Living & city-hall guides for Arakawa (荒川区)

What a foreign resident in Arakawa (荒川区) needs for the ward office and settling in — with Arakawa (荒川区)'s own official links, and a free place to ask a neighbour to come with you.

Office hours, addresses and exact requirements differ by ward — always confirm on Arakawa (荒川区)'s official pages below.

Arakawa (荒川区) official links

Registering your move into Arakawa (荒川区)

From Arakawa (荒川区)'s own pages. Office and building names are left in Japanese — you will need to show or say them at the counter.

Deadline：When moving to Arakawa City from another municipality or from abroad, please submit a "転入届 (Notification of Moving-in)" within 14 days from the day you started living in Arakawa City. 他の区市町村または外国から荒川区に引っ越してきたときは、荒川区に住み始めた日から14日以内に「転入届」を届け出てください。

区民生活部戸籍住民課住民記録係 — 〒116-8501荒川区荒川二丁目2番3号（本庁舎1階） — Tel 03-3802-3111（内線：2362）
南千住区民事務所 — 南千住七丁目1番1号ブランズタワー（アクレスティ）南千住2F — Tel 03-3803-1791
町屋区民事務所 — 荒川七丁目50番9号（センターまちや4階） — Tel 03-3892-2321
尾久区民事務所 — 西尾久三丁目7番15号 — Tel 03-3894-6121
日暮里区民事務所 — 東日暮里六丁目17番6号 — Tel 03-3801-2108

Weekday reception：8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays) 午前8時30分から午後5時15分（土曜・日曜・祝日・年末年始を除く）

If you are a foreign resident

Bring the 在留カード for everyone who moved. Several wards will make you return a second time without it.

*Note: If there is a foreign national in the moving-in household, please also bring any one of the following documents required for notification of place of residence. (For all moving-in foreign nationals) Residence Card Special Permanent Resident Certificate (including Alien Registration Certificates held by Special Permanent Residents under 16 years of age) ※注釈転入する世帯に外国人の方がいる場合は、住居地の届出を行うために必要な次のいずれかの書類もご持参ください。（転入する外国人の方全員分）在留カード特別永住者証明書（16歳未満の特別永住者が所持する外国人登録証明書も含む）
For households where a foreign resident is the householder, or when a foreign national who is a relative of the householder moves into a household where a foreign resident is the householder: documents proving kinship/relationship (if the document proving relationship is written in a foreign language, a translation clearly identifying the translator must be attached) 外国人住民の方が世帯主になる世帯、または、外国人住民の方が世帯主である世帯に世帯主の親族である外国人の方が転入する場合は、続柄を証する書類（続柄を証する書類が外国語で作成されたものについては、翻訳者を明らかにした訳文を添付）
*Note 2: Please also bring any one of the following documents required for notification of place of residence. (For all moving-in foreign nationals) Residence Card Special Permanent Resident Certificate (including Alien Registration Certificates held by Special Permanent Residents under 16 years of age) Passport stating that a Residence Card will be issued at a later date ※注釈2 住居地の届出を行うために必要な次のいずれかの書類もご持参ください。（転入する外国人の方全員分）在留カード特別永住者証明書（16歳未満の特別永住者が所持する外国人登録証明書も含む）在留カードを後日交付する旨の記載がある旅券
If moving in via re-entry under the re-entry permission (including deemed re-entry permission) system: Passport (for all re-entering foreign nationals) 再入国許可（みなし再入国許可を含む）制度による再入国で転入する場合は、旅券（再入国した外国人の方全員分）
Foreign residents who did not bring their Residence Card or Special Permanent Resident Certificate when submitting the moving-in notification must submit the "Notification of Place of Residence" at a later date. 転入届の際に在留カードまたは特別永住者証明書を持参しなかった外国人住民の方は、後日「住居地の届出」をする必要があります。
Failure to submit the "Notification of Place of Residence" within the legally prescribed notification period may result in penalties such as revocation of residence status or fines. For details, please see "Regarding Notification of Place of Residence for Foreign Residents." 法律で定められた届出期間内に「住居地の届出」を行わなかった場合は、在留資格の取消や罰金などの罰則が科せられることがあります。詳しくは、「外国人住民の方の住居地の届出について」をご覧ください。
…and 2 more offices — see the ward's own page below

