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Living & city-hall guides for Itabashi (板橋区)

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

Contents

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

Itabashi (板橋区) official links

  • Itabashi (板橋区) 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 Itabashi (板橋区)

From Itabashi (板橋区)'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 started living at your new address (Procedures cannot be done before you start living there) 新住所に住み始めた日から14日以内(住み始める前の手続きはできません)
  • 本庁舎1階 — 〒173-8501 東京都板橋区板橋二丁目66番1号 — Tel 03-3964-1111
  • 仲町区民事務所 — 〒173-0022 板橋区仲町20番5号 — Tel 03-3959-4105
  • 常盤台区民事務所 — 〒174-0071 板橋区常盤台三丁目27番1号 — Tel 03-3967-6711
  • 志村坂上区民事務所 — 〒174-0051 板橋区小豆沢二丁目19番15号 — Tel 03-3969-7571
  • 蓮根区民事務所 — 〒174-0043 板橋区坂下二丁目18番1号 — Tel 03-3969-7581
  • 下赤塚区民事務所 — 〒175-0092 板橋区赤塚六丁目38番1号(赤塚庁舎内) — Tel 03-3938-5110
  • …and 1 more offices — see the ward's own page below

Weekday reception:From Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 月曜日から金曜日までの午前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.
  • Residence Cards or Special Permanent Resident Certificates for all members (for foreign residents) 全員分の在留カードまたは特別永住者証明書(外国人の方)
Not accepted here
  • Note: During night-time opening hours and holiday opening hours, certain procedures that require inquiries to other municipalities—such as moving-in with a reissued moving-out certificate (転出証明書) or moving in from overseas (国外転入)—cannot be accepted. Thank you for your understanding. 注:夜間開庁及び休日開庁では転出証明書の再交付による転入や国外転入などの他自治体への照会が必要な一部手続きについては、受付することができません。ご了承ください。
  • Services are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and during the New Year holiday period (12月29日 to 1月3日). 土曜・日曜・祝日・年末年始(12月29日から1月3日)は業務を休ませていただきます。

Worth knowing when moving in

  • Those who wish can apply for a "Specified Residence Card" (特定在留カード) or "Specified Special Permanent Resident Certificate" (特定特別永住者証) (application is optional). 希望する方は「特定在留カード」もしくは「特定特別永住者証」を申請できます(申請は任意です)。
  • Moving-out certificate (転出証明書) issued by your previous address Note 1: Not required for those who completed the moving-out procedure using an Individual Number Card (My Number Card). Note 2: If the content of the moving-out certificate has changed due to a family register notification, please also bring the original copy of your Family Register Certificate (戸籍謄本) or Certificate of Acceptance of Family Register Notification (受理証明書). This is not required if the family register notification was submitted in 板橋区. Identity verification documents of the person coming to submit the notification, such as Individual Number Card (My Number Card), driver's license, passport, etc. Individual Number Cards (My Number Cards) for all moving members (if you have them) Note: Mandatory for those who completed moving-out procedures using an Individual Number Card. Certificate of Enrollment (在学証明書) and Certificate of Textbook Provision (教科書給与証明書) (for elementary/junior high school students transferring to a school in the new address's school district) Residence Cards (在留カード) or Special Permanent Resident Certificates (特別永住者証明書) for all foreign national members Documents verifying actual residence status, such as the original lease contract (may be required if 1年以上 / 1 year or more has elapsed between the date of moving and the date of notification. Please inquire in advance) 前住所地で発行された転出証明書 注1:マイナンバーカードを利用して転出手続きをした方は不要です。 注2:戸籍届出によって転出証明書の内容に変更があった場合は、戸籍謄本または戸籍届出の受理証明書の原本も併せてお持ちください。なお、板橋区で戸籍届出をした場合は不要です。 マイナンバーカードや運転免許証、パスポートなど届出に来た方の本人確認資料 全員分のマイナンバーカード(お持ちの方) 注:マイナンバーカードを利用して、転出手続きをした方は必須です。 在学証明書・教科書給与証明書(新住所の学区域に転校する小・中学生のいる方) 全員分の在留カードまたは特別永住者証明書(外国人の方) 賃貸借契約書の原本など居住実態を確認できる書類(異動日から届出日までの期間が1年以上経過している場合必要になることがあります。事前にお問い合わせください)
  • Note: Before submitting the moving-in notification, you must complete the moving-out notification (転出届) at your previous address. For procedure details, please confirm with your previous municipality. 注:転入届の前に前住所地での転出届が必要です。お手続きの詳細については、前住所地にご確認ください。
  • Moving-in procedures to 板橋区 cannot be accepted unless the moving-out processing at your previous address is completed. Please confirm that the application status on MynaPortal (マイナポータル) is completed (完了) before coming to the counter. 板橋区への転入手続きは前住所地の転出の処理が完了していないと受付できません。マイナポータルの申請状況が完了になっていることを確認してから窓口へお越しください。
  • The applicant or a member of the same household. Note: If a proxy handles the procedure, a letter of attorney (委任状) is required. The name on the notification form and letter of attorney must be handwritten by yourself. Documents filled in by computer or other devices cannot be accepted. Notification forms and letters of attorney filled in with erasable pens cannot be accepted. Please use non-erasable ink. 本人または同一世帯員の方 注:代理人の方がお手続きをする場合は、委任状が必要です。 届出書・委任状のお名前は必ず、自署してください。パソコンなどで書かれたものは受付することができません。 消せるペンで記入されている届出書・委任状は、受付することができません。消えないペンで記入してください。
  • Source: Itabashi (板橋区) official site (page updated 2026年4月17日, checked 2026-08-18)↗ (opens in a new tab)

Registering a marriage in Itabashi (板橋区)

Straight from Itabashi (板橋区)'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.

