Nerima 練馬区
Last verified 2026-07-10
Official English website
https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/gaikokunohitomuke/index.html
www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp
Nerima's 'For Foreign Residents' portal is bilingual (Easy Japanese + English) and links to the full English city guide booklet.
Consultation desk for foreign residents
Consultations in Foreign Languages (Community Promotion Division)
外国語による相談（地域振興課）
Address: Main Government Building 9F, 6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-8501 — Open in Google Maps
Hours: Mon–Fri 13:00–17:00 (Korean: Fri only; Tagalog: Mon only)
Phone: 03-5984-4333
Languages:
- English
- Chinese
- Korean
- Tagalog
Garbage sorting guide (English)
How to Separate and Dispose of Recyclable Resources and Waste (PDF, English) www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp
Ward office
6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-8501
Phone: 03-3993-1111
Mon–Fri 8:30–17:00 (resident-record counters until 19:00 for some services)
Moving-in procedures page
https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kusei/koho/publication/cityguide.files/2026kakusyutodokede.pdf www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp
Bilingual chapter (PDF) of the Nerima City Guide for Everyday Living: moving-in, moving-out and resident registration notifications.
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.