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We provide useful information for living in Sendai to foreign residents.

Additionally, we take consultations from foreign residents, and provide 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 about 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 consultations 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, Urdu, and Ukrainian

*Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali speaking staff are available at the Sendai Multicultural Center one to two days per week. Please contact us for further details.

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

• Sendai Multicultural Center［551KB：PDF］

Consultation Sessions with Specialists

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

Specialists are from: Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau, Sendai Bar Association, Miyagi Administrative Scrivener Association, Miyagi Labour 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 foreign residents in Sendai, foreign tourists, and short-term visitors requesting information in foreign languages, or those who find communicating in Japanese difficult at public offices, our staff and volunteers offer communication support through the use of 3-way phone call.

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

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

• Consultations at the Sendai Multicultural Center

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

• Tsukibo Volunteers

  This is 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 accompany the person to the various institutions and facilities where they require help.

• 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］