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Moving-out Notification

Notify your current city hall before you move out of the municipality, and receive a moving-out certificate for registering at your new address.

1 min readChecked against official sources 2026-06-14

Contents

  • Steps
  • What to bring
  • Official sources
  • Related guides

Notify your current city hall before you move out of the municipality, and receive a moving-out certificate for registering at your new address.

Where: Municipal office (city / ward / town hall) · When: From about 14 days before moving until shortly after.

Steps

  1. 1Submit the moving-out notification at your current city hall (in person, by post, or online with a My Number Card).
  2. 2Receive the moving-out certificate to take to your new municipality.

What to bring

  • ▢ID of the person submitting
  • ▢My Number Card or notification card

Official sources

  • Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Resident registration system↗ (opens in a new tab)

Related guides

  • →Moving-in Notification (Resident Registration)
  • →Moving Out of a Tokyo Apartment: What to Expect
  • →Turning On Electricity, Gas, and Water in Your New Tokyo Apartment
  • →Your first 90 days in Tokyo: 8 things to do (a checklist hub)

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