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Living & city-hall guides for Bunkyo (文京区)

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

Contents

  • Bunkyo (文京区) official links
  • Registering your move into Bunkyo (文京区)
  • If you are a foreign resident
  • Worth knowing when moving in
  • Registering a marriage in Bunkyo (文京区)
  • Worth knowing when registering a marriage
  • Common procedures in Bunkyo (文京区)
Office hours, addresses and exact requirements differ by ward — always confirm on Bunkyo (文京区)'s official pages below.

Bunkyo (文京区) official links

  • Bunkyo (文京区) ward office (official site)↗ (opens in a new tab)
  • Moving in / resident registration↗ (opens in a new tab)
  • For foreign residents (multilingual)↗ (opens in a new tab)

Registering your move into Bunkyo (文京区)

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

Deadline:Within 14 days from the day you moved in Note: Procedures cannot be completed before moving (before starting to live there). 引越した日から14日以内 注意:引越す前(住み始める前)はお手続きできません。
  • 戸籍住民課住民記録係 — 〒112-8555 東京都文京区春日1丁目16番21号文京シビックセンター2階北側 — Tel 03-5803-1177

Weekday reception:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM 月曜日・火曜日・木曜日・金曜日は、午前8時30分から午後5時まで

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: For foreign nationals, please bring the Residence Card or Special Permanent Resident Certificate for all persons moving. 注意:外国人の方は、異動される方全員分の在留カードまたは特別永住者証明書をお持ちください。
  • If you are a foreign national living with family members in Japan, the original official documents certifying the family relationship (marriage certificate, birth certificate, family certificate, certified copy of family register, etc.) are required (with Japanese translation attached if in a foreign language). 外国人の方で日本でご家族と同居される場合は、 家族関係を証明する公的な書類 (結婚証明書、出生証明書、家族証明書、戸籍謄本等) の原本(外国語の場合は訳文を添付) が必要です。
  • Applications and issuance for Specified Residence Cards and Specified Special Permanent Resident Certificates will begin on 令和8年6月14日 (Sunday). If you wish to apply for a Specified Residence Card or Specified Special Permanent Resident Certificate, please consult us when submitting your notification of moving in (転入) or change of address (転居). Please note that we cannot accept applications during Wednesday evening or Sunday office hours. Thank you for your understanding. 令和8年6月14日(日曜日)より、特定在留カード及び特定特別永住者証明書の申請・交付が開始されます。 特定在留カード及び特定特別永住者証明書の申請をご希望の方は、転入・転居の届出の際にご相談ください。 なお、水曜夜間や日曜開庁時には申請の受付は致しかねますので、ご理解のほどよろしくお願いいたします。
  • My Number Card (Individual Number Card), driver's license, passport, Residence Card, etc. マイナンバーカード(個人番号カード)、運転免許証、パスポート、在留カード等
Not accepted here
  • Note: This is not handled at the Resident Service Corner (区民サービスコーナー) inside the Community Activity Center (地域活動センター). 注意:地域活動センター内の区民サービスコーナーでは取り扱っておりません。
  • Note: Please be aware that applications/inquiries are not accepted by mail or email. 注意:郵送またはメールでの受付はしておりませんのでご注意ください。

Worth knowing when moving in

  • Notifications are accepted only at the 文京シビックセンター (Bunkyo Civic Center) 2nd floor. 届出は文京シビックセンター2階のみで受け付けています。
  • Application for continued use of the Individual Number Card (マイナンバーカード) at the time of filing a moving-in notification may not be possible in some cases. 転入届時のマイナンバーカード継続利用申請はできない場合があります。
  • When moving in with a change date retroactive by 1 year or more, original supporting documents (such as lease agreements) confirming continuous residence from the time you started living there until the present are required. 異動日を1年以上遡って転入する場合は、 居住を始めた時から現在まで、居住し続けていることが確認できる疎明資料 (賃貸契約書等) の原本 が必要です。
  • *If verification with other municipalities is required (moving in from abroad, confirming relationships or family register matters, etc.), applications may not be accepted depending on the contents, so please inquire in advance. ※他の区市町村に確認が必要な場合( 国外からの転入、 続柄や戸籍事項の確認等)は、申請内容によって受付できないことがありますので、事前にお問い合わせください。
  • The person themselves or the head of the household. 本人または世帯主
  • Source: Bunkyo (文京区) official site (page updated 2026年6月12日, checked 2026-08-18)↗ (opens in a new tab)

