Tokyo
Government Offices
Tokyo
is the capital city of Japan. It
is the seat of the Japanese Government
and home of the Japanese Imperial
Family. The Diet, the Prime Minister's
Office, the Cabinet Office, all
the various Ministries, the Supreme
Court, Bank of Japan, and the Board
of Audit are all located in Tokyo.
Tokyo is also the location of the
Imperial Palace and its administrative
office, the Japanese Imperial Administration.
Although
Tokyo is known as a city in the
sense that most people of other
countries know of, in Japan it is
a little different. Here, Tokyo
is a metropolitan prefecture, or
a regional authority, consisting
of 23 wards. Wards (known as “ku”
in Japanese) are special entities
which function as separate administrative
areas. They operate as separate
cities, but all fall under one main
umbrella – the metropolis of Tokyo.
The
Metropolis of Tokyo has a special
governing process. Each ward has
its own local government and manages
its own services just like any city
does. To keep uniformity among the
wards and cohesion as a single city,
Tokyo has a larger government of
the metropolis as a whole – the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Services
such as education, fire-fighting,
police, waterworks and sewerage
are managed by the metropolitan
government.
The
center of the administrative works
of the metropolitan government is
located in the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government Buildings. (Please
refer to our Nishi Shinjuku page
for for details of the Buildings)
For
the convenience of Tokyo visitors,
listed below are the addresses and
telephone numbers of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Buildings
and other offices under its jurisdiction
:
Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Buildings
2-8-1,
Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
163-8001
Tel:
03-5321-1111
Web:
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/
Foreign
Residents' Advisory Center
Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Building
No 1, 3F
2-8-1,
Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
163-8001
Tel:
03-5320-7744
General
Information Center for Foreign Residents
5-5-30,
Konan, Minato-ku
Tel:
03-5796-7111
Tokyo
Labor Bureau with an advisor for
Foreign Workers
1-7-22,
Koraku, Bunkyo-ku
Tel:
03-3814-5314
Metropolitan
Police Department
2-1-1,
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tel:
03-3501-0110
Tokyo
Fire Department
1-3-5,
Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
Tel:
03-3212-2323
For
information concerning driver's
licenses:
Samezu
Driver's License Test Center
1-12-5, Higashi-Oi, Shinagawa-ku
Tel:
03-3474-1374
Fuchu
Driver's License Test Center
3-1-1,
Tamamachi, Fuchu-shi
Tel:
03-0423-62-3591
Koto
Driver's License Test Center
1-7-24,
Shinsuna, Koto-ku
Tel:
03-3699-1151
For
car registrations, insurance, road
and vehicle taxes:
Tokyo
Land Transport Office
Tel:
050-5540-2030
Following
are the 23 Wards of Tokyo
with the addresses, telephone
numbers and websites of their offices.
Alien applications and registrations
are handled by the offices of the
Wards of residence.
Adachi
1-17-1,
Chuohoncho, Adachi-ku 120-8510
Tel:
03-3880-5111
Web: http://www.city.adachi.tokyo.jp/060/english/index.html
Arakawa
2-2-3,
Awakawa, Arakawa-ku 116-8501
Tel:
03-3802-3111
Web:
http://www.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Bunkyo
1-16-21,
Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku 112-8555
Tel:
03-3812-7111
Web:
http://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/english
Chiyoda
1-6-11,
Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku 102-8688
Tel:
03-3264-2111
Web: http://www.city.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/english/e-index.html
Chuo
1-1-1,
Tsukiji, Chuo-ku 104-8404
Tel:
03-3543-0211
Web: http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Edogawa
1-4-1,
Chuo, Edogawa-ku 132-8501
Tel:
03-3652-1151
Web: http://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/foreign/e/index.html
Itabashi
2-66-1,
Itabashi, Itabashi-ku 173-8501
Tel:
03-3964-1111
Web: http://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/kkouryu/counseling/index_e.htm
Katsushika
5-13-1,
Tateishi, Katsushika-ku 124-8555
Tel:
03-3695-1111
Web: http://www.city.katsushika.lg.jp/jimu/somu/bunkakokusai/e_benrichou.html
Kita
1-15-22,
Ojihoncho, Kita-ku 114-8508
Tel:
03-3908-1111
Web: http://www.city.kita.tokyo.jp/misc/foreign/english/index.htm
Koto
4-11-28,
Toyo, Koto-ku 135-8383
Tel:
03-3647-9111
Web: http://www.city.koto.lg.jp/language/lang-eng/index.html
Meguro
2-19-15,
Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku 153-8573
Tel:
03-3715-1111
Web: http://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
Minato
2-5-25,
Shibakoen, Minato-ku 105-8511
Tel:
03-3578-2111
Web: http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/index.html
Nakano
4-8-1,
Nakano, Nakano-ku 164-8501
Tel:
03-3389-1111
Web: http://www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/English/toppage-e.html
Nerima
6-12-1,
Toyotamakita, Nerima-ku 176-8501
Tel:
03-3993-1111
Web: http://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/
Japanese only
Ota
5-13-14,
Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-8621
Tel:
03-5744-1111
Web: http://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
Setagaya
4-21-27,
Setagaya, Setagaya-ku 154-8504
Tel:
03-5432-1111
Web: http://www.city.setagaya.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
Shibuya
1-1,
Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku 150-8010
Tel:
03-3463-1211
Web: http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/eng/index.html
Shinagawa
2-1-36,
Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku 140-8715
Tel:
03-3777-1111
Web: http://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/s_foreign/english/kucho.html
Shinjuku
1-4-1,
Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku 160-8484
Tel:
03-3209-1111
Web: http://www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/
Suginami
1-15-1,
Asagayaminami, Suginami-ku 166-8570
Tel:
03-3312-2111
Web: http://www2.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/life/english.htm
Sumida
2-23-20,
Azumabashi, Sumida-ku 130-8640
Tel:
03-5608-1111
Web: http://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/english/index.html
Taito
4-5-6,
Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku 110-8615
Tel:
03-5246-1111
Web: http://www.city.taito.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/taitou-e.html
Toshima
1-18-1,
Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku 170-8422
Tel:
03-3981-1111
Web:
http://www.city.toshima.tokyo.jp/english/index.html