  • 戸籍住民課戸籍係 — 本庁舎1階 — Tel 03-3579-2202
  • 赤塚支所住民サービス係 — Tel 03-3938-5113
  • 板橋区役所夜間受付 — 区役所本庁舎1階東口玄関

Weekday reception:Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 本庁舎1階戸籍住民課戸籍係 (Main Office Building 1st Floor, Family Register and Resident Section, Family Register Subsection) or 赤塚支所住民サービス係 (Akatsuka Branch Office Resident Service Subsection) 月曜日から金曜日の午前8時30分から午後5時まで 本庁舎1階戸籍住民課戸籍係又は赤塚支所住民サービス係

Outside those hours:Hours from 5:00 PM to 8:30 AM the next morning, Monday through Friday. Please note that on March 30 and 31, Reiwa 8, the hours will be changed to 4:00 PM to 8:30 AM the next morning. Saturdays, Sundays (excluding open Sundays), and public holidays. 月曜日から金曜日の午後5時から翌朝午前8時30分の時間 なお、令和8年3月30日・31日は午後4時から翌朝8時30分の時間に変更します。 土曜日・日曜日(日曜日の開庁日を除く)・祝日

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

The received family register notifications (戸籍届書) will be reviewed sequentially starting from the next office opening day. If there are any deficiencies in the notification, the 戸籍係 (Family Register Section) will contact you by telephone within 2 office opening days. (Even if there are deficiencies, as a general rule, the date of submission will be the date of acceptance.) If you do not receive any contact from the 戸籍係 (Family Register Section), please consider that your notification has been accepted. お預りした戸籍届書は、翌開庁日以降に順次審査を行います。 届書に不備がある場合、2開庁日以内に戸籍係から電話連絡をさせていただきます。 (不備があった場合でも原則として届出日が受理日となります。) 戸籍係から連絡がない場合は、届書は受理されているとお考えください。

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  • Please note that the 赤塚支所 (Akatsuka Branch Office) and 各区民事務所 (Resident Offices) do not offer holiday and nighttime reception. 赤塚支所、各区民事務所では休日・夜間受付を行っておりませんのでご注意ください。

Worth knowing when registering a marriage

  • When marrying a foreign national, there are two ways: establishing the marriage according to Japanese legal procedures, or reporting a marriage established under foreign legal procedures to Japan. The required documents for the marriage registration (婚姻届) vary depending on the foreign national's nationality and individual situation, so please inquire for details. *Please note in advance that verifying the contents of documents may take time. 外国籍の方と結婚する場合、日本の方式で婚姻を成立させる方法と、外国の方式で成立した婚姻を日本に報告する方法があります。 外国籍の方の国籍や、その方の状況によって婚姻届に必要な書類が異なりますので、詳しくはお問い合わせください。 ※書類の内容確認にお時間をいただくことがございますので、予めご了承ください。
  • *Only notifications related to family registry (戸籍) are accepted. Requests for certified copies/extracts of family registry (戸籍謄抄本) or changing resident registration (住民票) cannot be handled. ※受付は戸籍に関する届出のみです。 戸籍謄抄本の請求や住民票の異動などはできません。
  • For notifications submitted by individuals whose address is outside 板橋区 (Itabashi City), address confirmation may not be possible on the same day. For this reason, if inquiries to other municipalities are required, the procedure may not be completed on the same day. Please note in advance that confirmation of the contents of your submitted notification may take place the following day. However, even if confirmation takes place the following day, it will be accepted as of the date you submitted it. 住所が板橋区以外の方からの届出につきましては、住所の確認が当日にとれない場合があります。 このため、他の市区町村への問い合わせを必要とする場合、当日に手続きが完了できない場合があります。ご提出いただいたお届出の内容確認が翌日になることがございますので予めご了承ください。 なお、確認が翌日になりましても、ご提出いただいた日付での受理となります。
  • 〒173-8501 東京都板橋区板橋二丁目66番1号 (2-66-1 Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8501) 〒173-8501 東京都板橋区板橋二丁目66番1号
  • From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the 2nd Sunday: 本庁舎1階戸籍住民課戸籍係 (Main Office Building 1F Family Registry and Resident Section, Family Registry Sub-section) 第2日曜日の午前9時から午後5時まで 本庁舎1階戸籍住民課戸籍係
  • Source: Itabashi (板橋区) official site (page updated 更新日 2026年1月21日, checked 2026-08-17)↗ (opens in a new tab)

Common procedures in Itabashi (板橋区)

  • →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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