Advice / Information Counter

We provide useful information for living to non-Japanese residents living in Sendai.

Additionally, we give daily-life advice to non-Japanese residents, and advice related to multicultural community building.

As a JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) ( http://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/) -designated ‘Visit Japan Tourist Information Office,’ information centered on Sendai City and nearby areas is also offered.

Sendai Multicultural Center Information（Multilingual）［1307KB：PDF］

Sendai Multicultural Center［1679KB：PDF］

Consultation and Advice in Foreign Languages

We accept appointments for advice in foreign languages.

Languages available: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian, Italian, French, German, Malay, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, and Ukrainian

*Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali speaking staff are available at the Sendai Multicultural Center 1-2 times per week. Please contact us for further details.

*There may be occasions where the Interpretation Support Hotline (3-way calling system) is used.

• Sendai Multicultural Center［551KB：PDF］

Consultation Sessions with Specialists

Consult on matters such as residency status, law, work issues, administrative procedures, and tax. Please check the following for details on the dates, times, and reservation process.

Cooperating institutions: Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau, Sendai Bar Association, Miyagi Prefecture Administrative Scrivener Association, Miyagi Labor Bureau, Tohoku Tax Accountant's Association.

• Specialist Consultations with the Immigration Bureau［1,399MB：PDF］
• Specialist Consultations with with Lawyers［1,246KB：PDF］
• Specialist Consultations with Administrative Scriveners［1,292KB：PDF］
• Specialist Consultations with the Labour Bureau［1,540MB：PDF］
• Specialist Consultations with Tax Accountants［1,311MB：PDF］

Interpretation Support Hotline

We offer this service to non-Japanese residents in Sendai, foreign tourists, or short-term visitors in Sendai requesting information in foreign languages, or those who find communicating in Japanese difficult at administration windows, our staff and volunteers offer communication support through the use of a triophone (3-way calling service).

Languages available: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Russian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Italian, French, German, Malay, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, and Ukrainian

Volunteer Foreigner Support Group OASIS
(http://samidare.jp/oasis/)

• Advice at the Sendai Multicultural Center

  Tuesday・Friday : 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Tsukibo Volunteers

  A service for supporting foreigners who are unsure of their ability to communicate in Japanese, or are not yet used to life in Japan, where a member of the volunteer foreigner-support group OASIS provides an interpreting support service for help with application procedures at various administration counters.

• OASIS Leaflet［1.5MB：PDF］
• Tsukibo Volunteers Leaflet - Japanese［125KB：PDF］
• Tsukibo Volunteers Leaflet - English［131KB：PDF］

• 30th Anniversary Commemoration Booklet– 30 Years of Progress

• 30th Anniversary Commemoration Booklet–30 Years of Progress［4.3MB：PDF］