＊For those who have been working at the current company for over one year

Gensenchosyuhyo （源泉徴収票） Please see attached sample below

※SAMPLE※

＊For those who have changed jobs or arrived in Japan within one year

Income certificate (所得証明書”Shotoku Shomeisho” – UR Format）and Deputation Letter from your company or employer (ORIGINAL COPY)

※Should have annual income, contract duration, company signature.

※Individual Contract: At least 3 million yen annual income.

※Family Contract: At least 4 million yen annual income.

2. Resident proof (住民票 – “Juminhyo”) from your ward office (original only)

※Your name and all of your family members’ names and visa status has to be on it.(If your family is in Japan)

※Items need to be checked (IMPORTANT!!!)
- 世帯主・続柄 Head of household・Relationship
- 国籍・地域 Nationality ・ Region
- 中長期在留者・特別永住者等の区分 Status
- 在留カード等番号 Card number
- 在留資格・在留期間・在留期間満了日 Resident status・Period of stay・Date of expiration
*Please check the application sample below for Shinagawa ward office
application form

※Sample of Juminhyo

★WARD OFFICE LOCATION★

3. Tax certificate (課税証明書 – “Kazei Shomeisho”) from your ward office (original only)

※ Total Income should be more than 3,000,000 Yen to be qualified.

※Sample of Kazei Shomeisyo

Other Functions

Japanese           Hiragana           English

入　　　　　　          iri                       turning on

切                       kiri                      turning off

水量　　　　　        suiryo                quantity of water

洗う/洗い            arau/aria            washing

すすぐ/すすぎ     susugu/susugi    rising

脱水                   dassui                dewatering/draining

ドライ                  dorai                  dry

モード                 modo                 mode

コース                 kosu                  course

普通/標準           futsuu/hyoujun   normal

ソフト                  sofuto                soft

お急ぎ                oisogi                  quick

弱い                   yowai                  weak

強い                   tsuyoi                  strong

一時停止            ichijiteishi           temporary stop

停止                   teishi                 stop

スタート              sutato                start

洗剤                  senzai               detergent

柔軟剤              juunanzai           softener

◆Tokyo move , （Mr. Jem）　

http://www.tokyomove.com/　

Contact:＋81 90 6016 5109 (direct)

※English,Japanese basis communication,
※E-mail: sales@tokyomove.com

◆Asian Tigers,

Industry Partner – Asian Tigers Group

Contact: +81 3 6402 2371　(direct)

https://gonexpress.jp

※Nishi-Shinbashi JK Bldg. 3F, 3-15-12 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan

◆SAKAI MOVING CENTER　 サカイ引越センター　

Contact: 0120-78-1141 (direct)
https://www.hikkoshi-sakai.co.jp/kaigai/english/

※Available English speaking support ・ Domestic moving support

◆AGS Movers Japan

Contact: +81 3 6205 7940

※Simple estimates to moving and global companies

◆KARUGAMO　MOVING CENTERカルガモ引っ越しセンター

Contact: 0120‐363‐881
Japanese website　
https://www.karugamo.co.jp/plan/for-foreigners/

※Only quotation available 19 languages

Automatic Direct Bank Transfer is the most convenient method of paying the monthly rent for UR-housing.

You can apply for any UR-approved financial institution that are indicated below. You can apply at Banks or at the Japan Post Bank.

Applying at UR-approved bank
1. Request for Direct Bank Transfer (See Sample form below)
2. Contract Payment Receipt
3. Savings Passbook
4. Your bank registered seal/Hanko

Applying at Post Offices
1. Application for Automatic Rent Payment (Provided at administration service office)
2. Savings Passbook
3. You post office seal

※ Direct Payments commence after a month from the application. It is advised to apply by the 2nd week of the month. Direct bank transfer should start by the following month.

※ If Payment is Late　※

If rent payment is delayed, you will be subject to interest of 14.56% per annum (per 365 days) on arrears.

If payment is delayed by more than three months, UR shall cancel your rent agreement and will be asked to vacate the apartment. In this event, UR shall then take legal action in order to effect your vacation and repayment of arrears.

Direct Bank Transfer Form

★Electricity and Gas★

①Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO): 0120-995-113　or  0120-995-001（Applying for a new account）

https://www.tepco.co.jp/en/hd/index-e.html

★Gas ★

<Tokyo Gas>

TEL : 03-3842-0111

https://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp/en/

Only in the area in darker pink.

<Keiyo Gas>

TEL : 047-361-0345

https://www.keiyogas.co.jp/english/

Only in the area shown below (North-West part of Chiba).

For other area in Kanto, please check the link below for some more information including contact number.

http://www.gas.or.jp/en/companies/kanto.html

★Water★

<Tokyo>

Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government : 03-5326-1100(23 Wards in Tokyo), (Other area than 23 wards)

https://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/

<Kanagawa>

Kanagawa Waterworks customer call center : 057-005959  (except Yokohama, Kawasaki and Yokosuka)

https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/r4a/okyakusamacc/main.htmll （Only Japanese）

-Yokohama area : 045-847-6262

https://bit.ly/2FAiGW4

-Kawasaki area : 044-200-3548

<Chiba>

Chiba Waterworks customer call center : 0570-001245 or 043-310-0321

Depending on where you live in Chiba, there might be different contact number.

