Municipal services between 12/29/2022 to 1/3/2023
City Hall will be closed from December 29 to January 3, but the following public services will be available during the holidays.
- 1. Household registry paperwork
- 2. City Hall hotline Oshiete Call Hiroshima
- 3. Medical services during the holidays (12/29 – 1/3)
- 4. Children’s emergency medical helpline
- 5. Household waste & human waste collection
- 6. Water pipe repair
1. Household registry paperwork
You will be able to make registrations that affect the household registry (koseki), such as marriage, birth and death registration, etc., at your local ward office as usual.
2. City Hall hotline Oshiete Call Hiroshima「おしえてコールひろしま」
Oshiete Call Hiroshima
Tel: 082-504-0822
✤ Lines are open 365 days a year from 8 am to 9 pm
✤ In Japanese only
3. Medical services during the New Year Holidays (12/29 – 1/3)
🔵 If you have a fever or cough, telephone ahead before you visit.
🔵 Information regarding clinics available during the new year holidays, please check the City’s website or call the emergency medical services consultation center:
▣ The City of Hiroshima’s website (Japanese): https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/holidaymedicalcare/195631.html
▣ Kyūkyū Sōdan Sentā (Medical services consultation center) ✤ In Japanese only
Tel: #7119 or 246-2000
Hours of operation: 24 hours
🚑 Large-scale medical institutions
🔸 Senda-machi Nighttime Emergency Medical Center (Senda-machi Yakan Kyūbyō Sentā) Tel: 504-9990
Address: 8-6 Senda-machi 3-chome, Naka-ku
Department: Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology (Eye-doctor), Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery (injuries)
Opening dates: 12/29 & 12/30
Hours: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
🔸 Kabe Nighttime Emergency Medical Center (Kabe Yakan Kyūbyō Sentā) Tel: 814-9910
Address: 11-28 Kabe 4-chome, Asakita-ku
Department: Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/29 & 12/30
Hours: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
🔸 Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital (Kenritsu Hiroshima Byōin) Tel: 254-1818
Address: 5-54 Ujina-kanda 1-chome, Minami-ku
Department: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/31
Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
🔸 Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital (Hiroshima Sekijūji Gembaku Byōin) Tel: 241-3111
Address: 9-6 Senda-machi 1-chome, Naka-ku
Department: Pediatrics
Opening dates: 1/3
Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
🔸 Itsukaichi Memorial Hospital (Itsukaichi Kinen Byōin) Tel: 924-2211
Address: 95 Kurashige 1-chome, Saeki-ku
Department: Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/3
Hours: 9 am – 6 pm
🔸 Hiroshima Citizens Hospital (Hiroshima Shimin Byōin) Tel: 221-2291
Address: 7-33 Moto-machi, Naka-ku
🔅 Emergency Care (Internal Medicine etc.)
Opening dates: 12/29 – 1/3 Hours: 24 hours
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 1/1 Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
NOTE:
The Emergency Care Department is expected to be very crowded, so please check other medical institutions’ availability. Please refrain from coming by car if possible, as the parking space will be crowded too.
🔸 Funairi Citizens Hospital (Funairi Shimin Byōin) Tel: 232-6195
Address: 14-11 Funairi-saiwai-cho, Naka-ku
🔅 Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/3 Hours: 24 hours *From 9 am on 12/31 to 8:30 am on 1/4
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/29 – 1/3 Hours: 24 hours
🔅 Ophthlmology (Eye doctor)
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/3 Hours: 9 am – 7 pm
NOTE:
The Pediatrics Department is expected to be very crowded, so please check other medical institutions’ availability. Please refrain from coming by car if possible, as the parking space will be crowded too.
🔸 Asa Citizens Hospital (Asa Shimin Byōin) Tel: 815-5211
Address: 2-1 Kameyama-minami 1-chome, Asakita-ku
Department: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Opening dates: 1/2
Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
🔸 Aki Citizens Hospital (Aki Shimin Byōin) Tel: 827-0121
Address: 14-1 Hataka 2-chome, Aki-ku
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/31 Hours: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
🔅 Internal Medicine, Surgery
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/3 Hours: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
🔅 Surgery
Opening dates: 12/31 &1/1 Hours: 6 pm – 11 pm
🔅 Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 1/2 Hours: 6 pm – 11 pm
🔸 Hiroshima Oral Hygiene Center (Hiroshima Kōkū Hoken Sentā) Tel: 262-2672
Address: 2-4 Futabanosato 3-chome, Higashi-ku
Department: Dentistry
Opening days: 12/30 – 1/3
Hours: 9 am – 3 pm
🚑 On-duty clinics
Find details on the City’s website (Japanese): https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/holidaymedicalcare/195631.html
🔸 Medical clinics
Opening days: 12/29 – 1/3
Hours: Daytime only ✤Opening hours depend on each clinic.
🔸Dental clinics
Opening days: 12/30, 12/31, 1/2, 1/3
Hours: 9 am – 3 pm ✤From 10 am in Asa area
4. Children’s emergency medical helpline (☎ #8000 or 505-1399)
Nurses will advise you whether or not you should take your child to a doctor (in Japanese only).
Available nightly 365 days a year from 7 pm – 8 am
5. Household waste & human waste collection
🔴Household waste
There will be no household waste collection services between December 31 (Sat.), and January 3 (Tue.). Services will resume on Wednesday, January 4.
The collection schedule for January may differ depending on your area. Please check the Hiroshima City Garbage Disposal Guidelines (Katei Gomi Shūshū Nittei Hyō, 家庭ごみ収集日程表).
Large waste
If the collection day for large refuse items in your area falls on Thursday, January 5, or Friday, January 6, please be aware of the reservation cutoff date below. To reserve, contact the Large Waste Information Center.
Large Waste Information Center Tel: 0570-082530 or 544-5300
| Collection date | Cutoff date (if telephoning) |
| January 5 (Thur.) | December 27 (Tue.) |
| January 6 (Fri.) | December 28 (Wed.) |
🌝 Inquiries: Operations Division 1 (Gyōmu Dai-ichi Ka) Tel: 504-2220 FAX: 504-2229
🔴 Human waste
There will be no human waste collection services between December 29 and January 3.
▸In an emergency, contact Security at Hiroshima City Hall.
City Hall Security (Shiyakusho Keibi Shitsu) Tel: 504-2423 ✤ In Japanese only
▸ If you live in Fukuda, Umaki, Nukushina, Kami-nukushina in Higashi-ku or in Aki-ku, contact the Aki Clean Center.
Aki Clean Center (Aki Kurīn Sentā) Tel: 886-3327 ✤ In Japanese only
🌝Inquiries: Operations Division 2 (Gyōmu Dai-ni Ka) Tel: 504-2222 FAX: 504-2229
6. Water pipe repair
Contact the relevant Management Office (Kanri Jimusho) in charge of your ward. Calls made after hours or during the holidays will be automatically forwarded to the Water Pipe Repair Center (Suidō Shūri Sentā).
✤ In Japanese only
- Naka-ku & Minami-ku Tel: 221-7222
- Higashi-ku & Aki-ku Tel: 223-6611
- Nishi-ku & Saeki-ku Tel: 923-4122
- Asaminami-ku & Asakita-ku Tel: 843-9220
🌝 Inquiries: Waterworks Bureau, General Affairs Division (Suidō Kyoku, Kikaku Sōmu Ka)
Tel: 511-6808 FAX: 221-5320
