HiroshimaHub
Emergency & Help
Emergency numbers, disaster information, medical care, consultation windows, and official support links for visitors and residents.
Emergency numbers and disaster preparedness
119, 110, evacuation, household checklist, and post-emergency support.
Medical care guide
Clinics, after-hours care, and when to call an ambulance.
Consultation services
Where to ask for non-emergency support.
Useful official services
Hiroshima City English Portal
Official English index for daily life, residency paperwork, garbage, health, ward offices, consultation offices, emergency information, tourism, and city updates.
Use it for: Use this when you need the official city source behind any HiroshimaHub guide.
Ward Offices and Resident Registration
Official entry point for registering your address, moving-in and moving-out notifications, resident records, family-register related documents, personal seal registration, My Number, births, marriages, deaths, and ward citizen services.
Use it for: Use this before visiting a ward office or when planning your first 14 days after moving.
Important Paperwork
City overview of residency, ward offices, health insurance, pensions, tax, child allowances, partnership oath, and other official procedures.
Use it for: Use this to see which city-life procedures may apply to your situation.
Garbage Disposal and Rules
Official Hiroshima City page for household waste disposal guidelines and related garbage rules.
Use it for: Use this before your first collection day and before throwing away oversized or unusual items.
Medical Care and After-hours Emergency Care
Official city page linking to the Medical Information Network for Hiroshima Prefecture, hospitals and clinics guidance, and after-hours emergency care.
Use it for: Use this when you are sick, injured, or trying to find the right type of clinic.
Emergency Information
Official city emergency hub for latest emergency information, fire and medical emergency guidance, traffic accidents and crime, and disaster preparedness.
Use it for: Use this for 119/110 guidance, disaster information, and preparedness checks.
Consultation Services
Official directory for children, DV, consumer affairs, child abuse, human rights consultation for international residents, foreign care worker support, and ward office contact information.
Use it for: Use this when the issue is not only paperwork but you need advice or support.
Hiroshima International Center (HIC)
HIC provides administrative and living information, consultation for foreigners, Japanese study support, and international exchange services. Address: Hiroshima Crystal Plaza 6F, 8-18 Nakamachi, Naka-ku. TEL 082-541-3777. Email hic@hiroshima-ic.or.jp.
Use it for: Use this for visa status, social insurance, labor conditions, legal/human-rights concerns, Japanese study, and practical life questions.
Live in Hiroshima
A living-information site for foreign residents covering status of residence, city/town procedures, work, childbirth and childcare, school, Japanese learning, sickness and injury, pension/welfare, tax, traffic, housing, tourism, emergency, and consultation windows.
Use it for: Use this for plain-language life guidance across Hiroshima Prefecture.
Hiroshima Prefecture International Affairs Division
Prefectural page for international affairs, foreign-resident information, HIC, Live in Hiroshima, international student support, and related facilities.
Use it for: Use this to connect city-level information with prefecture-wide support.
Housing
Official Hiroshima City housing page, including housing information and residential fire alarms.
Use it for: Use this alongside your agent or landlord before signing or moving.
Water, Sewage, Electricity, and Gas
Official city page for utility-related everyday-life information.
Use it for: Use this when preparing move-in, move-out, or utility setup questions.
Hiroshima City Smart Application / Procedure Guide
Official city Smart Application page operated by Graffer, with life-event guides for birth, move-in, move-out, moving within the city, marriage, divorce, death, disability services, and disaster support navigation.
Use it for: Use this to identify which administrative steps apply before you start forms.
Dive! Hiroshima Official Tourism Guide
Official Hiroshima tourism guide with helpful tips such as directions and maps, public transport, facility congestion, tickets, Wi-Fi, luggage services, vegetarian/vegan/Muslim restaurants, FAQs, brochures, and emergency/disaster information.
Use it for: Use this for visitor-facing planning and local weekend itineraries.