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A handbook for people living and working in Tsu City

Welcome to Tsu City!

Tsu City hosts the Mie Prefectural government and has long been the center of politics, economics, culture, commerce and industrial activities. The city has a population of about 290,000 and an area of about 710 square kilometers.
We made this handbook with the hope that through it you will be able to, as city residents, have a comfortable and peaceful life.
Since this handbook only provides basic information, please contact respective institutions concerned if you need more detailed information on specific subjects. For those who need to visit specific institutions for enquiry, we suggest you carry this handbook when you are going to enquire.

Tsu City


Table of contents:

  1. Emergency response
    1. How to report an emergency
    2. Preparation for natural disasters
    3. Lost and found
  2. Government-provided services
    1. Job of the City Hall
    2. Alien registration
    3. Report of birth marriage and death
    4. Taxes
    5. Municipal apartments
    6. Welfare (Welfare for children, welfare for handicap, welfare for seniors)
    7. Day-care centers
    8. National health insurance
    9. National pension system
    10. Health checkup
    11. Maternal and Child Health
    12. Medical services
    13. How to dispose refuse.
  3. Education

  4. Living in Japan
    1. Leasing a house
    2. Electricity
    3. Gas
    4. Water
    5. Telephone
  5. Daily life information
    1. Medical service in Japan
    2. Post office
    3. Bank
    4. Traffic rules
    5. Public transportation
    6. Residents’ association
    7. Bathing (bath tub).
    8. Consultation for living.