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Student card
If you show your Hirosaki University student ID card at designated public facilities, you can use the facilities for free.
Public relations Hirosaki
This is a public relations magazine that introduces businesses and events held in Hirosaki City.It is distributed twice a month on the 15st and XNUMXth.It will be distributed to homes through each neighborhood association.
Some neighborhood associations do not distribute them, but some are available in the corridor in front of the International Relations Headquarters, so please use them.
You can also browse from the Hirosaki City website.
moving
When you move, you must complete the following address change procedures at the city hall, etc.
○National Health Insurance (Bring your health insurance card) Hirosaki City Hall National Health Insurance and Pension Section
○ Hirosaki City Hall Citizens Division (Bring your alien registration card)
○ Acquisition of a certificate of registered items (Pay 300 yen to obtain at the Citizens Affairs Division and submit it to the International Relations Office)
○ Submission of mail/change of address notification (post office/postcard is also acceptable)
○ Contact the Office of International Relations and Center for Student Affairs (undergraduate)
○ Bank (bring a bank passbook and personal seal)
○ Cancellation and application for electricity, gas, and water
When using a bicycle
In Japan, bicycles run on the left side of the road.Also, turn on the lights as soon as it gets dark.
If you commute to the university by bicycle, please register your bicycle at the counter on the XNUMXst floor of the University Hall.
Please leave your bicycle in a designated place and do not ride it on campus.
when driving a car
When driving a car, it is common practice in Japan to purchase two types of insurance.
There are two types of insurance, compulsory insurance and voluntary insurance, to compensate for the economic loss in the event of a traffic accident.
If you have these insurances, someone with specialized knowledge of paying compensation and negotiating with the other party in the event of an accident will do it for you free of charge.
○ Compulsory insurance
It is compulsory to carry it with you when you own or drive a car or motorcycle.This insurance is contracted together with the vehicle inspection period.
○ Voluntary insurance
This insurance covers damages that cannot be covered by compulsory insurance.
In general, Japanese people take out insurance with liability insurance amounts of 200 million yen for personal injury, 500 million yen for property damage, and XNUMX million yen for passenger injury.
when to travel
If you are going to leave Hirosaki for more than XNUMX days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, please notify the International Relations Office in advance.
In particular, please note that international students returning to their home country temporarily must complete procedures at the Immigration Bureau and submit an overseas travel notification to the International Relations Office.
Applications for scholarships, etc. will come even during the vacation period.We will contact you through bulletin boards and mailboxes, so please check them even during the holidays.