Gaikokujin Toroku (Alien Registration) - Information

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The importance of your Alien Registration Card

Foreign nationals who reside in Japan are required by law to apply for the alien registration certificate within a designated period of time after his/her entry to Japan. A certificate (gaikokujin torokusho) is issued to the applicant once the application process is completed. Non-Japanese residents who are 16 years old or older are required to carry this certificate at all times

Your Alien Registarion Card, or more commonly known in Japan as your "Gaikokujin Toroku" is an essential piece of self identification which recognizes your existance in Japan.  With it, you are a know, registered memeber of the city or ward in which you reside.  More importantly you are legally allowed to be in, and conduct yourself within Japan.  With this in mind, it's very important that you keep this card with you and safe at all times.  Even more important is keeping this card up to date and valid.  It may seem a small thing to move apartments in the city but even within the same street, if your address has changed you must go and let the ward office know so your records can be updated.

Nagoya city offices

As you may or not be aware, Nagoya is made up of 16 different wards or in Japanese "Ku".  When registering or adjusting any details regarding your Alien card, you will have to go to the ward in which belong or will belong.  However, if you say move from "Naka-ku" to "Kita-Ku" you would go to the Kita-ku office , once to have to moved to register changes.  there would be no need to go to the Naka-ku office to change address details.

The 16 wards are as followed: Naka, Nishi, Higashi, Minami, Nakamure, Chikusa, Kita, Nakagawa, Minato, Showa, Atsuta, Mizuho, Moriyama, Midori, Meito, Tenpaku

There is of course the Nagoya City hall, located in Naka-ku but you only need to go to your local ward office for registration and changes in details.

Ward Office	Contact	Access
Nagoya City Hall	Sannomaru 3-1-1,Naka-ku  - 052-961-1111	Subway Meijo Line SHIYAKUSHO
Chikusa	Kakuozan-dori 8-37,Chikusa-ku  - 052-762-3111	Subway Higashiyama Line IKESHITA
Higashi	Tsutsui 1-7-74,Higashi-ku - 052-935-2271	City Bus HIGASHI KUYAKUSHO
Kita	Shimizu,Kita-ku 4-17-1 - 052-911-3131	Subway Meijo Line KUROKAWA
Nishi	Oshikiri 1-8-22,Nishi-ku - 052-521-5311	Subway Tsurumai Line SENGEN-CHO
Nakamura	Takebashi-cho 36-31,Nakamura-ku - 052-451-1241	Subway Sakuradori Line NAKAMURA KUYAKUSHO
Naka	Sakae 4-1-8,Naka-ku  - 052-241-3601	Subway Higashiyama Line SAKAE
Showa	Ayuchi-dori 3-19,Showa-ku - 052-731-1511	Subway Tsurumai/Sakuradori Line GOKISO
Mizuho	Mizuho-dori 3-32,Mizuho-ku - 052-841-1521	Subway Sakuradori Line MIZUHO KUYAKUSHO
Atsuta	Hataya 2-9-5,Atsuta-ku - 052-681-1431	Subway Meijo Line JINGU NISHI
Nakagawa	Takabata 1-223,Nakagawa-ku -  052-362-1111	Subway Higashiyama Line TAKABATA
Minato	Komei 1-12-20,Minato-ku -   052-651-3251	Subway Meijo Line MINATO KUYAKUSHO
Minami	Higashi Matabe-cho 5-1-31,Minami-ku -  052-811-5161	JR Line KASADERA
Moriyama	Obata 1-3-1,Moriyama-ku -  052-793-3434	City Bus MORIYAMA KUYAKUSHO
Midori	Aoyama 2-15,Midori-ku -  052-621-2111	City Bus MIDORI KUYAKUSHO
Meito	Kamiyashiro 2-50,Meito-ku -   052-773-1111	Subway Higashiyama Line HONGO
Tenpaku	Shimada 2-201,Tempaku-ku -  052-803-1111	City Bus SHIMADA