
Moving-out Certificate or Alien Registration Card
Identification document (driver’s license, Resident Card, passport, etc.)
* You may be able to receive a lump-sum childbirth allowance.
(You can register together with birth
notification.)
(Please inquire for details.)
Identification document (driver’s license, Resident card, passport, etc.)
 National Health Insurance Card
A National Health Insurance (NHI) card is issued once you complete the subscription procedure.
The card carries the address and name of the NHI subscriber. Please keep it and present it at the reception desk
when you receive medical treatment at hospitals. Those between 70 years old and 74 years old must present the
NHI Elderly Recipient Certificate together with the NHI card.
 Percentage of medical fee to be paid by the insured person
You will bear the following percentages of the medical expenses (for medical examination and prescription of
drugs.)
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Percentage
Children below school age
School age children to those 69 or older
Persons aged 70 and 74
20%
30%
10% to 30%(those with income higher than a certain
level: 30%)
If you foreign nationals, because of decrease in revenue due to disaster and unemployment, etc., are in the difficulty
of paying part of the burden, you may be partially exempt from the payment duty or be given a payment grace
(only at the time of hospitalization); for this benefit, you must pass the screening.
 In order to receive the following benefits, you must submit an application at the Insurance
and Medical Affairs Department, North Area Development Office Life Welfare section or each
branch offices.
Type of benefit
treatment
benefits
Description
Required documents
If the medical expenses paid by you in a month exceed
the maximum ceiling of the personally borne amount,
you will be reimbursed the amount exceeding the
ceiling.
* The head of household must
apply in person.
* Bed incurring an extra charge, meals, medical
treatment not covered by public health insurance, etc.
are not included for reimbursement.
 Receipt of hospital bill
* The ceiling of personally borne medical expenses
varies depending on age and income. Please inquire
for more details.
Meals during
hospitalization
High-cost
treatment
benefit
including the
long-term
care
insurance
Supportive
devices
 NHI card
 Seal (inkan)
 Document showing bank account
information (for payment of
reimbursed amount)
The inpatient meal expenses borne by you may be
reduced. If you are hospitalized, please apply in
advance.
apply in person.
This benefit is paid to a NHI covered household which
includes a long-term care insurance recipient who is
receiving high-cost treatment benefits when the total
out-of-pocket portions under both NHI and long-term
care insurance exceed the out-of-pocket ceiling. The
portion exceeding the ceiling will be paid to you as a
subsidy.
apply in person.
A part of the expenses for supportive devices such as a
corset may be reimbursed if your application has passed
the screening.
apply in person.
 NHI card
 NHI card
 Seal (inkan)
 Certificate of payment borne by
you
reimbursed amount)
 NHI card
 Seal (inkan)
 Receipt
 Document of doctor’s opinion
and evidence of wearing such
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supportive device
reimbursed amount)
If a person insured by NHI gives birth, 420,000 yen will
be provided to the head of household. (The allowance is
paid in case of a miscarriage or stillbirth if this occurs
after 85 days of pregnancy.)
Lump-sum
child birth
allowance
* 390,000 yen will be paid in case of less than 22
weeks gestation or if the hospital is not covered by
the Obstetric Medical Compensation System.
* Direct payment to hospital:
This allowance is directly paid to hospitals, so as to
appropriate it to the childbirth expense. Please make
the necessary procedure at the hospital you will give
birth.
(If in the case of using the direct payment system, the
delivery cost is lower the lump-sum childbirth
allowance, the difference from the latter is a sum you
can receive.)
Funeral
allowance
High cost
treatment
loans
Medical
checkup
subsidy
When a person insured by NHI dies, 50,000 yen is paid
to the person responsible for funeral expenses (or the
person notifying the death of the insured person).
―Conventional payment system
(including application for
differential amount payment)―
apply.
 NHI card
 Seal (inkan)
reimbursed amount)
 Receipt (or bill) of childbirth
expense
 Hospital issued document
pertaining to the agency
agreement
 Maternal and Child Health
Handbook
* A person responsible for funeral
must apply in person.
 Seal (inkan)
information (for payment)
Loans are available for those who have trouble paying
their medical bills. The loan amount is within the
expected benefit amount of high cost treatment.
apply in person.
* Only the person whose household has fully paid NHI
premiums (tax) can apply. For detail please consult
us.
 Seal (inkan)
When a person insured by NHI between 40 and 74
years old receives a medical checkup, a part of the
expense will be subsidized subject to prior application.
* The person who will have the
medical check up must apply in
person.
* Only the person whose household has fully paid NHI
premiums (tax) and city tax can apply.
 NHI card
* Applications are accepted during the specified period
of time. The application period will be notified in the
city’s newsletter.
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 NHI card
 Hospital bill
 Withdrawing from NHI
When
A person insured by NHI dies.
(Notification is accepted together with
death notification)
Required documents
NHI card
Death Certificate * Funeral expense will be paid.
A person becomes a member of a health
insurance plan at his/her workplace
NHI card
Moving out of Nagahama City
NHI card
Health insurance card
 National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums
NHI premiums are the sum of the following premiums, calculated based on a household each year, depending on
the household income and the number of household members. The head of household is responsible for paying
NHI premiums.
(1) Income-based amount (calculated based on household income for the previous year)
(2) Per capita amount (calculated based on the number of household members)
(3) Equivalence-based amount (fixed amount per household)
* The portions for medical care and supporting senior citizens are respectively calculated.
* For households with a total income (sum of the incomes of the household head and the other NHI insured
members) below a certain amount, the income-based amount and per capita amount will be reduced by 70%,
50% and 20%, depending on the total household income.
* Those insured by NHI and between 40 and 64 years of age must pay the long-term care insurance premium as
well.
* If you become involuntarily unemployed (due to firing for example), the premium may be reduced.
 Due date of NHI premium payments
The insurance premiums are an important source of revenue for operating the national health insurance system in
Japan. Please pay your premium on time.
The due dates for NHI premiums are the last day of the months indicated below. If the last day coincides with
Saturday, Sunday or national holiday, the following day is the due date
Period
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
-
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
 Please use the convenient automatic bank transfer service to pay NHI premiums.
The automatic bank transfer service requires no handling fee. You do not have to go out for payment or worry
about forgetting to pay your premiums. It is a safe, convenient and sure way to pay. Please use the automatic
bank transfer service.
If you would like to use this service, please apply at the designated financial institutions (except for Japan Post
Bank), Tax Department at city hall, North Area Development Office or each branch office.
 Designated financial institutions
 You can make a payment at the counter or by bank transfer at the following financial institutions.
Nagahama Shinkin
Kansai Urban Banking
Shiga Bank
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank
Bank
Corporation
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Kitabiwako Agricultural
Shiga kenmin Shinyo
Kumiai
Lake Ibuki Agricultural
Shiga ken Shinyo
Kumiai
Kinki Labor Bank
Japan Post Bank and postal offices
 Convenience stores
If your NHI premium payment is under 300,000 yen and your payment slip bears a barcode, you may make a
payment at the following convenience stores.
Seven Eleven
Familymart
am/pm
Mini Stop
Three F
Poplar
Seikatsu Saika
Kurashi House
Lawson
Daily Yamazaki
Store
Three Eight
Community Store
Circle K Sunkus
Everyone
Cocostore
SavOn
Daily Yamazaki
Insurance and Medical
Affairs Department
0749-65-6512
Azai branch office
Torahime branch office
Takatsuki branch office
Nishiazai branch office
0749-74-4352
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-89-1123
Office Life Welfare
section
Biwa branch office
Kohoku branch office
Yogo branch office
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0749-82-5901
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-86-3223
7. National Pension Plan
 Eligibility
As a rule, those between the ages of 20 and 59 who have a registered address in Japan must enroll in the
National Pension Plan and pay the premium. People who are insured of the National Pension Plan are called
policyholder. Depends on the way of payment, they are sorted out 3kinds.
 Participants in the pension plan (insured persons) are classified into three categories as follows.
Category I insured
persons
Category II
insured persons
Category III
insured persons
Self-employed, students, etc. (those who do not join Employee’s
Pension Plan or Mutual Aid Pension Plan)
Corporate employees, public servants, etc. (those who join the
Employee’s Pension Plan or Mutual Aid Pension Plan)
Dependent spouses of corporate employees or public servants
(category II insured persons)
 The following persons can enroll in the National Pension Plan on a voluntary basis (voluntarily enrolled persons)
Those between the ages of 60 and 64 (inclusive) who have a registered address in Japan
 Procedures for enrollment and withdrawal from the National Pension Plan
If any of the followings applies to you, please notify the Insurance and Medical Affairs Department or Life
Welfare Department of the branch office.