Not accepted here

※Note 3: Procedures that use the Basic Resident Registration Network (Juki Net), such as moving-in notifications from overseas, or procedures that require inquiries to other municipalities cannot be processed during the Wednesday extended hours and Sunday open hours. ※注釈3 海外からの転入届等、住民基本台帳ネットワークを利用する手続きや他の自治体に問い合わせが必要な手続きは、水曜の延長時間及び日曜の開庁時間内では、お取り扱いできません。
※Note 1: Depending on the content, some matters cannot be handled at the 区民事務所 (Resident Office). Please inquire for details. ※注釈1 内容によっては区民事務所では扱えない場合があります。詳しくはお問合せください。
※Note 2: For administrative procedures handled during the Wednesday extended hours and Sunday hours, some matters may not be handled depending on the content, so please contact the 南千住区民事務所 (Minami-Senju Resident Office) for details. ※注釈2 水曜延長開所及び、日曜開所で取り扱う事務については、内容によってお取扱いできない場合がありますので、詳しくは南千住区民事務所へお問い合わせください。

Worth knowing when moving in

*Note 2: If someone other than the above submits the notification, they will be treated as an optional proxy/agent. A letter of proxy (委任状) is required. ※注釈2 上記以外の方が届出する場合は任意代理人となります。委任状が必要です。
After submitting the moving-out notification online, the municipality you are moving out from will review the application details.\nYou cannot submit the moving-in notification (転入届) until this review is completed. オンラインでの転出届出後、転出市区町村が申請内容の審査を行います。審査が終了するまで、転入届はできません。
*Note 4: Depending on congestion, even if you take a numbered ticket within reception hours, you may not be able to complete procedures or be guided to procedures in other divisions. Please arrive with plenty of time to spare. ※注釈4 混雑状況により、受付時間内に番号札をお取りいただいても、手続きを完了できない場合や、他課での手続きにご案内できない場合があります。お時間に余裕を持ってお越しください。
Moving-out Certificate (転出証明書) issued by the mayor/head of the municipality of your previous address 前住所地の区市町村長が発行した転出証明書
*Note 3: Even if living at the same address, individuals belonging to a different household are treated the same as a proxy/agent. ※注釈3 同一住所にお住まいでも世帯が異なる方は代理人と同じ扱いになります。

Source: Arakawa (荒川区) official site (page updated 更新日：2026年2月4日, checked 2026-08-18) (opens in a new tab)

Registering a marriage in Arakawa (荒川区)

Straight from Arakawa (荒川区)'s own pages. Names of desks and buildings are left in Japanese on purpose — you will need to show or say them at the counter.

区民生活部戸籍住民課戸籍係 — 〒116-8501荒川区荒川二丁目2番3号（本庁舎1階） — Tel 03-3802-3111（内線：2354）
巡視室 — 本庁舎地下一階

Weekday reception：Office hours (Monday to Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM) 開庁時間（月曜から金曜、午前8時30分から午後5時15分まで）

Outside those hours：Opening hours for the 戸籍届出窓口 (Family Register Notification Counter) (1階4番窓口 [1st Floor, Counter 4]) are extended every Wednesday until 7:00 PM and on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 9:00 AM to 0:00 PM. However, please note that services for family register notifications during extended hours are limited only to consultations regarding family register notifications and prior checks for omitted entries or errors on family register notification forms. 毎週水曜午後7時まで、第2・第4日曜午前9時から午後0時まで、それぞれ戸籍届出窓口（1階4番窓口）の開庁時間を延長しておりますが、延長開庁時における戸籍届出の取扱いは、戸籍届出に関する相談と戸籍届書の記載漏れ等の事前確認のみとなりますので、ご注意ください。

The after-hours window normally only takes custody of your paperwork — a 戸籍 clerk checks it on the next working day.

Please note that family register notifications (戸籍届書) will be reviewed sequentially starting from the next weekday opening day, and if there are no defects, the acceptance decision will be retroactive to the date of submission (the date on which the notification was submitted to the security room (巡視室) will be the date of acceptance). なお、戸籍届書は翌平日の開庁日より順次審査し、不備がなければ届出日に遡って受理決定を致します（巡視室に届出をした日が受理日となります。）。

You cannot file here

Family register notifications are not accepted at 区民事務所 (Resident Offices), so please come to 区役所本庁舎 (Ward Office Main Building). 区民事務所では、戸籍の届出の受付はおこなっておりませんので、区役所本庁舎にお越しください。

Worth knowing when registering a marriage

If one or both spouses are foreign nationals, the handling and required attached documents differ, so please inquire with the family register section (戸籍係). 夫妻の一方、または双方が外国籍の方の場合、添付書類等取扱が異なりますので、戸籍係までお問い合わせください。
Japanese nationals who married under the legal system of a foreign country must report to a Japanese government office within 3か月. For details, please inquire with the family register section (戸籍係). 外国の方式で婚姻した日本国籍の方は、3か月以内に日本の役所に報告が必要です。詳しくは戸籍係までお問い合わせください。
2名 adults are strictly required. Each person must sign (foreign nationals must write their real legal name, not an alias/common name), and self-inking stamps or rubber stamps cannot be used. 必ず成人している方が2名必要です。各自署名(外国籍の方は通称名を使用せず、本名で記載してください)し、スタンプ印やゴム印は使用できません。
Information on the family register notification counter (1階4番窓口 / 1st Floor Counter No. 4) during extended opening hours 延長開庁時における戸籍届出窓口（1階4番窓口）のご案内
Substantive examination of requirements and formal decisions on acceptance or non-acceptance of family register notifications are not conducted. 戸籍届書の要件審査及び受理・不受理の決定は行っておりません。

