Living in Kyoto (Useful Web Links)
The following are web links that may come in use prior to or during your stay in Japan. (The iCeMS takes no responsibility for the validity of the information listed on external sites.) If you have any suggestions or wish to report updates, please contact us from here
General Reference
- Kyoto University Handbook for International Researchers
- Life in Japan Handbook by JSPS
- Living in Japan Guides by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), in pocket size and in more detailed form, both in multiple languages
Before Coming to Japan
Legal Procedures
Starting a New Life
...at the Immigration Bureau
- Guidebook for Immigration Procedures
- Applying for Re-Entry to Japan (after a short trip overseas)
- Re-entry with Residency Card
...for Famlies
Housing
Daily Life
Utilities / City Services
- Guide to Electricity
- Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) Kyoto Office (in Japanese)
- Gas
- Osaka Gas Enquiry Form
- Osaka Gas Contact Information (in Japanese)
- Water
Banks
Mobile Phones
Predominant Japanese Mobile Phone Operator
Postal Services
Parcel Delivery Services
- General Overview of Delivery Services in Japan
- How to Read a Kuroneko (Yamato) Attempted Delivery Notice
Recycling
Message Boards and Classifieds
Flea Markets
Education
Health and Safety
- Health and Medical Care
- Kyoto Yorozu Net
- Kyoto University Health Service and Infirmary
- Kyoto Univeristy Day Care for Sick Children
- Medical Interpretation Service of the Center for Multicultural Society Kyoto
- Medical Interpreter Dispatching Service
(serving Kyoto Municipal Hospital, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, Koseikai Takeda Hospital, and Kyoto Katsura Hospital) - General Use Medical Questionnaires in Over 15 Languages Link
- Medical Interpretation Service Interactive Medical Translator for Web and Mobile Devices
- In Case of Trouble or Emergency
- How to File a Lost Property Report with the Police (see page 2)
Only accessible from within the Kyoto University campus.
Taxes
Transportation
- Transportation (Bicycle Rules, Drivers License Rules, Access to Kansai International Airport etc.)
- Kyoto City Bus and Subway Lines
- Keihan Railway (Demachiyanagi to Osaka)
- Hankyu Railway
- JR West Travel Information
- MK Taxi (including airport and sightseeing services)
- Yasaka Taxi (including airport and sightseeing services)
Japanese Language & Culture Education
- Kyoto University International Service Office
- Classes Taught by Volunteer Teachers
- Kyoto Prefectural International Center
- Kyoto International Cultural Association
- Kyoto City International Foundation
- Kyoto City Volunteer-Taught Japanese Classes
- Cultural and Sports Facilities
- Kyoto Prefectural Library
- Kyoto City Libraries
- Library and Exhibition Room