Registering a marriage in Bunkyo (文京区)

Straight from Bunkyo (文京区)'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.

  • 区民部戸籍住民課戸籍係 — 〒112-8555 東京都文京区春日1丁目16番21号文京シビックセンター2階北側 — Tel 03-5803-1183
  • シビックセンター時間外受付(夜間受付) — Tel 03(3812)7111

Weekday reception:Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Excluding public holidays and year-end/New Year holidays) 月曜日から金曜日の 午前8時30分から午後5時 (祝日・年末年始を除く)

Outside those hours:Weekdays From 5:00 PM to 8:30 AM the following day Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays From 8:30 AM to 8:30 AM the following day 平日 午後5時から翌日の午前8時30分まで 土・日・祝日 午前8時30分から翌日の午前8時30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.

(Note) Family register notifications will only be accepted provisionally ("azukari"), and will be examined at a later date. Please be sure to enter a daytime weekday contact number on the notification form. (注)戸籍の届出は「預かり」のみで、後日審査をします。届書に平日昼間の連絡先を必ず記入してください。

Worth knowing when registering a marriage

  • In the case of marriage with a foreign national, required documents differ depending on nationality, place of residence, and other circumstances. Individual guidance will be provided, so please contact the 戸籍住民課戸籍係 (Family Registry Section, Family Registry and Resident Division) in advance by email or phone. 外国籍の方との婚姻の場合、国籍や居住地の状況等により必要書類が異なります。個別にご案内いたしますので、事前に戸籍住民課戸籍係宛てにメール又はお電話にてお問い合わせください。
  • (Note 2) Issuance of acceptance certificates and consultations regarding notifications are not available. (注2)受理証明書の発行、届出に関する相談等は行っていません。
  • In addition, if an emissary/representative visits the office, we will confirm the identity of the emissary, and notify all notifiers by mail that the notification has been submitted. なお、使者の方が来庁される場合は、使者本人を確認させていただくとともに、届出人全員に届出があった旨を郵便で通知いたします。
  • When submitting a notification on or after 令和6年3月1日, a Certificate of All Matters of Family Register (戸籍全部事項証明書) is in principle not required. (Excluding some family registries that are not computerized) 令和6年3月1日以降届出する場合、戸籍全部事項証明書は原則不要となります。(コンピュータ化されていない一部の戸籍を除きます)
  • For\nmarriage notifications, divorce notifications (by mutual consent), adoption notifications, dissolution of adoptive relations notifications (by mutual consent), and recognition of paternity notifications,\nwe will verify the identity\nof the person visiting the office. 婚姻届、離婚届(協議)、養子縁組届、養子離縁届(協議)、認知届 については、来庁された方の 本人確認 をさせていただきます。
  • Source: Bunkyo (文京区) official site (page updated 2026年8月12日, checked 2026-08-17)↗ (opens in a new tab)

Common procedures in Bunkyo (文京区)

  • →Converting a Foreign Driver's License
  • →Mobile Phone Contract
  • →Marriage Registration
  • →Opening a Bank Account
  • →Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment
  • →Resident Tax
  • →Final Income Tax Return
  • →Moving-in Notification (Resident Registration)
  • →Moving-out Notification
  • →My Number Card Application
  • →National Health Insurance Enrolment
  • →National Pension Enrolment
  • →Change of Status of Residence
  • →Permanent Residence Application
  • →Re-entry Permit
  • →Extension of Period of Stay
  • →Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than Permitted

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