• Resident card

• Inkan or hanko (personal seal/stamp) (signature can be allowed in some banks)

• Cash 1.000 yen for a small deposit

• We can open a bank account by online or branch, but it is much easier and faster to visit the Bank branch to open your bank account because branch staffs will help you to open the bank account.

• Useful Japanese:

口座を開きたいです。(I want to open a bank account.)

Note: If you haven't stayed in Japan for 6 months, or you don't have a "notice of tuition fee payment" (pink paper), you can only open a bank account in UFJ.

① Date of Filling: Fill in the Western calender

② Date for start of Delivery at New Address: It will take 3-7 working days from submission to registration by post office. It is recommended to submit the change of address notice at least one week before movement, otherwise you cannot receive the letter after movement.

③ Old Address & Phone Number

Fill in postal code, Prefecture, City, Ward and following detailed address. Please make sure that you write down the correct building name and room number.

④ Names of Persons Concerned

Please write down the names of persons who move to new address.

⑤ Will Anyone Continue to Live at Old Address?

Please mark Yes or No. If marked Yes, write down the number of persons who continue to live the old address.

⑥ Name of Office

Office only, No need to write for resident

⑦ New Address & Phone Number

Fill in the new address as the same order.

Postal Code, Prefecture, City, Ward and following detailed address.

Please write down the phone number which can contact with you. Post Officer may make a call for confirmation of the submission of changing address notice.

⑧ Person Filling this Notice

Please write down your name and press the seal.

⑨ Relation to Persons Above

The person who fill the form and the person who move out

If you fill the form by yourself, mark in "Same Person"

For those who do not mind not having a telephone number can choose for a data sim, it is a cheaper option and is not disadvantageous compared to having a phone number.

• You can use Prepaid SIM Cards (for less than 3 months)

  1. Softbank : ￥1,650 (500MB/31 days)

  2. Rakuten : ￥2,980 (1GB/30 days) & ￥3,980 (2GB/90 days)

  3. IIJmio : from ￥900 (3GB/month)

• Recommendation for Students who:

  1. Wish to use their own phone (SIM free/unlocked phone) from their home country

  2. Stay in Japan for short-time (several months/less than 2 years)

3. Save the cost

4. Not to do part-time jobs during in Japan

It is the second cheaper option which includes data + SMS.

• Several Prepaid SIM Cards (data + SMS)

  1. IIJmio : from ￥1,040 (3GB/month)

  2. OCN Mobile One : from ￥1,000 (3GB/month)

• Recommendation for Students who:

  1. Wish to use their own phone (SIM free/unlocked phone) from their home country

  2. Stay in Japan for short-time (several months/less than 2 years)

3. Save the cost

4. Not to do part-time jobs during in Japan

It is the most cheaper PACKAGE option without need to having a new phone, like OCN Mobile One : from ￥1,180 (1GB/month).

• Recommendation for Students who:

  1. Wish to use their own phone (SIM free/unlocked phone) from their home country

2. Save the cost

Major carrier (Docomo, Softbank, au) usually sell the cell phone & SIM card as a package

(they also offers SIM card only).

• Recommendation for Students who:

  1. Stay in Japan at least 2 years

2. Use calling by career service

3. Use career mail and enjoy student discount

4. Use the after support in a branch

5. Do not have the credit card

6. Wish do part-time jobs in Japan

• Price: around 7,000 Yen~/ per month (depend on the company + plan)

Please visit any shop and compare the price & choose the best!