When
Required documents
You turn 20 years old
Application to enroll in National
Pension Plan (sent by Japan Pension
Service)
You quit your job
Pension Handbook
(withdraw from Employee’s Pension Plan or
Mutual Aid Pension Plan)
Document to certify the date of
retirement
You are no longer a dependent spouse of the
category II insured persons
Pension Handbook
(divorce, death of spouse, increased income,
etc.)
Document to certify the date that you
stop being a dependent spouse.
You voluntarily enroll to the National
Pension Plan or withdraw from voluntary
enrollment
Pension Handbook, bank account
book, seal (inkan) used at the time of
opening bank account
You become a dependent spouse of a
category II insured person (marriage, or
quitting job, etc.)
* Please ask the workplace of your
spouse.
Your spouse (category II insured person)
changes his/her employment
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Report to:
Insurance and
Medical Affairs
Department, North
Area Development
Office Life Welfare
section or each branch
office
Workplace of your
spouse
Category I insured
Form of identification
Insurance and
Medical Affairs
Department, North
Area Development
Office Life Welfare
office
Category II insured
* Please ask the workplace.
Workplace
Category III insured
Form of identification
Pension Office
You apply for paying or discontinuing
additional premium contribution
Pension Handbook
You have trouble paying premium
Pension Handbook, seal
contributions
Letter of separation from your
(Application for exemption, postponement
employer (if you are unemployed),
or special payment system for students)
student ID (if you are a student)
Insurance and
Medical Affairs
Department, North
Area Development
Office Life Welfare
office
You have lost the
Pension
Handbook(applicati
on for re-issuing)
 Pension Handbook
When you have completed the enrollment procedure for the National Pension Plan or Employee’s Pension Plan
for the first time, you will receive your Pension Handbook. Please note that you will need it throughout your
lifetime when your enrollment status changes or you apply for benefits. So please keep it in a safe place.
 Premiums
Those between the ages of 20 and 59 must pay a monthly pension premium (for 40 years if you pay in full.) The
monthly premium of category I insured persons is 15,250 yen (FY2014).
If you want, you can pay an additional monthly premium (400 yen) to increase the benefits you will received in
the future.
[Payment method]
Category I insured
persons
Please pay the monthly premium using the payment slip sent from the Japan
Pension Service, at the designated financial institutions or convenience stores.
You can also use a bank transfer or credit card for payment.
* If you pay in advance or an early payment using the automatic bank
transfer, you will be able to receive a discount on the premium payment.
Category II insured
persons
Premiums are automatically withdrawn from your salary.
Category III insured
persons
There is no need for category III insured persons to pay in person, as the
employee’s pension plan or mutual aid pension plan in which their spouses
enroll will bear the premiums for them.
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 Premium payment exemption
Insured persons who find it difficult to pay the premium due to low income etc. can apply for premium
exemption (full exemption, partial exemption, postponement for low income youth or special payment system
for students)
In addition, those who are receiving the 1st class or 2nd class disability pension benefit, or public welfare
assistance are exempt from paying the premium (legal exemption).
* You can pay the exempted premium retroactively for up to 10 years. (Later payment)
In either case, you need to apply for exemption. For details please contact the Insurance and Medical Affairs
Department, or Life Welfare Department of the branch office.
Either one
 Type of national pension benefits
Basic Old-age
Those who turn 65 years old.
Pension
Basic Disability
When the National Pension insured person becomes disabled before he or she
Pension
turns 65 years old.
When the National Pension insured person dies, either the insured’s spouse
Basic Survivors’
with a child, or the insured’s child will receive this benefit until the child turns
Pension
18 years old (or 20 years old if the child has regular disability.)
When a husband eligible to receive the National Pension benefit dies
without receiving the basic old-age pension benefit, his wife will
Widows Pension
receive the Window’s Pension benefit when she is between 60 and 64
years old.
When the insured persons die without receiving basic pension
Lump-sum death
benefits, a lump-sum death payment is provided to the family of the
payment
insured person.
* You cannot receive a pension benefit automatically when you become eligible. You need to procedure for receive
a pension for yourself.
* You may not be able to receive a pension or your pension benefit may be reduced if you fail to pay premiums or
do not meet the enrollment period requirement.
 Lump-sum withdrawal payment
To receive the lump-sum withdrawal payment, you need to satisfy all of the following four conditions as well as
file a claim within two years after you become ineligible for the National Pension, Employee’s Pension and
Mutual Aid Pension system and leave Japan.
(1) You do not have Japanese nationality.
(2) You have paid your premiums as a Category I insured person of the National Pension or you have been
covered by the Employee’s Pension Plan for at least six months.
(3) You do not have a residence in Japan.
(4) You were not eligible to receive the pension benefit (including disability allowance).
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Please send your application to the Japan Pension Service within two years of departure from Japan. The
application form is available at the Insurance and Medical Affairs Department.
* For details please contact the Japan Pension Service branch office.
Insurance and Medical Affairs
Department
Azai branch office
Japan Pension Service Hikone
Branch Office
(National Pension Plan
Department)
0749-65-6516
0749-74-4352
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-89-1123
0749-23-1114
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Biwa branch office
Kohoku branch Office
Yogo branch office
0749-82-5901
Japan Pension Service
Hikone Branch Office
(Customer Service)
0749-23-1116
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-86-3223
8. Medical Welfare Programs
(1) Medical welfare expense assistance
Medical welfare programs are a government subsidy system to aid medical expenses for eligible recipients. To
become eligible to receive the subsidy, you must apply for it, and then the medical welfare voucher will be
issued.
 Eligibility
Category
Infant and small children
Those with severe physical
and/or mental disabilities
Single parent household
Those between the ages of
65 and 74
Possible recipient
Newborn babies (0 years old) and children before entering elementary
schools(before first March 31th after turning 6 years old)
People who are entitled to carry the physical disability certificate (classes 1 to
3, * part of class 4), or the rehabilitation certificate (classes A1 and A2) or
those entitled to the special child rearing allowance (class 1).
Single parent household in which the mother (or father) raises a child under 18
years old; or child under 18 years old who has no parents.
Those between the ages of 65 and 74, whose household is exempt from
municipal taxes in accordance with the Local Tax Act.
(i.e. the possible recipient, his/her spouse and the person under duty to support
him/her are all exempt from municipal taxes.)
* In addition, there is an assistance program for widows who are living alone or are senior widows.
* Medical welfare assistance programs are subject to the income limitation.
 What kind of assistance is provided
A part of the insurance covered medical expenses you bear is subsidized.
 After applying a medical welfare voucher will be issued, which is used at hospitals in Shiga Prefecture. Please
present it together with your health insurance card. The portion of the medical treatment covered by national
health insurance will be free. (For those between the ages of 65 and 74 as well as senior widows living alone
have to bear 10% or 20%.)
 If you undergo medical treatment at a hospital outside of Shiga Prefecture, you must pay the medical expense
by yourself first.
 After applying. the medical expenses you paid will be refunded.
 The medical welfare assistance program does not cover medical treatment not covered by insurance, medical
expenses for traffic accidents or other accidents caused by a third party. In addition, high cost medical
treatment benefits or additional benefits are excluded from the amount of medical welfare assistance.
 Required documents when you apply for a medical welfare assistance voucher
 Health insurance card
 Handbook for the Physically Handicapped or Handbook for the Intellectually handicapped, if you are severely
physically and/or intellectually handicapped
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 If you have moved to Nagahama city and your income in Nagahama city cannot be recorded, you need to
present the income certificate issued by the municipal office where you lived before moving to Nagahama. For
which year’s income certificate is needed, please contact the city hall.
 In addition you may need other documents such as a document to certify a single parent household, etc.
depending on what type of assistance you are applying for.
 When you become ineligible
Please promptly return your medical welfare voucher if you become ineligible. Your voucher becomes invalid
regardless of the valid period written on it. If you use the voucher after you become ineligible, you must return
the subsidized amount
When
Required documents
Moving out
Medical welfare expense assistance
voucher
Death
voucher
Starting to live on welfare
voucher
Not longer a single parent household
voucher
Change of class of the Handbook for the Physically
Handicapped.
No longer eligible to the conditions of the severely
physically and/or intellectually handicapped
 Notification is required in the following cases
When
voucher, new Handbook for the Physically
Handicapped.
Required documents
Your have enrolled for a different health insurance
New health insurance card
Change of address and/or name
Medical welfare assistance voucher
Loss of medical welfare assistance voucher (application
for re-issuing)
Form of identification (such as driver’s
license) (in the case of different household,
proxy letter)
 When you receive a refund
You are entitled to receive a refund in the following cases, so you must apply in person. Your guardian also may
apply on behalf of you.
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When
You received medical
treatment at a hospital
outside of Shiga
Prefecture
Description
Required documents
The medical expenses (covered by
insurance) you paid at the hospital
will be refunded.