Please check the link bellow and find out the office that is in charge of your area.

https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/suidou/souki/jigyoutaiu.html

Basic Functions

Japanese                     Hiragana                   English

運転（うんてん）　    Unten                      On/Off switch
ふろ自動                       Furo Jido                 Automatic Filling of Hot water
追いだき　　　　　　 Oidaki                       Reheating of water
呼出（よびだし）         Yobidashi                 Call(most of the time there another panel in kitchen)
ふろ温度　　　　　　 Furo-Ondo               Temperature
湯量　　　　　　　　 Yuryo                        Hot water amount

But what do we do when we encounter and have to deal with these small creatures?

First thing to keep in mind when it comes to pests like cockroaches is that prevention is the key! It is very difficult to get rid of them completely but following some measures below can decrease and attract less of these creatures.

・ Keep trash outside your apartment if possible, and empty them regularly.
・ Cover up cracks or small spaces where insects might be able to enter. Cockroaches could almost fit anywhere so better check your apartment if you have just moved in.
・ The best way to prevent house pests is to clean your apartment regularly.

There are plenty of insecticide and cockroach baits and traps and they have different effect and usage.

Cockroach Bait

an insecticide mixed with real food ingredients which are placed in a little plastic container for the cockroaches to come and eat. Eventually, the ingested poison will kill them, and if they return to their colony, other roaches will eat their feces and die as well.

・ ブラックキャップ　”Black Cap” ・ ホウ酸ダンゴ　”Boric Acid Dango”

Cockroach Traps

are also small containers usually made in boxes with a glue sheet at the bottom that traps the roaches when they crawl in. The trap includes a powdered like food that you place in the middle of the glue sheet to lure the roaches. You can buy these traps in 100 yen shops as well.

・ ごきぶりホイホイ “Gokiburi Hoihoi”

Insecticide Sprays

are used when you want to kill a cockroach when you see them skittering around. However, it is not highly recommended due to high probability of exposure during the application and inhaling the gas coming from it.

バルサン “Varsan” (Bug Bomb)

is the most common bug bomb in Japan which is sold in home stores or drug stores. If you have a lot of pests in your apartment, the easiest way to get rid of them is to bug bomb them. There are different types but water based and smoke bombs are popular. Its suggested to do this about twice a year.
However, you have to leave your apartment for 3 to 4 hours when you set it off.

Please follow carefully the instructions below before using this insecticide.

1. First, close the windows and cover fire alarm and furnitures like tv.
2. Place the product in the middle of the house and open the cap and use it to rub the middle part of the can as shown in the video. Smoke will come out.
3. Leave the apartment for 2 to 3 hours.
4. Clean the apartment by Vacuum cleaner.

Video Instruction(Japanese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeAbqdhzAcI

Japan is one of the leading developers of mobile phone technology, however getting a mobile phone can still be confusing for foreigners.

Today, Docomo, AU by KDDI and Softbank are the major providers. Each provider has its own shop or you can try electronics shops like Bic Camera, Yodobashi..etc which occasionally offer exciting promotions.
We discovered certain ways to use mobile phone in Japan.

●docomo（ドコモ）https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/
Free dial：0120-005-250
language：English / Portuguese / Chinese / Spanis
Reception time：AM9:00~PM8:00

●au（エーユー）https://www.au.com/english/?bid=we-we-gn-1009
Free dial：0120-959-472
language：English / Korean / Chinese / Portuguese
Reception time：AM9:00~PM8:00

●Softbank（ソフトバンク）https://www.softbank.jp/en/
Navi Dial：0800-919-0157
language：If you press dial 8 during voice guidance, English will be supported.
Reception time：AM9:00~PM8:00

● Subscription Plans

This is for people who plan to live here on a long term basis since 2 year service contract is required. Terminating the contract less than 2 years cancellation fee will be charged. On average basic monthly plan for smartphone in Japan cost between 7,000-9,000 Yen. (but depending on the contract details)
(Required Documents, please check before you go.)

1) Resident card
2) Passport
3) Japanese bank card or passbook

● Rental SIM Card (Above 3G)
In the l number of “cheap SIM” companast few years, theies has increased rapidly in Japan.There is an advantage that monthly call charges and communication charges are low．The cheapness is attractive, so it is recommended for those who want to keep monthly costs down.
IIJMio /　LINE MOBILE /　mobal /　楽天Mobile

● Rent a Phone
If your phone does not allow you to even use a SIM card in Japan. Rent a phone would be the only option. A popular Japan phone rental provider is Rentafone Japan.

HP: http://sodai.tokyokankyo.or.jp/Sodai/V2Index/0/1

If you are not living in the area that has the service I just explain above, please check your city office or ward office’s HP and find out what service they can provide for you. They each have different processes. Or you might want to arrange discarded item collecting company. You might see the track with speaker saying that they will collect any item without cost. But please be careful and not to jump into that quickly. Because the truth is that not everything is collected for free and there will be some conditions. You might end up with paying a lot. If you want to arrange collecting company, please search well enough so that you won’t be ripped off!!

Here are some links of collecting company around Tokyo.

Eco-duce : http://eco-duce.com/ （Japanese only)

Ecopit : http://goo.gl/2oVHp0 （Japanese only)

★Electric Appliance Recycling Law★

There are some items that can’t be collected as discarded item.

-TV (Tube television, liquid crystal television, plasma television)

-Washing machine/Drying machine

-Refrigerator/Freezer

-Air conditioner

*There might be some more items that can’t be collected according to who you organize this with.

If you are replacing these items with new ones, the old ones are usually collected by the store that you buy new ones from. But if you are just trying to get rid of these items not buying any new ones, you will need to contact the store that you bought your item from, or collecting company. The charge of collection would be different with each company or stores.

If you are living in 23 ward in Tokyo, you can call : 03-5296-7200 and they will help you with discarding these items.