Tokyo Life Planner: The Moving-to-Japan Checklist & Planner for Foreigners

Moving to Tokyo? This 43-page English planner puts every step in the right order, from the months before your flight to your first month in Japan. Clear checklists cover your residence card, the 14-day address registration at the ward office, My Number, National Health Insurance and pension, plus the bank, phone, utilities and garbage rules. A practical housing chapter explains what you pay up front, the legal cap on agent fees, rent-guarantee companies, UR housing and how to protect your deposit. The bicycle chapter covers anti-theft registration and the blue-ticket fines that started in April 2026. The car chapter walks you through the IDP, licence conversion, parking certificate, registration, kei vs ordinary cars, road tax, shaken and jibaiseki insurance. It finishes with earthquake preparation, emergency numbers and fill-in planner pages for contacts, documents, budget, garbage days and a 2027 calendar. Japanese terms are given in romaji with Japanese script, and all information is as of November 2026, with official sources listed.