 Medical welfare assistance
voucher
The expenses not covered by
insurance (such as charges for
rooms or meals during
hospitalization), high cost treatment
benefits and additional benefits
paid by the insurer and subsidies
from public assistance will not be
included in the refund.
 Document showing your bank
account information
 Seal (inkan)
 An original copy of the hospital
receipt with a receipt stamp
(which carries the name of
patient, insurance points, the
amount paid, and the name of
hospital)
 Determination notice of payment
of high cost treatment benefit or
additional benefit (if applicable)
Expenses for medical
devices such as a corset
or pair of glasses for
medical treatment
In addition to the required documents above, you will need a doctor’s
statement for the need of medical device or doctor’s instruction to make
glasses for treatment. If you are covered by the insurance plan other than
the national health insurance plan or insurance plan for the elderly aged 75
or over of Nagahama City, you will also need the determination notice of
payment of medical expenses.
(2) Medical welfare assistance for children
Children attending elementary school or junior high school will receive a subsidy to cover a part of their medical
expenses incurred during hospitalization.
 Subsidies
Of the hospitalization cost, a part of medical expenses covered by insurance will be subsidized.
 Upon your application, the medical expense you paid will be refunded by the city.
 The medical welfare assistance program does not cover medical treatment not covered by insurance, medical
expenses for traffic accidents or other accidents caused by a third party. In addition, high cost medical
treatment benefits or additional benefits are excluded from the amount of medical welfare assistance.
 Required documents for application
 Seal (inkan)
 Document showing the guardian’s bank account information
 An original copy of the hospital receipt with receipt stamp (which carries the name of the patient, insurance
points, the amount paid, and the name of the hospital on it)
 Determination notice of payment of high medical expense (if applicable)
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Affairs Department
0749-65-6527
Azai branch office
0749-74-4352
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-89-1123
Office Life Welfare
section
Biwa branch office
Yogo branch office
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0749-82-5901
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-86-3223
9. Latter-Stage Elderly Healthcare System
The Latter-Stage Elderly Healthcare System is one of the medical insurance systems which is designed to provide
medical services for all the people of 75 or older, and for the people of 65 or older to under 75, with a certain
degree of disability (being bedridden, etc.).
◆Eligible people (the insured)
Since you reach the age of 75, it automatically start being qualified for this
People over 75(from the
birth day at the age of 75)
insurance system, there is no need to take any proceedings. However, when those
who are insured by the employee’s health insurance plan enter into the latterstage elderly healthcare system, their dependents also are disqualified, so they
need to take out the national health insurance.
People between the age of 65
and 75, with certain
handicapped.
To use this insurance system, you need to apply for the service. You are allowed
to start using this service, on the day you are certified as being qualified by Shiga
Prefecture Wide-Area Association of Healthcare for Latter-Stage Elderly
Persons.
◆Health insurance card
When you enter into the latter-stage elderly healthcare system, the health insurance card for latter-stage elderly
health care system will be issued. When you take medical service at a medical care facility, etc., present it at the
window.
The health insurance card is updated on August 1 every year. To the people who are about to reach the age of 75,
the card is sent by mail before the birthday at the age of 75.
◆Premium
All insured peoples are required to pay their premiums.
The premium is determined as a total of ―per-capita amount‖ and ―income-based amount‖. The ―per-capita amount‖
is borne by all insured people equally, and the ―income-based amount ―is proportionally with his or her income of
the previous year.
[Premium rate in 2013 and 2014]
Per-capita amount
Income-based amount
Upper limit of premium
44,886 yen * For the people with low incomes, they are provided with a premium
reduction for both pre-capita amount and income-based amount.
8.73％ * For the people who were dependents under the employees’ health
insurance plan, etc., they may benefit from premium reduction in
570,000 yen
per-capita amount. They are exempt from the payment of the
―income-based amount‖.
◆How to pay the premium
The premium is basically composed of a special collection (payment from the pension). If the pension is less than
180,000 yen per year, as well as if the total of LTC (long-term care) insurance and the latter-stage elderly healthcare
insurance exceeds 1/2 of the pension benefit, premium collection is made with a regular system (payment with
payment slip, or payment by account transfer).
[Frequency of payments]
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Kind of
Apr.
collection
Special
collection
●
May
Jun.
Jul.
●
Regular
collection
Aug. Sep.
●
●
●
Oct. Nov. Dec.
●
●
●
Jan.
●
●
●
Feb.
Mar.
6
times
●
●
●
Total
●
9
times
* The deadline for payment for regular collection is the end of each month (if the end of the month falls on
Saturday, Sunday and National holiday, payment shall be made on the next day).
* If you apply for the change of payment, you can shift the payment from special collection (withdrawal from
the pension) to regular collection.
◆Personally-borne medical expense (PBME) at healthcare facility
The personally-borne medical expense (PBME) the insured should pay at the healthcare facility is 10% of the
medical expense (30 % for those earning an income of regular employee)
◆When receiving the following benefits, you need to make an application to Medical Insurance Department, North
Area Development Office Life Welfare section or each branch office.
Kind
High-cost treatment
expense
High-cost treatment
benefit including
the long-term care
insurance
Costs of meals in
hospitalization, etc.
Costs for supportive
devices
Description
The PBME per month rises extremely high, the
portion exceeding the ceiling of the PBME is
reimbursed as the high-cost treatment benefit.
* During hospitalization, the fees of meal and the
extra charges incurred to special beds, etc. which
are not covered by the insurance are not
reimbursed.
If the total of healthcare and care expenses is very
expensive, this benefit is supplied.
In some cases, the costs of meals during
hospitalization and those of meals and
accommodation during hospitalization with longterm care beds may be reduced proportionally to the
income.
For procurement of a corset (supportive device),
etc., the portion remaining after deducting PBME
from the payment is supplied upon application, on
the condition that such devise is certified to be
necessary by screening.
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Required documents
To the people eligible for this
benefit, a notice to the effect will be
sent. They are requested to bring
along the goods designated in the
notice, and to make an application.
To the people eligible for this
benefit, a notice to the effect will be
sent. Please make an application
according to the instructions on the
notice.
Prior to hospitalization, make an
application.
- Insurance certificate
- Seal
- Insurance certificate
- Seal
- Bankbook (use of the copy is
possible)
- Doctor’s opinion
- Evidence for wearing such
supportive device
- Receipt
Funeral allowance
If the insured dies, 50,000 yen is supplied to the
chief mourner (the person who mourned the
deceased).
- Seal
- Bankbook (use of the copy is
possible)
* The chief mourner is requested to
make an application.
* Unless otherwise specified, the application should be made by the insured in person.
◆When you are involved in a traffic accident
When you are involved in a traffic accident or injured, etc. by a third party, you can receive medical treatment by
making a notification. For details, contact Medical Insurance Department, North Area Development Office Life
Welfare section or each branch office.
Affairs Department
0749-65-6527
Azai branch Office
0749-74-4352
0749-73-4852
0749-85-3113
0749-89-1123
Office Life Welfare
section
Biwa branch office
Yogo branch office
0749-82-5901
0749-72-5253
0749-78-8301
0749-86-3223
10. The LTC (long-term care) insurance
 Purpose
The LTC (long-term care) insurance system was implemented in April 2000 and is a system in which
nursing care is supported by society as a whole. This system provides those who require nursing care and
help with the necessary health care and welfare services for sustaining their daily lives.
 Mandatory recipient
Category
Category I insured
persons
Category II insured
persons
Recipients
People aged 65 and over
Medical insurance applicants who are
between 40 and 64 years old
Eligibility
Those who have been given government
authorization to receive nursing care
Those who have been given government
authorization to receive nursing care due to specified
diseases
 Insurance premiums for LTC
 Category I insurance premiums
Payments of Category I insured persons will begin from the month prior to their 65th birthday.
Category I insurance premiums vary depending on the insured person’s income and the tax status of his
or her household.
The base amount of insurance premiums is reviewed every three years.
The monthly base amount is 5,080 yen from 2012 through 2014.
