One of the hassles of being a foreign resident in Japan is when you want to leave the country on a trip. If you have a work visa, you must purchase a reentry visa before your departure. The cost is 6000 yen for a multiple-use reentry visa (3000 for the single-use one). It actually is pretty painless. For people in Kanazawa, you can go to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya Immigration Bureau.

If you are in the Tokyo area, there are a bunch of branches depending on where you live in Tokyo. For me, living in Haijima (which is near Akishima and Hachioji), the closest branch is the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau. The branch is about 1.5 km from both the Tachikawa and Kunitachi stations.

Getting to the Tachikawa Branch of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau

• Take the JR Chuo line to Tachikawa station.
• Proceed out the north exit.
• Get on bus number 12.
• Get off at the Takama Vehicle Inspection stop (Takama shaken jimusho mae 多摩車検事務所前).
• Follow the signs to the immigration bureau. It should be a 1 minute walk north of the stop (and a little bit east).

Address: KUNITACHI-SHI KITA 3-31-2　国立市北三丁目３１−２.
Phone: 04-2528-7179

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