2.Living

Water and Sewer Services

Garbage

Municipal Housing

CHONAIKAI

Public Transportation

Pets and Animals

Rules for the Habitants

Please apply at the Waterworks Department 3 business days before by telephone or fax.
Business hours：8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (Except for Saturdays, Sundays, and National Holidays)

Meter Readers will visit once every two months during the beginning of the month (1st to 10th day).

Please pay the metered water bill once every two months until the end of the month when the reading is done.
Payment can either be made in cash or through a bank account transfer.

Setting up an automatic withdrawal from a designated account is an extremely convenient payment method.
You can apply at any Financial Institution within the city or Waterworks Department in the City Hall.
However, if you apply through a Financial Institution, please bring the necessary documents (Like Meter Reading Slip) that show your Water Service Number because it is necessary to have it when filling out the application form.

A “Water Services Bill” will be sent around every 20th of the month when the meter reading is done.
Payment can be made at Financial Institutions, convenience stores, City Hall, or branch offices.

Garbage collection days and time for each type of garbage is designated depending on the area where you are living.
If you do not follow the fixed garbage sorting instructions, days and time, and if you will not throw the garbage until 8:00 in the morning, it will not be collected.
Furthermore, if there are rules (Use of garbage bag/Indication of group number) being implemented by the neighborhood or apartment/mansion management association, please follow them.
For further details on how to separate garbage and when/where to take it out, please refer to the “Sorting and Collection of Refuse and Resources” and the “Garbage pick-up day calendar” that are available also in other languages.

Municipal Housing is a low-rent option for low-income earners who need housing.

Chonaikai (Neighborhood Association) or Jichikai (Residents’ Association), an organization consisting of residents, helps to maintain safety and offers social benefits in the community.
In addition, they offer local welfare programs, support with children’s programs, cooperative neighborhood clean-ups, and recreational activities.
Furthermore, the chonaikai provides helpful information for daily life, news from the city hall and community, and disaster prevention training on the assumption that disaster occurs.
Joining the chonaikai or Jichikai is very important for leading a safe and comfortable life.
To join, please inquire at your local chonaikai or Jichikai.
If you do not have the telephone number of your chonaikai or Jichikai, please ask the Citizens Collaboration Department.

Anjo City public transportation offers railroad (JR Tokaido Shinkansen, JR Tokaido Main Line, Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, Meitetsu Nishio Line), bus (Meitetsu Bus, Ankuru Bus), and taxi services.

The Ankuru Bus operates as a means of transportation to go downtown and back to the city’s main facilities.

Adult and children: 100 yen per one ride
*Pre-school children are free of fare.
*Monthly pass is available on the bus at 1000 yen.

Bus fares for Anjo City residents aged 75 and over or Disabled Person's Booklet Holder are free of charge by showing the certificate issued by the city office to the driver.
There is a system that issues free tickets for up to two years to those under the age of 75 who have voluntarily returned all driver's licenses that are still valid. For details, please contact the Civil Safety Division (71-2219).

Dogs are required to be registered once in their lifetime.
Registration License Tag will be issued after registration.
License Tags should be put on dog collars.
Registration Fee：3,000 yen per head
Registration Place：Collective Injection Center, Outsourced Animal Hospitals, Environment City Promotion Department of City Hall

Dogs that are 91 days old and above are obligated for preventive injections against rabies once a year.
For registered dogs in Anjo City, guide letters will be sent to the object persons.
Vaccination Period：April to the End of June
Vaccination Place：Collective Injection Center, Animal Hospitals

In case you wish to have your deceased pets, such as dogs and cats, etc, cremated, please bring the remains of the pets in plastic bags or carton bags to the “Sogo-Saien (General Funeral Hall).
Reservations are not required, and bones cannot be taken home as it is a mass funeral.
Do not use Styrofoam or plastic case.

Basically, parking on the street is not acceptable in Japan.
When you park a car, verify first the place where you can park before stopping the car.

Smoking while walking in public places is extremely dangerous because it may result in an undesirable effect on health due to passive smoking and may cause burns, especially to children.
In Anjo City, smoking while walking is prohibited in areas around JR Anjo Station, Mikawa Anjo Station (Shinkansen, Zairaisen), and Meitetsu Shin-Anjo Station’s vicinities.