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 Stages of insurance premiums for LTC
Stage
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8
Recipients
Public assistance recipients
Noncontributory old-age pension recipients within non
residential tax paying households
Individuals receiving less than 800,000 yen from the total
income and taxable pensions within non residential tax paying
households
Individuals receiving more than 800,000 yen and less than
1,200,000 yen from the total income and taxable pensions
within non residential tax paying households
Individuals receiving 1,200,000 yen or more from the total
income and taxable pensions within non residential tax paying
households
Individuals who are not charged residential tax within
residential tax paying households
Individuals who are charged residential tax, receiving less than
1,900,000 yen of total income in the previous year
Individuals who are charged residential tax, receiving 1,900,000
yen or more and less than 3,800,000 yen of total income in the
previous year
Individuals who are charged residential tax, receiving 3,800,000
yen or more of total income in the previous year
Premium
Annual amount of
premium
Base amount
× 0.40
24,380 yen
Base amount
× 0.50
30,480 yen
Base amount
× 0.65
39,620 yen
Base amount
× 0.75
45,720 yen
Base amount
60,960 yen
Base amount
× 1.25
76,200 yen
Base amount
× 1.50
91,440 yen
Base amount
× 1.75
106,680 yen
 Category II insurance premiums
Category II insurance premiums vary depending on the participant’s health insurance.
In case the participant belongs to his or her company’s health insurance, the amount of the premium
will be calculated according to that health insurance and the premium will be deducted from his or her
salary in advance.
In case the participant belongs to NHI, the head of the household should pay both medical insurance
fees and a LTC fees as an NHI premium.
 Payment options
- Special collection (deduction from pension)
LTC premiums for two months are deducted in advance from a pension paid in even-numbered months.
This applies to individuals who receive 180,000 yen or more of an old-age pension, a disability pension,
and/or a survivor’s pension.
- Regular collection (using payment slips or a bank account transfer)
LTC premium payments are made with payment slips or transfer account. The annual amount is paid in
10 installments (from June to March).
This applies to individuals whose old-age pension, disability pension, and/or survivor’s pension totals
less than 180,000 yen.
This also applies to individuals who turn 65, move into the city, or change income stages during the
fiscal year.
 Requirements for LTC service use
Individuals who want to receive LTC services need government authorization to receive nursing care.
Applications should be made with an insurance identification certificate.
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Government authorization will be either ―requiring assistance 1 or 2‖ or ―requiring nursing care 1 to 5,‖
depending on the degree of nursing care needed.
Degree of nursing
care
Requiring assistance
1 or 2
Individuals who require a slight degree of nursing care and there is a strong
possibility that vital functions will be improved
Requiring nursing
care 1 to 5
Individuals who need LTC services in order to maintain or improve vital
functions
Conditions
 LTC services
LTC services consist of two types of services—in-home care services and care services at facilities.
The amount the user has to pay out of pocket is 10%, in principle.
The maximum amount is determined according to the degree of nursing care required, and the user has to
pay any fees that exceed the maximum amount.
When receiving the care services at facilities, the user must cover the rent and all food expenses.
 Reimbursement for high-cost nursing care service
Individuals receiving ―requiring nursing care‖ certification will be reimbursed for expenses exceeding the
following maximum payments in the case of high monthly costs for nursing care.
Persons who will be reimbursed will receive a notification from the city office.
Individuals to be reimbursed
Individuals within residential tax paying households or persons who are charged
residential tax
Maximum payment
37,200 yen
Individuals within non-residential tax paying households
24,600 yen
Individuals receiving 800,000 yen or less from the total income and taxable
pensions within non-residential tax paying households, or public assistance
recipients
15,000 yen
 Other reimbursements
Individuals who have the ―requiring nursing care‖ certification and receive care at home can receive up to
90% of the base amount upon applying after temporarily paying for all welfare products and house
improvement.
Type
Details
90% of the purchase of welfare products
Allowance
for (only products covered by LTC) is
purchasing welfare reimbursed.
products
* Products should be bought at stores
designated by the prefecture.
90% of home improvement construction
Allowance
for covered by LTC is reimbursed.
home improvement * Since prior application is mandatory, please
costs
contact the city office before starting
construction.
Base amount
100,000 yen per
year
200,000 yen per construction in principle
-
Object
Bathing support products
Sitting toilet seats
Special bedpans
Portable bathtubs
Sling seats
Installation of handrails
Removal of steps
Replacement of doors
Change of flooring materials
Replacement of toilet seats
 Applying for “requiring nursing care” certification (process from applying to receiving certification)
1) Applying for ―requiring nursing care‖ certification
It is necessary to apply for ―requiring nursing care‖ certification before receiving services.
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If it is not possible to apply by him or herself, an adult guardian, a regional support center, or a homecare support service provider and a LTC insurance facility designated by government ordinance as well
as the applicant’s family are allowed to apply on behalf of the person requiring nursing care.
2) Investigation and examination
An investigation is carried out to verify that the applicant indeed requires nursing care. In addition, the
applicant's family physician is asked to submit a written opinion concerning their mental and physical
conditions.
3) Examination and assessment
A care needs assessment committee examines the conditions based on the result of a computer
assessment (primary assessment), special notes, and the family physician's written opinion in order to
decide on the degree of care needs that determines how much nursing care should be given (secondary
assessment).
4) Certification and notification
The applicant is recognized as: ―no nursing care required,‖ ―requiring assistance 1 or 2,‖ or ―requiring
nursing care 1 to 5‖ according to the assessment made by the Certification Committee of Needed LTC.
An assessment notification letter and an insurance identification certificate are then sent to the applicant.
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11. Health
(1) When you are pregnant
When you are pregnant and give birth, you will have a great responsibility for your newborn child.
It is desirable that a woman becomes pregnant and give birth in an ideal environment for the couple as well as
the baby to be born.
When you notice you are pregnant, please go see a doctor and notify the City Hall promptly.
Service
Recipient
Description
Venue
Maternal and Child Health
Handbook is issued. (Please
bring pregnancy certificate
issued by the hospital with you.)
City Health Center,
Takatsuki branch
office of health
center or Azai
branch office of
health center
Remarks
Maternal and Child Health
Issuing of
Maternal and
Child Health
Handbook
Pregnant
woman
Handbook can serve as a
record of child’s growth
for
the lifespan from the
pregnancy
to
the
adulthood.
Prenatal
health
examination
Consultation
for
pregnancy
Pregnant
woman
Pregnant
woman
The expense for medical
checkups is subsidized (the
checkup items covered are the
standard prenatal checkup.)
Hospital in Shiga
Prefecture(obstetrics
and gynecology
department)
※please consult in
case of a medical
institution out of
Shiga prefecture.
Staff will give advice regarding
any concerns during pregnancy.
City Health Center
or Takatsuki branch
office of Health
Center
Health examination
coupons are issued
together with Maternal and
Child Health Handbook.
* Maternal and Child Health Handbooks in foreign languages are available at the Health Promotion Department.
(2) When a baby is born
(1) Birth notification and acquisition and selection of nationality
When a child is born, please have the delivering obstetrician or midwife prepare a birth certificate.
Because the Census Registration Act is applied to any children born in Japan even if the parents are nonJapanese, please submit a Birth Registration form to the City Hall within 14 days of the birth of a child. Before
submitting a birth notification, parents must determine their child’s name and prepare the necessary documents.
When the child does not have Japanese nationality, parents must precede registration procedures for him/her,
such as new foreign resident registration pursuant to the Alien Registration Act, acquisition of Status of
Residence pursuant to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.
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Birth Notification
Required documents: Birth Certificate, seal (inkan) or signature of the registrant, Mother and Child Health
Handbook, health insurance card, passport, Alien Registration Card, etc.
* Please notify the birth of the child to your home country. For the detailed procedures, please inquire at the
embassy or consulate in Japan.
Acquisition of newborn infant’s nationality
Nationality is very important for the child’s future. Regardless of what nationality is chosen, necessary
procedures must be duly fulfilled. It is advisable to consult the embassy, Citizens Affairs Department of the
City Hall and the Legal Affairs Bureau before your child is born and confirm what documents are required
for the registration procedure.
Parents’ nationality
Child’s nationality
The parents are married and
either of the parents is a
Japanese national.
Japanese nationality
Both parents are foreign
nationals
Foreign nationality
Procedure
1. Submit the Birth Notification form to the city
hall where the parents live.
2. For the nationality of the non-Japanese parents,
inquire at the embassy or consulate in Japan.
Make inquiries at the embassy or consulate of
each parent’s nationality located in Japan.
Selecting the nationality
When a child obtains two nationalities including Japanese, his/her parents submit a notification of
―nationality reservation‖ at the time they submit the birth notification in Japan. In accordance with Japanese
law, a person is not permitted to have two nationalities (dual nationality), and is required to choose either
nationality before reaching the age of 22.
Medical expense support for immature infants
When immature infants under 1 year of are, whose birth weight was 2,000 grams or under or who meets a
certain condition in accordance with the judgment of a doctor (at a designated medical institution), are
hospitalized and treated at a designated medical institution, the self-pay portion of the medical expense
(covered by insurance) is partially subsidized. For detail please contact the Health Promotion Department or
the Health Center Takatsuki Branch.
(3) Health checkups for infants and children
The consulting service as well as health checkups are held regularly for children’s well-being.
