Living Guide

This is a collection of useful information for foreign residents living in Hodogaya ward and surrounding areas.

Daily Life

Living Guide (Yokohama City website)

Multilingual Living Information (in 15 languages)

Multilingual Navigation Service（English, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, easy Japanese）

Emergency and Disaster prevention

Disaster Preparedness and Emergencies (Yokohama City website)

The Shelter List of Hodogaya-Ward

Disaster Prevention Map (Hodogaya Ward’s Website)

How to Put Out Your Garbage and Recyclables

Garbage and recyclables separation details (Resources and Waste Recycling　Bureau)

MIctionary (Garbage separation)

Housing

Kanagawa Housing Support Center for Foreigners

Hospitals and Health

MIC Kanagawa (Interpreting Service for Medical Examinations) : Sends medical interpreters to medical institutions that accepts cooperation to business in Yokohama.

Medical questionnaire (18 Languages) : A medical questionnaire to explain the situation of the disease or injury when a non-Japanese speaking citizen needs to go to a hospital.

Job

Kanagawa Labor Center : Employment consultation is available for foreign workers.

Hello Work (Employment service counter for foreigners) : Several foreign languages are available according to the day of the week.

Consultation

Japan Legal Support Center (Ho Terrace Kanagawa) : An organization to provide legal assistance for legal inquiries.