International Student Support

Life Guide

★Multilingual Communication Official LINE Account (Phase3) has been released!

　Please check it out!（You need to install TGO app first to start using this.）

　Multilingual communication platform

　(1) AI consultation: AI will answer various questions about your surroundings. (ChatGPT is used).　

　　(e.g.) Housing, National Health Insurance, Immigration, Garbage disposal, Driver's license, etc.

　(2) Q&A Chatbot: You can easily find the procedures and information you need to know

　　about living in the university.

　(3) Translation of your medical symptoms: When you are not feeling well, this function translates

　　 your symptoms into Japanese, making it easier to communicate with your doctor or other

　　healthcare professionals.

　(4) Medical institution search: You can search for medical institutions with multiple languages

　　available near your current location according to your symptoms.

　(5) Inedible Foods Registration: You can egister inedible foods for allergic or religious reasons

　　in advance and translate them into Japanese.

Residence & Daily Life

Residence

　　　　Housing for International Students

　　　　Finding Private Accomodations

　　　　 Garbage Disposal

　　　　 When moving out

Procedures at city hall

　　　　Necessary Procedures at the City Office: Higashi-Hiroshima City 　　Hiroshima City

　　　　　National Health Insurance Scheme

　　　　　　　　★Health Insurance Cards will be abolished from December 2, 2024.

　　　　　National Pension System

　　　　　　　　★Exemption / Defferal System

　　　　　　　　★Application for National Pension Contribution Special Payment System for Students

　　　　　The "My Number" (individual number) System　

　　　　　　　　(reference)

　　　　　　　　Higashihiroshima City　＊ Living Information for foreign residents

　　　　　　　　Hiroshima City　＊ Life in Hiroshima: A Guide for Internatoinal Residents

Bank Accounts

Automobiles and Bicycles

Automobiles

　　　　　 Driver's License Information

　　　　　 Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance & Optional Automobile Insurance

　　　　　　　　(*Make sure to purchase optional automobile insurance.)

Bicycles

　　　　　Abandoned Bicycle and Registration

　　　　　Bicycle Insurance

　　　　　Bicycle Violation Fine System (Impremented April, 2026) 　New!

　　　　　　(reference)

　　　　　　One-Handed Bike Riding Prohibited

　　　　　　Do you know rules of riding a bicycle?

　　　　　　(Danger!) The rule of the Pedal-Attached Motorized Bicycles

Disaster Prevention / Safety / Emergency

Higashi-Hiroshima City

　　　　　Emergency Telephone Numbers

　　　　　How to protect yourself from natural disasters

　　　　　How to get disaster information

　　　　　Hazard Map

　　　　　Evacuation Areas in Higashi-Hiroshima Campus (in case of earthquake)

　　　　　What to do when an earthquake occures

Hiroshima City / Hiroshima Prefecture

　　　　　Portal Site of Hiroshima City for Disaster Prevention

　　　　　Preparing for heavy rain, typhoons and earthquakes

　　　　　Hiroshima-City Evacuation Guide App

　　　　　Hiroshima Pref. Disaster Prevention Web

Useful Links

　Communication Corner (in Sun-square Higashihiroshima)

　A Guide to Higashihiroshima Municipal Elementary and Junior High Schools for International Residents

　Guidebook for Starting School (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

　Hiroshima International Center

　A daily life support portal for foreign nationals (Immigration Services Agency)

　Multilingual Portal: Japan LIFE & BOSAI

　(Important Notice) "Animal and Plant Quarantine During Summer Vacation Period"

◆日本語のページへ　Click here for Japanese website

Latest update: November 19, 2025