The city’s newsletter ―Koho Nagahama‖ provides information about dates, locations, eligibility, and necessary
items to bring for medical checkups.
Service provided
House call for
newborn babies
(infants)
Recipient of
service
newborn babies
(infants)
Description
Remarks
Health nurse or other expert visits
a household with a one month old
baby and gives advice on child
rearing.
If you want to use this
service, please mail a
postcard requesting a
house call, which is
attached to the Maternal
and Child Health
Handbook.
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Medical checkups
for infants
Four months old
infants
Ten months old
infants
20 months old
children
The checkups are held for early
detection of infants’ and
children’s developmental
disorders and support and advice
for child rearing.
City Health Center or
of health center
* For detail please check the
city’s newsletter ―Koho
2 years and 8 months
Nagahama‖ and website.
old children
3 years and 8 months
old children
(4) Vaccination
Vaccination, which is governed by the Preventive Vaccinations Act, protects children from being infected from
or developing specific diseases, relieves symptoms, and prevents the spread of disease.
It is a very important for protecting your child’s health by gaining immunity against diseases.
 Vaccination in accordance with the Preventive Vaccinations Act
(1) Group vaccination: For the date and location, please check the schedule released by the city (―yearly health
schedule‖ and ―yearly vaccination schedule‖) or the city’s website.
Type
BCG (tuberculosis)
Target age
Until one day before becoming one
year old from three months after the
birth
Procedure
Inoculate BCG once
(2) Individual vaccination: Vaccination on an as-needed basis at the designated hospitals
* Reservation is required. Please apply to designated hospital directly.
* Free of charge (If a child is out of target age, you need to pay the actual cost.)
one year old of age to the day just before the day reaching the age of 2
Type
Inactivation Polio
Target age
Procedure
Until one day before becoming 7 years
and six months old from three months
after the birth
after the birth
DPT combination
(Diphtheria, Pertussis and
Tetanus Combination)
after the birth
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1st term: Three times at intervals of
three weeks to eight weeks.
1st term follow-up: One dose one year
after the third dose in the 1st term.
Measles and Rubella
Combination
Stage 1: one year old of age to the day
just before the day reaching the age of
2
1st term: One dose
2nd term: Children in kindergarten in
the year preceding entrance to
elementary school (April 1 to March
31) (i.e. from five years old to the
day before they turn seven years old)
2nd term: One dose
Diphtheria and Tetanus
Combination
From 11 year old to 1 day before the
day reaching the age of 13 years.
One dose
Japanese Encephalitis
Stage 1 (initial, additional):from the
age of 3 years to one day before the
day reaching the age of 7 years and 6
months
1st term initial dose: Twice at an
interval of one weeks to four weeks
Stage 2: from 9 years old to one day
1st term follow-up: One dose one
year after the second dose in the 1st
term.
before the day reaching the age of 13
2nd term: One dose
Standard vaccination term:
Special measures
under 4 years,
Those who were born between
Stage 1 additional vaccination: 4 years April 2, 1995 and April 1, 2007 can
make up the full four doses up to
to under 5 years.
two days prior to their 20th
* Guardians may have their child ages six
birthday.
months old or older vaccinated if they
Stage 1 initial vaccination: 3 years to
want, if they plan to travel to epidemic
areas or other similar areas. Please consult
with the Health Promotion Department.
Hib vaccine
From two months old up to five years
old
Pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine
Normally the first dose is
provided to infants between 2 and
6 months.
The total number of injections
required depends on the age that
your child receives the first dose.
Please consult a doctor.
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Vaccine against cervical
cancer
Girls in the 6th year of elementary to
the 1st year of senior high school
Three intramuscular injections are
required.
Girls whose age corresponds to
Sa-barikkusu
Ga-dasiru
the 2nd grader in high school,
1st
1st
and whose vaccination was
One months
after the 1st
injection
Two months
after the 1st
injection
Five months
after the 2nd
injection
Four months
after the 2nd
injection
started before March 31, 2013.
* Senior high school students are
encouraged to start vaccination
early so that they can complete
three injections within 2013.
(5) Medical checkups for adults
You are encouraged to have medical checkups for early detection of diseases.
There are two types of medical checkups: the medical checkups held at the designated hospitals in the city and
group checkups held at health centers.
* For detail information such as schedules, please check the city’ s newsletter (―Koho Nagahama‖) or ―Health
Schedule‖ or website (http://www.city.nagahama.shiga.jp/).
(Checkups at designated hospitals and group checkups)
Types of checkup
Checkup details
Eligibility
Specified medical
checkup under NHI
Urinalysis, body measurement, blood
pressure measurement, measurement of
abdominal circumference, general
interview, general checkup, blood lipid
test, (for those diagnosed as necessary)
anemia test, electrocardiography,
funduscopy
Nagahama residents enrolled in National
Health Insurance (NHI) between the ages
of 40 and 74.
Lifestyle related
diseases checkup
pressure measurement, measurement of
abdominal circumference, general
test, (for those diagnosed as necessary)
anemia test, electrocardiography,
funduscopy
(1) Nagahama residents between the ages
of 30 and 39 this year.
(2) Nagahama resident over the age of 40
who are receiving welfare.
(3)Changes in medical insurance
qualification
A:Persons who on and after April 2,
2012, withdrew from the National
Health Insurance System
B:Persons who on and after April 2,
Breast cancer checkup
Palpation, visual examination,
mammography
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2012, changed their insurance status
Residents over the age of 40 who did not
receive the checkup in the previous year
(i.e. twice a year)
Cervical cancer
checkup
Insight, Internal examination, pap
smear
Residents over the age of 20 who did not
receive the checkup in the previous year
(i.e. twice a year)
(Checkups at hospitals only)
Types of checkup
Checkups for senior
citizens aged 75 or
over.
Checkup details
Recipient
pressure measurement, general
test
Residents who are 75 years old at the
time of checkup. (excluding those who
are hospitalized, admitted to care
facilities, on long-term care insurance,
receiving treatment for cardiovascular
diseases, or have received special medical
checkup this year.)
Checkup details
Recipient
(Group checkup only)
Types of checkup
Tuberculosis checkup
Chest X ray (indirect)
Resident 65 years or older
Stomach cancer
checkup
Stomach X ray
Resident 40 years or older
Colon cancer checkup
Faecal occult blood test
Resident aged 40 years or older
Lung cancer:
Chest X-ray examination,
Resident aged 40 years or older
Sputum cytology screening (only for
Osteoporosis checkup
the people needing this examination).
Bone density measurement
Females between the age of 20 and 59
years old (every five years)
Hepatitis virus
checkup
B type and C type hepatitis virus test
Resident 40 years or older who have not
received this checkup before
Periodontal disease
checkup
Oral examination, Dental guidance
Residents over the age of 30
Health Promotion Department(City Health Center,
kobori-cho)
0749-65-7759(group of adult health)
0749-65-7751(group of mother and child health)
Hokubu Health Promotion Center (Health Center
Takatsuki Branch)
0749-85-6420
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12. Child Care
In Japan there are child care facilities that take care of children for parents who are unable to take care of
children at home. Each facility has a limit on the number of children admitted. Please contact the relevant
department for more information.
(1) Nursery schools (Hoikuen)
Nursery schools provide child care service for parents who are unable to take care of their children at home due
to work, illness or other legitimate reasons.
[Age]
Infants and children between 0 and 5 years old before entering school.
(Hiyoko Nursery School: up to 3 years old)
[School hours] 7:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. (for public schools)
[Fee]
Determined based on the parents’ income in the previous year
Category
Name
Address
Telephone number
Otani Nursery School
32-4 Motohama-cho
0749-62-2883
Kita Nursery School
596 Kamiteru-cho
0749-62-7038
Sakuranbo Nursery School
1158 Nishikozaka-cho
0749-63-2755
Ichimugi Nursery School
3089 Kohoku-cho Yamamoto
0749-79-1134
Takatsuki Nursery School
260-1 Takatsuki-cho Morimoto 0749-85-2061
Kinomoto Nursery School
781 Kinomoto-cho Kinomoto
0749-82-3181
Nagahama Catholic Nursery School
47 Minamitakada-cho
0749-62-1499
Hiyoko Nursery School
66-1 Kobori-cho
0749-63-8892
Child House
1606 Tamura-cho
0749-64-4822
Nagahama Aijien
562 Yawatahigashi-cho
0749-63-4650
Nursery School Momo no Ie
1260 Oinui-cho
0749-64-3500
Odani Nursery School
2481-1 Odaniyono-cho
0749-78-2006
Hayami Nursery School
2277 Kohoku-cho Hayami
0749-78-0075
Nagahama Gakusha
207 Shinjonaka-cho
0749-62-2008
Raymond Nagahama Nursery
School
324-3 Minamikoashi-cho
0749-68-2480
Nagahama Baika Nursery School
17-25 Mitsuyamotomati
0749-63-7872
Shirayama Nursery School
900 Kanou-cho
0749-63-9880
Public
Private
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(2) Centers for Early Child Care and Education (Nintei Kodomoen)
The Center for Early Childcare and Education (Nintei Kodomoen), which functions as a nursery school as well
as a kindergarten, focuses on educating children between 3 to 5 years old as well as provides child care in the
afternoon.
