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| Consultation Offices | Type of Services | Hours of Operation | Telephone | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino International Association (MIA) | Consultation with professionals in the field | 4th Saturdays 13:00-16:00 |
0422-56-2922 | Consultation with lawyer, labor counselor, psychiatrist, etc. By appointment only. In-person consultation at the office. |
| Musashino International Association (MIA) | Tue - Sat 9:00-17:00 |
0422-56-2922 | ||
| Katushika City Office | Mon 12:30－17:00 （Reception desk will be closed at 16:30） |
03-3695-1111 | ||
| Nerima International Friendship Association | General information | Mon, Thu, Fri 13:00－17:00 |
03-3994-4725 | |
| Adachi City Office - Citizens Department, Citizens Division, Internationalization Section | Mon - Fri 9:15-12:00, 13:00-16:00 |
03-3880-5177 | By appointment only | |
| Edogawa City Office (Green Palace) | Mon (except legal holidays) 13:00－16:00 (Reception desk will be closed at 15:00) |
03-3653-5151 | No appointment system. Consultation by phone accepted. | |
| Hachioji City Office | Foreign resident consultation | 4th Thursdays 13:00－16:00 |
0426-20-7227 | |
| Hamura Fureai Community Development Public Corporation | General information | 2nd & 4th Fridays 13:00-16:00 |
042-579-2211 | By appointment only |
| Tachikawa Multicultural Center | 1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesdays and every Saturdays 13:00-17:00 |
042-527-0310 | Reception desk will be closed at 16:00 | |
| Chofu International Friendship Association | Information of available consultation counters for daily life in general | Mon - Fri 9:00-17:00 |
0424-41-6195 | Staff member of the Chofu International Friendship Association |
| Fuchu City Office | Daily life and city administration in general | Mon - Fri 8:30-17:00 |
042-366-1711 | Interview only. Conducted with volunteer interpreter. |
| Mitaka City Office | 2nd Fridays 13:00-16:00 |
0422-44-6600 | Reception desk will be closed at 15:00. (Closed if there is no consulter at 15:00.) | |
| Citizen Consultation Room (located at Information Processing Center) | Fri 9:00－12:00 |
03-5375-3344 | Consultation by telephone available | |
| Arakawa City Office (Citizen Consultation Service) | General information | 1st Thursdays 13:00-16:00 | 03-3802-3111 | |
| Hino City International Friendship Association | General information | Mon - Fri 9:00-17:30 |
042-586-9511 | By appointment only |
| Higashimurayama City Office - International and Women Affairs Division | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8:30-17:00 |
042-393-5111 | ||
| Machida Cultural and International Exchange Foundation | Thu, Sat 13:30-15:30 |
042-722-4260 | Consultation on family, labor, law, education and other issues concerning daily life | |
| Koganei City Office (Citizen Consultation Service) | General information | 3rd Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 |
042-387-9818 | No appointment necessary |
| Komae City Office | Law, tax, and everyday life | Irregular (please inquire for the date) | 03-3430-1111 (switchboard） | |
| Komae City Office | Daily life | Irregular (please inquire for the date) | 03-3430-1111 (switchboard） | |
| Komae City Office | Law, tax, traffic accident, human rights, real estate, inheritance, registration, consumer life, everyday life | Irregular (please inquire for the date) | 03-3430-1111 (switchboard） | |
| Komae City Office | Daily life | Irregular (please inquire for the date) | 03-3430-1111 (switchboard） | |
| Komae City Office | Law, daily life | Irregular (please inquire for the date) | 03-3430-1111 (switchboard） | |
| Tama City International Center | Daily life in general | 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursdays 13:30-15:30 |
042-355-2118 | By appointment only |
| Kodaira City International Friendship Association | Wed 13:00-15:00 |
042-342-7509 | Please call first to check the availability of your language interpreter. | |
| Kunitachi City Office | Foreigners Consultation （Interpretation） | 1st & 3rd Mondays 10:00-12:00 |
042-576-2111 (estension 176) | By appointment only. If Monday is a legal holiday, the consultation will be held on the following Monday. |
| Minato City Office | Tue, Thu, Fri 9:00－17:00 |
3578-2111 | ||
| Minato International Association | Wed 10:00－14:00 Thu 19:00－20:00 |
3578-3530 | Please make an appointment for an interpreter for languages other than English. | |
| Voice of Tokyo Citizens Section | * Problems related to daily life and contact address in case of emergency | Mon - Fri 9:30-12:00, 13:00-17:00 |
03-5320-7744 | |
| * Information related to Japanese custom, culture, rules in society | ||||
| * Problems related to traffic accident compensation | ||||
| * Children and family issues, etc. | ||||
| Shinjuku City Office (Shinjuku Foundation for Culture and International Exchange) | Mon - Fri 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:30 |
03-5272-5060 | ||
| Bunkyo City Office (Bunkyo International Association) | Mon, Fri 12:00－17:00 |
03-5803-1200 | Delegated to Bunkyo International Association | |
| Taito City Office - Citizens Consultation Service | Administrative services | 1st & 3rd Thursdays 10:00-12:00 |
03-5246-1028 | |
| Sumida Citizen Consultation Service (Sumida City Office) | Wed 13:00－15:00 |
03-5608-1616 | ||
| Meguro City Office - Foreign Resident Consultation Desk | Mon - Fri 10:00-12:00，13:00-17:00 |
03-5722-9187 | ||
| Shinagawa City Office - Public Affairs Section, Citizen Consultation Service | Wed 9:00－17:00 |
03-5742-6842 | ||
| Ota City Office | Daily life in general | Thu 13:00－16:00 |
03-5744-1139 | The special telephone number for consultation day only. |
| Setagaya City Office | Mon - Fri 8:30-12:00, 13:00-17:00 |
03-5432-2892 | ||
| Shibuya City Office | Mon - Fri 9:00-17:00 |
03-3463-1211 | Interpreters stand by | |
| Nakano City Office | 2nd & 4th Thursdays 13:00－16:00 |
03-3389-1611 | ||
| Suginami City Office - Administrative Service Advisory Section | Tue 10:00-12:00 | 03-3312-2111 | ||
| Suginami City Office - Administrative Service Advisory Section | Thu 13:00-16:00 | 03-3312-2111 | ||
| Association for Culture and Exchange of Suginami | Fri 13:00－16:00 | 03-5378-8833 | Every Friday (except Year End/New Year's holidays and legal holidays). Counselors are volunteers recruited from the association's members, not specialists in their fields, but volunteers recruited from the association's members. | |
| Toshima City Office | Mon - Fri 8:30-17:00 |
03-3981-4164 | ||
| Kita City Office - Citizen Consultation Service | Tue 13:00－16:00 | 03-3908-1101 | Consultation available by on-site application. Applications accepted from 13:00 to 15:00 on a first-come basis. (We do not accept reservations.) | |
| Itabashi City Office - Policy Management Division, Public Affairs Section | About the services provided by the City Office | Dates starting from the 1st Friday to the 4th Friday of the month 9:00-12:00 |
03-5375-3344 | Consultation by phone |
| Nerima International Friendship Association | Mon, Thu, Fri 13:00-17:00 |
03-3994-4725 | ||
| Koganei City Office | General information | 3rd Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 |
042-387-9818 | No appointment required |
