A Guide for International Residents: Life in Hiroshima 2025
Every year, the City of Hiroshima provides the “Guide for International Residents: Life in Hiroshima” to all international residents who come to live in Hiroshima City. This guide offers useful information for day-to-day life in Hiroshima, including information about administrative services and procedures. It is available in eight different languages: Japanese, Chinese, English, Filipino, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
A leaflet and booklet version of this guidebook can be downloaded.
1. Leaflet version (abbreviated version)
2. Booklet version (full version)
1. Leaflet version (abbreviated version)
▨ Leaflet versions of the guidebook are available at the Citizens Affairs Division of every ward and branch office, Hiroshima City Office’s Internationalization Division, Hiroshima City International House, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Hiroshima International Center, and more.
▨ In order to access to information on the guidebook, please either scan QR codes mentioned in the leaflet or download it below (PDF):
【Leaflet version】 Life in Hiroshima: A Guide for International Residents (English) (341KB)
【Leaflet version】 外国人市民のための生活ガイドブック (Japanese) (363 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Guía para la vida cotidiana de los ciudadanos extranjeros (Spanish) (346 KB)
【Leaflet version】 外国人市民生活指南 (Chinese) (407 KB)
【Leaflet version】 외국인 시민을 위한 생활가이드북 (Korean) (323 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Patnubay para sa Pamumuhay ng mga Dayuhan (Filipino) (343KB)
【Leaflet version】 Sách Hướng Dẫn Về Đời Sống Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài (Vietnamese) (289 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Guia de Vida em Hiroshima para Estrangeiros (Portuguese) (344 KB)
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2. Booklet version (full version)
▨ If you need the booklet version of the guidebook, it can be found on the City of Hiroshima’s official website:
https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/english/everyday/1029824/1009845.html
▨ Booklet version (PDF)
【Booklet version】 Life in Hiroshima: A Guide for International Residents 2025 (English) (11.6 MB)
【Booklet version】 2025年度版外国人市民のための生活ガイドブック (Japanese) (28 MB)
【Booklet version】 Guía para la vida cotidiana de los ciudadanos extranjeros 2025 (Spanish) (9.26 MB)
【Booklet version】 外国人市民生活指南 2025 (Chinese) (13.1 MB)
【Booklet version】 외국인 시민을 위한 생활 가이드북2025 (Korean) (13.9 MB)
【Booklet version】 Patnubay para sa Pamumuhay ng mga Dayuhan 2025 (Filipino) (9.05 MB)
【Booklet version】 Sách Hướng Dẫn Về Đời Sống Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài 2025 (Vietnamese) (8.95 MB)
【Booklet version】 Guia de Vida em Hiroshima para Estrangeiros 2025 (Portuguese) (12.4 MB)