 Half-day school (equivalent to kindergarten)
[Age]
Children between 3 and 5 years old, living in the school district
[Hours]
8:50 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
[Fee]
72,000 yen annually (6,000 yen a month)
 Extended school (equivalent to nursery school)
[Age]
Children between 0 and 5 years old, whose parents are unable to take care of them at home.
[Hours]
As a rule 7:15 a.m.–6:15 p.m.
[Fee]
Depending on the parents’ income for the previous year
Category
Public
Name of the center for
childcare and education
Telephone
number
Address
Rokusho Nintei Kodomoen
491 Katsu-cho
0749-62-7036
Azai Nintei Kodomoen
1232 Oi-cho
0749-74-8488
Biwa Nintei Kodomoen
26-1 Yagihama-cho
0749-72-2150
Torahime Nintei Kodomoen
371-1 Gomura
0749-73-8081
Yogo Nintei Kodomoen
363 Yogo-cho Higashino
0749-86-2345
NIshiazai Nintei Kodomoen
2066 Nishiazai-cho Shiozuhama
0749-88-8111
(3) Temporary child care service
Temporary child care service takes care of children for a short period of time on behalf of their parents. Please
use the service if you become suddenly ill, must attend a funeral or other ceremonial services, or are too tired to
take care of the children.
[Age]
Infants and children between 0 and 5 years old before entering school.
[hours]
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
(* Closed on Sundays, National holidays and year-end and new-year holidays.)
[Application] Please apply for the respective nursery school directly.
Category
Public
Name of the center for childcare
and education
Address
Telephone number
Rokusho NIntei Kodomoen
491 Katsu-cho
0749-62-7036
26-1 Yagihama-cho
0749-72-2150
Nishiazai Nintei Kodomoen
2066 Nishiazai-cho Shiozuhama
0749-88-8111
Nursery School Momo no Ie
1260 Oinu-cho
0749-64-3500
Raymond Nagahama Nursery
School
324-3 Minamikoashi-cho
0749-68-2480
Private
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Odani Nursery School
2481-1 Odaniyono-cho
0749-78-2006
Hayami Nursery School
0749-78-0075
(4) After School Child Care Club
The club is designed for elementary school children whose parents cannot provide child care at home after
school hours. The club is meant for healthy and sound development of children after school or during extended
school holiday periods by offering them an appropriate space for fun and living.
(5) Child allowance
Child allowance (Kodomo teate) is provided to households which is raising a child, to support healthy and sound
development of children.
Possible recipient
Households which
are raising a child
who has not
completed the third
year of junior high
school (The first
march 31 after he or
she turns 15.)
Amount (monthly)
under 3 years old
Payment method
15,000 yen
Three times a year in
lump-sum payments for
1st child・・・10,000yen
the four months up to the
2nd child・・10,000yen
month prior to payment,
3d child・・・15,000yen in June, October and
February.
10,000yen
Before the end of an aged 3
and over elementary school
Junior high school student
* To receive the child allowance you need to apply. Payment begins with the sum for the month after the
application is submitted.
* The child allowance program after October 2011 has not been confirmed. Once confirmed, the information will
be announced in the city’s newsletter (Koho Nagahama) or on the website.
(6) Regional Child Care Support Center
This center supports parents and pre-school children between 0 to 5 years old. Various events are held so that
parents can experience the fun and joy of upbringing children, or parents can make friends and chat with other
parents. Consultation and information on child care problems and concerns are also available.
Public) Sansan Land Child Care Support Center:
Jifukuji-cho
TEL:0749-62-3712
Public) Kodomo Land Child Care Support Center:
Sano-cho
TEL:0749-74-4567
Public) Nobinobi Land Child Care Support Center: Yagihama-cho
TEL:0749-72-8177
Public) Aiai Land Child Care Support Center:
Takatsuki-cho Dohganji
TEL:0749-85-5577
Private) Child House Child Care Support Center:
Tamura-cho
TEL:0749-64-4822
Private) Nikoniko Hiroba:
Odaniyono-cho
TEL:0749-78-0935
Private) Kosodate Hiroba Skip:
Katsu-cho
TEL:0749-62-1212
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(7) Family Support Center
Those who want to receive support for child care and those who want to support child care register at the Center
so that the members support each other.
[Application] 4-36 Jifukuji-cho (in Nagahama City Children Cultural Center ―Sansan Land‖)
TEL. 0749-64-3900
(8) Counseling service on family and children
You can consult about your problems and concerns on child raising or family such as child abuse or domestic
violence (strictly confidential.)
[Inquiries to] Family and Children Counseling Office, Nagahama City Hall (located within the Child Care
Support Department on the 1st floor of East Annex)
TEL. 0749-65-6544
[Hours] 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
* If you report child abuse during the out-of-service hours described above on weekdays, or Saturday, Sunday
and national holidays, please call the City Hall switchboard number (0749-62-4111).
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13. Education
In 1994 Japan ratified the Convention on the Right of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1989.
This convention stipulates the right of children to receive education. The guardians of children with a foreign
nationality do not have an obligation to educate children in Japan, but children have the right to receive
education.
[Japanese Education System]
(1) 6-3-3-4 year system
In Japan the education system consists of 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high schools, 3
years of senior high schools and 4 years of university (2 years of junior college).
(2) Compulsory education
Compulsory education includes elementary and junior high schools. All children must enter elementary
schools and graduate from junior high schools.
Compulsory education is an obligation imposed on Japanese nationals. Children between 6 and 15 years
old living in Japan may be admitted to a local elementary or junior high school at the same cost,
regardless of their nationality, if they wish.
(1) Kindergarten
Kindergartens serve as early education facilities for pre-elementary school age children.
[Eligibility]
Children 3, 4 and 5 years old who are living in Nagahama City.
[School hours]9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, the summer,
winter and spring vacations)
* May vary depending on kindergartens.
[Tuition]
72,000 yen annually(6,000yen per month)
Name
Address
Telephone number
Nagahama Kindergarten
5-14 Asahi-cho
0749-62-0089
Nagahama Kita Kindergarten
19-24 MItsuyamoto-cho
0749-62-0861
Nagahama Nishi Kindergarten
604-6 Sumai-cho
0749-62-3000
Nagahama Minami Kindergarten
2727 Kada-cho
0749-63-1913
Wakaba Kindergarten
13-10 Miyamae-cho
0749-62-3495
Kamiteru Kindergarten
480 Shinjotera-cho
0749-63-0584
Nangori Kindergarten
626 Shinei-cho
0749-62-3723
Kitagori Kindergarten
196-1 Haruchika-cho
0749-62-1498
Kohoku Kindergarten
909-2 kohokucho hayami
0749-78-2003
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Takatuski Kindergarten
15-1 Takatsuki-cho Higashiyanagino
0749-85-2396
Kinomoto Kindergarten
606-1 Kinomoto-cho Kinomoto
0749-82-2441
Rokusho Nintei Kodomoen
493 Katsu-cho
0749-62-7036
Azai Nintei Kodomoen
1232 Oi-cho
0749-74-8488
26-1 Yagihama-cho
0749-72-2150
Torahime NIntei Kodomoen
371-1 Gomura
0749-73-8081
Yogo Nintei Kodomoen
363 Yogo-cho Higashino
0749-86-2345
NIshiazai Nintei Kodomoen
2066 Nishiazai-cho Shiotsunaka
0749-88-8111
(2) Elementary school and junior high school
In Japan compulsory education includes elementary school (6 years) and junior high school (3 years). School life
has specific customs, events and rules. Please understand them well and help your children to enjoy their school
life in Japan.
In Japan the school year is determined based on the age of the child. As a rule, a child with foreign nationality is
also admitted to the school year of his/her age.
[Admission procedure] If you want to enroll your child in elementary or junior high school, please contact
the School Affairs Department and complete the necessary procedures.
[Admission notice letter] If you have registered your residency in Nagahama city (Jumintoroku), you will
receive an admission notice letter stating the admission date and school to attend
when the new school year approaches every year.
* If you do not receive a notice letter, please contact the Education Guidance
Department.
[Remark]
Please contact the Education Guidance Department promptly when you want to delay
the enrollment of your child due to illness or other reasons, your child enrolls in
school for the visually impaired, school for the hearing impaired, or special needs
school, or you have changed your address.
