Guidebook for newcomers to Tokyo
Life in Tokyo: Your Guide
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has compiled a guidebook for those starting a new life in Tokyo. The guidebook includes basic information on everyday living in Tokyo that will help you to get rid of confusion caused by cultural differences, unfamiliar local rules, and systems.
Guide to living in Tokyo available in multiple languages
The guidebook is available in 4 languages; Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese. The original text is written in Japanese which comes with Furigana phonetic ふりがな.
The guidebook comprises of 5 sections;
1．Learn about Tokyo
2．Life in Tokyo
3．Enjoy Tokyo
4．Inquiries and Consultation
The sections 3 Enjoy Tokyo contains information on attractions in Tokyo, useful not only for residents but also for visitors on a trip.
For those learning Japanese, referencing the Japanese version by comparing with the one written in another language, in English, for instance, will be a good way of learning Japanese words used in daily life. The composition of each language version is the same other than the section 2 of the original Japanese version which has been divided into two parts.
The guidebooks are downloadable
You can download the guidebooks (PDF) on the official website of Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs. The download page is reachable from a link on the website.
Support for foreign residents by Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs
Life in Tokyo: Your Guide (starting a new life in Tokyo)
https://www.seikatubunka.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/subTop_tiikikatsudou.html
The printout is available from an office/window at the public facilities;
Business Development Center Tokyo
ビジネスコンシェルジュ東京
https://www.startup-support.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/for_foreign/bdc_tokyo/en/
Tokyo One-Stop Business Establishment Center
東京開業ワンストップセンター
https://www.tokyo-sogyo-net.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/soudan/kaigyo_onestop.html
Local government offices in Tokyo prefecture
区市町村の住民登録窓口
International exchange offices
地域の国際交流協会
Tokyo International Communication Committee
東京都国際交流委員会
https://www.tokyo-icc.jp/english/
Information Desk for foreign residents (Tokyo City Hall 3F)
外国人相談窓口（都庁第一本庁舎3階）
More information for foreign residents can be found here
These websites collect and disseminate information on international exchange associations and support groups as well as providing a living guide online.
“Life in Tokyo” Website to support foreign Residents'
https://www.lifein.tokyo.jp/
Tokyo International Communications Committee (TICC)
https://www.tokyo-icc.jp/english/