Source: Arakawa (荒川区) official site (page updated 2026年6月17日, checked 2026-08-17) (opens in a new tab)

Common procedures in Arakawa (荒川区)

This guide is general information only — not legal, administrative, tax or other professional advice, and not a filing service. Rules and procedures can change; always confirm with the official window or website. For your specific situation, consult a licensed professional or contact the relevant government office directly.

Living & city-hall guides for Arakawa (荒川区)

What a foreign resident in Arakawa (荒川区) needs for the ward office and settling in — with Arakawa (荒川区)'s own official links, and a free place to ask a neighbour to come with you.

Office hours, addresses and exact requirements differ by ward — always confirm on Arakawa (荒川区)'s official pages below.

Arakawa (荒川区) official links

Registering your move into Arakawa (荒川区)

From Arakawa (荒川区)'s own pages. Office and building names are left in Japanese — you will need to show or say them at the counter.

区民生活部戸籍住民課住民記録係 — 〒116-8501荒川区荒川二丁目2番3号（本庁舎1階） — Tel 03-3802-3111（内線：2362）
南千住区民事務所 — 南千住七丁目1番1号ブランズタワー（アクレスティ）南千住2F — Tel 03-3803-1791
町屋区民事務所 — 荒川七丁目50番9号（センターまちや4階） — Tel 03-3892-2321
尾久区民事務所 — 西尾久三丁目7番15号 — Tel 03-3894-6121
日暮里区民事務所 — 東日暮里六丁目17番6号 — Tel 03-3801-2108

If you are a foreign resident

Bring the 在留カード for everyone who moved. Several wards will make you return a second time without it.

*Note: If there is a foreign national in the moving-in household, please also bring any one of the following documents required for notification of place of residence. (For all moving-in foreign nationals) Residence Card Special Permanent Resident Certificate (including Alien Registration Certificates held by Special Permanent Residents under 16 years of age) ※注釈転入する世帯に外国人の方がいる場合は、住居地の届出を行うために必要な次のいずれかの書類もご持参ください。（転入する外国人の方全員分）在留カード特別永住者証明書（16歳未満の特別永住者が所持する外国人登録証明書も含む）
For households where a foreign resident is the householder, or when a foreign national who is a relative of the householder moves into a household where a foreign resident is the householder: documents proving kinship/relationship (if the document proving relationship is written in a foreign language, a translation clearly identifying the translator must be attached) 外国人住民の方が世帯主になる世帯、または、外国人住民の方が世帯主である世帯に世帯主の親族である外国人の方が転入する場合は、続柄を証する書類（続柄を証する書類が外国語で作成されたものについては、翻訳者を明らかにした訳文を添付）
*Note 2: Please also bring any one of the following documents required for notification of place of residence. (For all moving-in foreign nationals) Residence Card Special Permanent Resident Certificate (including Alien Registration Certificates held by Special Permanent Residents under 16 years of age) Passport stating that a Residence Card will be issued at a later date ※注釈2 住居地の届出を行うために必要な次のいずれかの書類もご持参ください。（転入する外国人の方全員分）在留カード特別永住者証明書（16歳未満の特別永住者が所持する外国人登録証明書も含む）在留カードを後日交付する旨の記載がある旅券
If moving in via re-entry under the re-entry permission (including deemed re-entry permission) system: Passport (for all re-entering foreign nationals) 再入国許可（みなし再入国許可を含む）制度による再入国で転入する場合は、旅券（再入国した外国人の方全員分）
Foreign residents who did not bring their Residence Card or Special Permanent Resident Certificate when submitting the moving-in notification must submit the "Notification of Place of Residence" at a later date. 転入届の際に在留カードまたは特別永住者証明書を持参しなかった外国人住民の方は、後日「住居地の届出」をする必要があります。
Failure to submit the "Notification of Place of Residence" within the legally prescribed notification period may result in penalties such as revocation of residence status or fines. For details, please see "Regarding Notification of Place of Residence for Foreign Residents." 法律で定められた届出期間内に「住居地の届出」を行わなかった場合は、在留資格の取消や罰金などの罰則が科せられることがあります。詳しくは、「外国人住民の方の住居地の届出について」をご覧ください。
…and 2 more offices — see the ward's own page below

