A Guide for International Residents: Life in Hiroshima 2024
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)

▨ 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) (870 KB)
【Leaflet version】 外国人市民のための生活ガイドブック (Japanese) (980 KB)
【Leaflet version】 外国人市民生活指南 (Chinese) (1.09KB)
【Leaflet version】 외국인 시민을 위한 생활가이드북 (Korean) (961 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Guia de Vida em Hiroshima para Estrangeiros (Portuguese) (873 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Guía para la vida cotidiana de los ciudadanos extranjeros (Spanish) (871 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Sách Hướng Dẫn Về Đời Sống Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài (Vietnamese) (931 KB)
【Leaflet version】 Patnubay para sa Pamumuhay ng mga Dayuhan (Filipino) (882 KB)
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/site/yasashii/212170.html
▨ Booklet version (PDF)
【Booklet version】 Life in Hiroshima: A Guide for International Residents 2024 (English) (4,26 MB)
【Booklet version】 2024年度版外国人市民のための生活ガイドブック (Japanese) (14.4 MB)
【Booklet version】 外国人市民生活指南 2024 (Chinese) (4.71 MB)
【Booklet version】 외국인 시민을 위한 생활 가이드북2024 (Korean) (4.66 MB)
【Booklet version】 Guia de Vida em Hiroshima para Estrangeiros 2024 (Portuguese) (4.26 MB)
【Booklet version】 Guía para la vida cotidiana de los ciudadanos extranjeros 2024 (Spanish) (4.23 MB)
【Booklet version】 Sách Hướng Dẫn Về Đời Sống Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài 2024 (Vietnamese) (4.86 MB)
【Booklet version】 Patnubay para sa Pamumuhay ng mga Dayuhan 2024 (Filipino) (4.34 MB)