CITY OFFICE II

When I arrived here in Japan (noted in previous entry), in particular, Yokohama, I had to go to the Yokohama City Office and register. All residents, citizen or alien, HAVE TO REGISTER whenever they take up residence in a new city.  Also, because of my age, I was required to start paying “Nursing Home Care fees” each month.

We recently signed a rental agreement for a house in Yokosuka, therefore, we had to go back to the Yokohama City Officer and submit the appropriate forms and then we have 14 days to submit another  resident application at the Yokosuka City Office.

Again, the city employees were fast, polite, and efficient. There are forms readily available and people to assist you in filling them out. They also have a machine where you can pay for processing the forms that you submit (you receive a stamp proving you paid). All the paperwork is a pain-in-the-ass but I have to admit that they get you through the process promptly.

Payment stamps