Moving-in Notification (Resident Registration)
Register your new address at city hall when you move to a new municipality, so your residence record (juminhyo) is correct.
1 min readChecked against official sources 2026-06-14
Register your new address at city hall when you move to a new municipality, so your residence record (juminhyo) is correct.
Where: Municipal office (city / ward / town hall) · When: Within 14 days of moving in.
Steps
- 1Before moving, get a moving-out certificate from your old municipality (not needed if you moved out online with a My Number Card).
- 2Within 14 days, submit the moving-in notification at your new city hall with the certificate and ID.
- 3Update the address on your residence card and My Number Card at the same window.
What to bring
- Moving-out certificate (tenshutsu shomeisho)
- Residence card
- My Number Card or notification card
- ID of the person submitting