Not accepted here

※Note 3: Procedures that use the Basic Resident Registration Network (Juki Net), such as moving-in notifications from overseas, or procedures that require inquiries to other municipalities cannot be processed during the Wednesday extended hours and Sunday open hours. ※注釈3 海外からの転入届等、住民基本台帳ネットワークを利用する手続きや他の自治体に問い合わせが必要な手続きは、水曜の延長時間及び日曜の開庁時間内では、お取り扱いできません。
※Note 1: Depending on the content, some matters cannot be handled at the 区民事務所 (Resident Office). Please inquire for details. ※注釈1 内容によっては区民事務所では扱えない場合があります。詳しくはお問合せください。
※Note 2: For administrative procedures handled during the Wednesday extended hours and Sunday hours, some matters may not be handled depending on the content, so please contact the 南千住区民事務所 (Minami-Senju Resident Office) for details. ※注釈2 水曜延長開所及び、日曜開所で取り扱う事務については、内容によってお取扱いできない場合がありますので、詳しくは南千住区民事務所へお問い合わせください。

Worth knowing when moving in

*Note 2: If someone other than the above submits the notification, they will be treated as an optional proxy/agent. A letter of proxy (委任状) is required. ※注釈2 上記以外の方が届出する場合は任意代理人となります。委任状が必要です。
After submitting the moving-out notification online, the municipality you are moving out from will review the application details.\nYou cannot submit the moving-in notification (転入届) until this review is completed. オンラインでの転出届出後、転出市区町村が申請内容の審査を行います。審査が終了するまで、転入届はできません。
*Note 4: Depending on congestion, even if you take a numbered ticket within reception hours, you may not be able to complete procedures or be guided to procedures in other divisions. Please arrive with plenty of time to spare. ※注釈4 混雑状況により、受付時間内に番号札をお取りいただいても、手続きを完了できない場合や、他課での手続きにご案内できない場合があります。お時間に余裕を持ってお越しください。
Moving-out Certificate (転出証明書) issued by the mayor/head of the municipality of your previous address 前住所地の区市町村長が発行した転出証明書
*Note 3: Even if living at the same address, individuals belonging to a different household are treated the same as a proxy/agent. ※注釈3 同一住所にお住まいでも世帯が異なる方は代理人と同じ扱いになります。

Source: Arakawa (荒川区) official site (page updated 更新日：2026年2月4日, checked 2026-08-18) (opens in a new tab)

Registering a marriage in Arakawa (荒川区)

Straight from Arakawa (荒川区)'s own pages. Names of desks and buildings are left in Japanese on purpose — you will need to show or say them at the counter.

区民生活部戸籍住民課戸籍係 — 〒116-8501荒川区荒川二丁目2番3号（本庁舎1階） — Tel 03-3802-3111（内線：2354）
巡視室 — 本庁舎地下一階

Weekday reception：Office hours (Monday to Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM) 開庁時間（月曜から金曜、午前8時30分から午後5時15分まで）

The after-hours window normally only takes custody of your paperwork — a 戸籍 clerk checks it on the next working day.

You cannot file here

Family register notifications are not accepted at 区民事務所 (Resident Offices), so please come to 区役所本庁舎 (Ward Office Main Building). 区民事務所では、戸籍の届出の受付はおこなっておりませんので、区役所本庁舎にお越しください。

Worth knowing when registering a marriage

If one or both spouses are foreign nationals, the handling and required attached documents differ, so please inquire with the family register section (戸籍係). 夫妻の一方、または双方が外国籍の方の場合、添付書類等取扱が異なりますので、戸籍係までお問い合わせください。
Japanese nationals who married under the legal system of a foreign country must report to a Japanese government office within 3か月. For details, please inquire with the family register section (戸籍係). 外国の方式で婚姻した日本国籍の方は、3か月以内に日本の役所に報告が必要です。詳しくは戸籍係までお問い合わせください。
2名 adults are strictly required. Each person must sign (foreign nationals must write their real legal name, not an alias/common name), and self-inking stamps or rubber stamps cannot be used. 必ず成人している方が2名必要です。各自署名(外国籍の方は通称名を使用せず、本名で記載してください)し、スタンプ印やゴム印は使用できません。
Information on the family register notification counter (1階4番窓口 / 1st Floor Counter No. 4) during extended opening hours 延長開庁時における戸籍届出窓口（1階4番窓口）のご案内
Substantive examination of requirements and formal decisions on acceptance or non-acceptance of family register notifications are not conducted. 戸籍届書の要件審査及び受理・不受理の決定は行っておりません。

Source: Arakawa (荒川区) official site (page updated 2026年6月17日, checked 2026-08-17) (opens in a new tab)