Resident Foreigner Guide

Resources for English-speaking Residents of Miyakonojo

Information for Foreigners Living in Miyakonojo
The City of Miyakonojo has created a Guide for Foreigners Living in Miyakonojo. This contains important
information regarding emergency procedures, everyday life, taxes, alien registration, driving in Japan,
healthcare, etc... There is a full (A4) version, and a smaller (A5) portable version. The portable version is
bilingual (English/Japanese) and is set up so the English is directly across from the Japanese. Printed
versions of these are available at the Internationalization Section of Miyakonojo City Hall (on the second
floor, beyond the elevators and on the right). The Full Version is no longer being produced, as we are focusing
our attention on creating a useful and portable guide that foreign residents can easily carry around. The
city-created guide contains basic information that is relevant to living in Miyakonojo.

Full Version (PDF)
Portable Version (PDF)
Useful if you want to print it out and carry with you, as it contains Japanese as well (A5).
English-only Portable Version (PDF)
The above portable guide minus the Japanese pages. Easier to read online.

For more information, please consider checking out the following guide (not created or maintained by the City
of Miyakonojo).

Multilingual Living Information - English (Created by the Council of Local Authorities for International
Relations - CLAIR)

Guide to Living in Japan (PDF) - Created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - a useful guide for general
living advice when living in Japan

Guide to Living in Japan (Leaflet) (PDF) - Created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - a compact and
easy to understand pamphlet with the minimum information necessary for living in Japan.