Upon Entering Japan

• Foreign Resident Registration
• Enrolling in the National Health Insurance (NHI)
• Locating Housing
• Japanese Language Studies
• Schools
• Water, Electricity, Gas, and Telephone Services
• Visa/Residence Procedures

Schools

Sending your Child to a Kawasaki City School

In Japan, children begin elementary school at the age of 6.
The children of foreign nationals intending to reside in Japan may also attend school, even where they lack alien registration certificates.
To enroll your child in a Kawasaki City elementary or junior high school, contact the ward office (Residents Desk, Ward Residents Section).

Additional information is available on the section of the Kawasaki City Board of Education Website entitled “Sending Your Children to Kawasaki City Elementary and Junior High Schools”. (in Japanese)

Residents Desk
Ward Residents Section
Asao Ward Office 2F
Tel: 965-5121

If you have trouble speaking Japanese or other difficulties, contact the Kawasaki City Comprehensive Education Center.
The Kawasaki City Comprehensive Education Center
Tel: 844-3733
The Kawasaki General Education Center Website (in Japanese)

 

Counseling Services on Child Education

Child education counseling services are available in Chinese, English, Spanish, and Portuguese, both by telephone and in person, at the following location.

Counseling on Education for Foreign Residents of Kanagawa
Place:
Information Desk
Yokohama Association for International Communications and Exchanges
Yokohama International Organizations Center 5F, Pacific Yokohama 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku Yokohama City (a three-minute walk from Minato Mirai Station on the Minato Mirai Line)
Tel: 045-222-1209
Services available on: First/third Wednesdays and second/fourth Saturdays every month, 14:00-17:00.

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