Category
Elementary
school
School name
Address
Telephone number
Nagahama
9-9 Takada-cho
0749-62-0070
Nagahama Kita
1310 Yawatanakayama-cho
0749-62-1375
Kamiteru
311 Kamiteru-cho
0749-62-0076
Nangori
352 Minamitazuke-cho
0749-62-0288
Kitagori
353 Haruchika-cho
0749-62-0782
Nagahama Minami
1460 Kada-cho
0749-62-6205
Yuta
1051 Uchibo-cho
0749-74-0009
Nanao
22 Sano-cho
0749-74-0817
Tane
68 Noda-cho
0749-74-1801
Azai
54 Tohme
0749-74-1707
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Elementary
school
Junior high
school
Biwa Minami
3456 Kawamichi-cho
0749-72-2003
Biea Kita
56 Masuda-cho
0749-72-2036
Torahime
88 Gomura
0749-73-2063
Odani
524 Odaniyono-cho
0749-78-0036
Hayami
2561-1 Kohoku-cho Hayami
0749-78-0018
Asahi
1125 Kohoku-cho Yamamoto
0749-79-0002
Tominaga
160 Takatsuki-cho Inokuchi
0749-85-2080
Takatsuki
738 Takatsuki-cho Takatsuki
0749-85-2002
Kohori
38 Takatsuki-cho
Nishiyanagino
0749-85-4466
Nanasato
248 Takatsuki-cho Karakawa
0749-85-2145
Sugino
489 Kinomoto-cho Sugino
0749-84-0004
Takatoki
1079-1 Kinomoto-cho Ishimiti
0749-82-2242
Kinomoto
685-1 Kinomoto-cho
Kinomoto
0749-82-2354
Ikagu
1114 Kinomoto-cho Oto
0749-82-2209
Yogo
777 Yogo-cho Nakanogo
0749-86-2300
Shiotsu
41 Nishiazai-cho Shiotsunaka
0749-88-0013
Nagahara
167 Nishiazai-cho Oura
0749-89-0004
Nishi
10-10 Takada-cho
0749-62-0029
Kita
910 Kamiteru-cho
0749-62-0894
Higashi
763 Horibe-cho
0749-62-0928
Minami
810 Eikyuji-cho
0749-62-0924
Azai
627 Uchibo-cho
0749-74-0013
Biwa
460 Yuge-cho
0749-72-2028
Torahime
12 Gomura
0749-72-3302
Kohoku
0749-78-1213
Takatsuki
2491-1 Takatsuki-cho
Takatsuki
0749-85-2020
Kinomoto
682 Kinomoto-cho Kinomoto
0749-82-2353
Sugino
489 Kinomoto-cho Sugino
0749-84-0112
Kagamioka
0749-86-3003
Nishiazai
312 Nishiazai-cho Shiozunaka
0749-88-0123
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(3) School attendance support program
Nagahama City offers subsidies to households who have resident registration at Nagahama City and having
financial difficulties with child being enrolled at public school, which covers a part of the expenses incurred for a
child's studies (expenses including school supplies, school trips, school meal, etc.). In order to receive the
subsidy you are required to apply every year.
You may apply anytime, but the payment starts in the month following the month of application (accepted by the
city.) (If your application is accepted on the first day of a month, the payment will cover that month.) You need
the document to certify the income in the previous year. For details please contact the Education Promotion
Department.
Education Promotion Department
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0749-74-3703
14. Disaster Prevention
Nagahama City has been making efforts to build a safe and secure community through the education of citizens’
awareness as well as by supporting citizens’ initiatives for individual disaster prevention.
(1) Kinds of disaster
(1) Earthquake
Earthquakes are the sudden violent shaking of the ground and they are often occurred in Japan. When
earthquakes occurs, the ground is heavily shaken or sometimes displaced, causing people to be crushed to
death under collapsed buildings or furniture, or trapped in a fire.
When an earthquake occurs
The intensity of an earthquake indicates how violent the earth shakes. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 10,
and the larger the number the stronger the ground shook.
Please evacuate safely by following the instructions below.
When an
earthquake occurs;
Action to take
(1) When you feel the ground shaking, ensure your safety first by taking shelter
under a table, etc.
(2) After the shaking stops, turn off the gas or electricity which may cause fire.
You are inside
house
(3) Keep a door or window open to establish an exit for escaping.
(4) Promptly extinguish the fire, if any.
(5) When leaving your house, be sure to check the situation outside first.
(6) Stay away from narrow alleys or brick walls.
(7) Promptly move away if you are near a mountain or cliff.
(8) When evacuating, do not use a car but walk.
(9) Cooperate with other people and help if you find people injured or who need
help.
(10) Get the correct information from TV, radio or the city’s announcement.
(1) Be careful for collapsing brick walls or signboards falling down.
You are outside
(2) Take a look around carefully and take shelter in a place which you think is the
safest.
(1) Hold the steering wheel firmly. Gradually reduce speed and stop your car.
You are driving
car
(2) Stop your car at the side of the road so that an ambulance, fire trucks and other
emergency vehicles can pass.
(3) Leave a key in the ignition and do not lock the door when you leave the car.
Escape on foot.
(2)Flood
Because of the typhoon or heavy rain, water level of the river rise and flood. First of all, make sure how much
may flood where you live using Hazard Map.
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■Take precautions against a flood!
In the case of typhoon or heavy rain may occur, organizations like country or prefecture announce information of
protection against disasters (information of weather, water level of the river, warning of mudslide and so on.)
Moreover depends on a situations, city announce the refuge information (refuge preparations, refuge advice and
refuge order) on the mailing system and so on. Understand the meaning of the information, make sure to be able to
act calmly in the case of emergency.
Kind of refuge
information
Refuge
preparation
Refuge advice
Refuge order
Action you should take
Pay attention to the radio of protection against disasters, radio and TV
information to prepare for refuge.
Start taking refuge promptly in designated evacuation area in cooperation
with family and neighbors.
It threatened to danger. Complete taking refuge in a shelter as soon as
possible. If you don’t have enough time, taking refuge near the safe place.
■Regulations when taking refuge.
①The area where its deepest flooding point is less than 50cm,there is possible to fall into dangerous situations if
taking refuge in a flurry. First of all, go upstairs in your house or high buildings in neighboring.
②Taking refuge with light clothing bringing a minimum of necessary belongings.
③When walk along the flooding road, take care to a manhole or a side bitch using a stick.
④If fail to get out in time, taking refuge in nearby high building and wait rescue.
(3) Designated evacuation area
There are areas designated as emergency evacuation sites where you can take shelter.
Nagahama City designates public facilities such as schools or community centers as ―designated evacuation
area.‖
* Be sure to confirm the location of the evacuation site nearest in your area in advance.
(4) Items to bring in case of emergency
It is advisable to prepare emergency items and pack them in a bag in advance, so that you can take it with
you when you evacuate. It should be kept handy so that you can take it out anytime.
You can return home to get other items later after you are safe.
 List of emergency items
 cash
 bank account book, bank card and credit card
Valuables
 health insurance card
 keys of house and car
Food
Drugs
 dry bread
 canned food
 can opener
 paper plates and cups
 band aid
 ointment
□household medicine
 driver’s license
 bottles of mineral water
 bandage
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 antiseptic
 dried food
Daily
supplies
 clothes  gloves  towel
 rainwear  lighter
 tissue paper
Others
 portable radio
 sanitary goods
 standby batteries
 baby goods
□mobile phone・charger
 flash light
 toiletry kit
 plastic bags
 wraps
* Be sure to put your passport and Alien Registration Card in a handy place and bring them with you when
you evacuate.
(5) Items to be stored
Prepare for water, food and so on in advance in case of a big natural disaster.
 List of stock items
Food
Fuel
 drinking water
 dried food
 rice
 portable stove
 kettle
 boil-in-the-bag food
 snacks (chocolates, candies)
 gas cylinder
 water for domestic use
Others
 canned food
 dishes
 blanket
 seasonings
 solid fuel
 sleeping bag
 plastic container
 bucket
 toiletry kit
 plastic sheet
 rope
Disaster prevention and Crisis
Management Department
Biwa Branch Office
Regional Promotion Department
/ North Area Development
Office
0749-65-6555
Azai Branch Office
0749-74-4350
0749-72-5252
0749-78-8300
0749-82-5900
Takastuki Branch Office
Yogo Branch Office
0749-73-4853
0749-85-3112
0749-86-3222
0749-89-1122
(2) Obtaining information on a disaster
In order to protect yourself from weather disasters, it is important to be always aware of advisories, warnings and
other weather information released by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Because they are updated and released
through TV, radio or the internet, be sure to obtain the latest information.
