Kita 北区
Last verified 2026-07-10
Official English website
https://kanko.city.kita.lg.jp/en/
kanko.city.kita.lg.jp
Kita has no authored-English administrative pages; this official English site is tourism-focused. The main ward site offers machine translation. For consultation in English, use the Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi (0120-142-142).
Consultation desk for foreign residents
Citizens' Consultation Room — Foreign Resident Consultation
区民相談室 外国人相談
Address: Kita Ward Office Building 1, 3F, 1-15-22 Oji-honcho, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-8508 — Open in Google Maps
Hours: 4th Tuesday of each month, 13:00–16:00
Phone: 03-3908-1101
Languages:
- Chinese
In-person consultation is Chinese-only, monthly, by appointment. For other languages, use the Tokyo Multilingual Consultation Navi (0120-142-142).
Garbage sorting guide (English)
Separation and Disposal of Garbage and Recyclables in Kita City (PDF, English) www.city.kita.lg.jp
Ward office
1-15-22 Oji-honcho, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-8508
Phone: 03-3908-1111
Mon–Fri 8:30–17:00 (closed weekends, holidays, Dec 29–Jan 3)
Procedures you will do at this office
National Health Insurance 国民健康保険
If your employer doesn't insure you, join NHI at your ward office. With the card, you pay 30% at the hospital instead of 100%.
National Pension 国民年金
Everyone living in Japan aged 20–59 must join, any nationality. Employees are covered automatically — everyone else enrolls at the ward office. Low income can be exempted.
Residence card address 在留カード住所変更
Your residence card must show your current address — but there is no separate trip: it happens at the ward office when you register.
Resident registration 転入届・住民票
Register your new address at your ward office within 14 days of moving in. This creates your jūminhyō (resident record), which almost everything else depends on.