In case of a typhoon or heavy rain, you can get information to know when and where they are approaching.
(3) Emergency Card for Foreigners
Nagahama City issues an ―Emergency Card for Foreigners‖ in case of an emergency or disaster. The card is
designed to help foreigners who cannot speak Japanese. By pointing to the words on it, you can ask for help to
the Japanese. It is also advisable to write your name and contact address or telephone number on it so that it
serves as identification.
The card is distributed free of charge. If you have not received one yet, please contact the Citizens Collaboration
Promotion Department. You can obtain it at the Citizens Affairs Department (foreign resident registration
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counter).
I cannot
speak
Japanese.
Citizens Collaboration Promotion Department
0749-65-8711
(4) In case of emergency
When you become involved in an emergency situation such as a traffic accidents, robbery or other situation,
please stay calm and ask for help.
(1) Emergency calls (24-hour service)
There are four types of emergency phone numbers depending on the situation.
(2) Emergency reporting
When you dial 119, the operator will ask you whether it is a fire (kaji) or emergency (kyukyu), and then
about the situation, your name and contact number.
When you dial 110, the operator will ask you about the location, situation, your name, telephone number, etc.
Please try to stay calm and speak slowly and clearly. If you do not speak Japanese, find a Japanese nearby
and ask him/her to talk on behalf of you.
Emergency
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When you need ambulance because of sudden illness
or injures:
1. ―Kyukyu desu.‖
―This is an emergency.‖
2. ―Basho wa Nagahama-shi (state the location)
desu.‖
―The location is ________.‖
3. Tell the operator about the type of injury or
illness.
4. ―Watashi no namae wa (state your name).‖
―My name is __________.‖
―Denwa bango wa (state your phone number)‖
―My phone number is ________.‖
* Your call is reported to the fire station, and an
ambulance will come to the location you said.
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Fire
119
When you cause or find a fire:
1. ―Kaji desu.‖
―There has been a fire.‖
2. ―Basho wa Nagahama-shi (state the location)
desu.‖
―The location is ________.‖
3. Tell the operator about the fire.
4. ―Watashi no namae wa (state your name).‖
―My name is __________.‖
* Your call is reported to fire station, and a fire
truck will come to the location.
Traffic
accident
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When you are involved in a traffic accident:
1. The operator will ask you what happened.
2. The operator will ask you when and where the
accident happened.
―Itsu doko de arimashita ka?‖
(―When and where did accident happen?‖)
3. Clearly state to the operator the situation and
degree of injury.
―Watash no namae wa (state your name)‖
―My name is __________.‖
* Your call is then transferred to police station.
Crime
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When you are involved in a crime or accident
1. The operator will ask you what happened.
2. The operator will ask you when and where the
crime or accident happened.
―Itsu doko de arimashita ka?‖
(―When and where did the crime (accident)
happen?”)
3. Clearly state to the operator the situation of the
crime or accident.
―Watash no namae wa (state your name)‖
―My name is __________.‖
* Your call is then transferred to police station.
* These numbers are for an emergency only. Do not dial them for consultation or inquires.
* An ambulance cannot be used if the condition is not serious, or if you can go to the hospital by your car or
taxi.
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15. Local Community
(1) Neighborhood association (jichi kai)
In most communities in Japan, voluntary ―neighborhood associations‖ (jichi kai) have been organized.
They are organizations formed by community residents in order to make the community a better place.
The main activities of neighborhood associations in Nagahama City are as follows:
 Let you know the information from city or community by circular notice.(kairanban)
(* Kairanban is a notice board passed from house to house in your neighborhood, in which you can find
information on Nagahama City or your community.)
 Make a clean and beautiful city by cleaning activity.
 Through the event or festival, planning to communicate with residents..
 Patrol to protect residents from crimes and traffic accidents.
 Emergency drills to prepare residents to evacuate safely in case of a disaster.
 Manage and maintain community meeting places or parks.
The associations are supported by the fees contributed by each member household.
In Nagahama City most residents participate in neighborhood associations, and foreign nationals are also
welcomed.
Please ask neighbors or Promotion of Civic Partnership Division (City hall) about details.
Citizens Collaboration
Promotion Department
North Area Promotion Office
Regional Promotion
Department
Regional Promotion
Group/Azai Branch Office
0749-65-8722
0749-82-5900
0749-74-4350
Regional Promotion
Group/Biwa Branch Office
0749-72-5252
Regional Promotion
Group/Torahime Branch
Office
0749-73-4853
Regional Promotion
Group/Kohoku Branch Office
Regional Promotion
Group/Takatsuki Branch
Office
Regional Promotion
Group/Yogo Branch Office
Regional Promotion
Group/Nishiazai Branch
Office
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0749-78-8300
0749-85-3112
0749-86-3222
0749-89-1122
16. Library
There are six libraries in the city, and the residents can use them free of charge.
If you want to borrow or reserve books or materials, you need a library card.
A library card can be issued to persons who live, work or attend school in Nagahama City or who live in Maibara
City. (You need identification to show the address of your residence, workplace or school.)
●Closing days・Opening hours
Library name
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Public
Opening hours
holiday
10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
■
Nagahama
Saturdays,Sundays,holidays
is 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.
Azai
Biwa
■
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
■
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Friday is 9:00a.m.-8:00p.m.
■
Torahime
Kohoku
■
■
■
■
■
■
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
■
Takatsuki
■ is Closing days
* The whole building is closed as a data arrangement day last Wednesday every week.
* The libraries are closed from December 28 to January 4.
* There is a special closing period (about five days a year.) Please check the annual calendar.
Library name
Nagahama
address
18-5 Asahi-cho
Azai
528 Ohyori-cho
505 Nanba-cho
０７４９－７４－３３１１
０７４９－７３－２３３５
Kohoku
3445 Miyabe-cho
2745 Hayami Kohoku-cho
Takatsuki
115 Douganji Takatsuki-cho
０７４９－８５－４６００
Biwa
Torahime
Telephone number
０７４９－６３－２１２２
０７４９－７２－４３０５
０７４９－７８－１６８７
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17. Public Facilities
Nagahama City Hall main office, branch offices and local agencies
City hall and branches
Location
Telephone number
Nagahama City Hall Main Office and Annex
12-34 Takada-cho
TEL 0749-62-4111
Nagahama City Hall East Annex
632 Yawatahigashi-cho
FAX 0749-63-4111
Azai Branch Office
2490-1 Uchibo-cho
Biwa Branch Office
645 Ochiai-cho
106 Gomura
160 Takatsuki-cho Doganji
North Area Development Office
1757-2 Kinomoto-cho Kinomoto
Yogo Branch Office
590 Nishiazai-cho Oura
TEL 0749-74-3020
FAX 0749-74-3215
TEL 0749-72-3221
FAX 0749-72-2211
TEL 0749-73-3001
FAX 0749-73-2517
TEL 0749-78-1001
FAX 0749-78-1640
TEL 0749-85-3111
FAX 0749-85-5818
TEL 0749-82-4111
FAX 0749-82-3956
TEL 0749-86-3221
FAX 0749-86-3220
TEL 0749-89-1121
FAX 0749-89-0585
Nagahama City Hall local agencies and education board
Departments
City Hall local
agencies
Education board
Location
Telephone number
Hokubu health Promotion Center
1st floor, Takatsuki
Branch Office
0749-85-6420
Hokubu Regional Support Center
1st floor, Takatsuki
Branch Office
0749-82-3115
Educational Guidance Department
2nd floor, Azai Branch
Office
0749-74-3701
Educational Yoji Department
Office
0749-74-3704
Education Promotion Department
Office
0749-74-3703
Torahime Education Guidance Office
1st floor, Torahime Branch 0749-73-4855
Office
Kinomoto Education Guidance Office 1st floor, Kinomoto
Branch Office
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0749-82-5906
Others
[Counseling service]
■Nagahama City Office
Opening
Monday to Friday
Portuguese 8:30~17:15
Spanish
9:00~15:30
English
9:00~15:00
Address
Citizens Affairs Department (1st floor, main city hall)
TEL
Promotion of Civic Partnership Division 65-8711
■Nagahama International Frienship Association
Opening
Monday to Sunday
10:00 ~19:00
(closed on Thursday, national holidays, year-end and new year holidays)
Available Language
Address
Portuguese, Spanish and English
519 Kamiteru-cho Nagahama City 526-0015
Tel. 0749-63-4400
■Shiga Intercultural Association for Globalization
Opening
Monday to Sunday
8:30~17:15
(closed on Saturdays and national holidays, year-end and new year holidays)
Address
2nd floor, Piazza Omi 1-1-20 Nionohama, Otsu City 520-0801
Tel. 077-526-0931
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1. Overview of the City of Nagahama

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