Municipal services from 12/27/2025 to 1/4/2026
City Hall will be closed from December 27 to January 4, but the following public services will be available during the holidays.
1. Household registry paperwork
2. Medical services during the holidays (12/27-1/4)
3. Children’s emergency medical helpline
4. Household waste & human waste collection
1. Household registry paperwork (12/27-1/4)
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. Medical services during the New Year Holidays (12/27-1/4)
🔸Please note that, as few medical centers are open during the end of year break, they will likely be very busy.
🔸Confirm in advance with family doctors for regular visits about chronic issues, and avoid visiting clinics just to request prescriptions during this time. Also if you already feel unwell, try to visit a doctor before the break.
🔸Please refrain from going to medical centers just to receive documents, certificates, and so on.
🔸When visiting clinics, please be careful not to cause a disturbance with inconsiderate parking.
🔸If you are not sure whether you should call an ambulance, consult with the Kyūkyū Sōdan Sentā (Medical Services Consultation Center) and/or the Kodomo no Kyūkyū Denwa Sōdan (Children’s Emergency Medical Helpline).
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
✤ You can find the contact information for the Kodomo no Kyūkyū Denwa Sōdan (Children’s Emergency Medical Helpline) below.
🔸 For more Information regarding clinics available during the New Year holidays, please check the official City of Hiroshima website or call the Kyūkyū Sōdan Sentā (Medical Services Consultation Center) .
▣ Official City of Hiroshima website (Japanese): https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/holidaymedicalcare/195631.html
▣ Kyūkyū Sōdan Sentā (Medical services consultation center)
Tel. #7119 or 082-246-2000
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
✤ Telephone lines open 24 hours/day
▣ You can also find information regarding clinics available during the New Year holidays on our website.
🚑 Large-scale medical institutions
Senda-machi Nighttime Emergency Medical Center (Senda-machi Yakan Kyūbyō Sentā)
Tel. 082-504-9990
Address: 8-6 Senda-machi 3-chome, Naka-ku
Department: Internal Medicine (for aged 15 and older), Ophthalmology (Eye doctor), Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery (injuries)
Opening dates: 12/27–12/30 & 1/4
Hours: 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
✤ Call them before you visit.
Kabe Nighttime Emergency Medical Center (Kabe Yakan Kyūbyō Sentā)
Tel. 082-814-9910
Address: 1-38 Kabe-minami 2-chome, Asakita-ku
Department: Internal Medicine (for aged 15 and older)
Opening dates: 12/27, 12/29 & 12/30
Hours: 7:00 pm-10:30 pm
✤ Call them before you visit.
Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital (Kenritsu Hiroshima Byōin)
Tel. 082-254-1818
Address: 5-54 Ujina-kanda 1-chome, Minami-ku
Department: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/31
Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
Hiroshima Kyōritsu Hospital (Hiroshima Kyōritsu Byōin)
Tel. 082-879-1111
Address: 20-20 Nakasu 2-chome, Asaminami-ku
Department: Pediatrics
Opening dates: 1/1
Hours: 8:30 am-5 pm
Itsukaichi Memorial Hospital (Itsukaichi Kinen Byōin)
Tel. 082-924-2211
Address: 95 Kurashige 1-chome, Saeki-ku
Department: Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/3
Hours: 9 am-6 pm 🔸Reception will be closed at 5 pm.
Hiroshima Citizens Hospital (Hiroshima Shimin Byōin)
Tel. 082-221-2291
Address: 7-33 Moto-machi, Naka-ku
🔅 Emergency Care (Internal Medicine etc.)
Opening dates: 12/27 – 1/4
Hours: 24 hours
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 1/3
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 parking spaces will be crowded too.
Funairi Citizens Hospital (Funairi Shimin Byōin)
Tel. 082-232-6195
Address: 14-11 Funairi-saiwai-cho, Naka-ku
🔅 Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/31 – 1/4
Hours: 24 hours *From 9 am on 12/31 to 8:30 am on 1/4
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/27 – 1/4
Hours: 24 hours
🔅 Ophthalmology (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 parking spaces will be crowded too.
Asa Citizens Hospital (Asa Shimin Byōin)
Tel. 082-815-5211
Address: 2-1 Kameyama-minami 1-chome, Asakita-ku
🔅 Internal Medicine
Opening date: 1/2
Hours: 8:30 am-5 pm
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/28, 1/2 & 1/4
Hours: 1/2 ⇒ 8:30 am – 5 pm
12/28 & 1/4 ⇒ 5:30 pm – 10 pm
Aki Citizens Hospital (Aki Shimin Byōin)
Tel. 082-827-0121
Address: 14-1 Hataka 2-chome, Aki-ku
🔅 Pediatrics
Opening dates: 12/28 & 12/31
Hours: 8:30 am-noon, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm
🔅 Internal Medicine
Opening dates: 12/28 & 12/31 – 1/3
Hours: 8:30 am-noon, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm
Opening dates: 12/27, 12/28, 1/1, 1/3 & 1/4
Hours: 6 pm – 11 pm
🔅 Surgery
Opening dates: 12/28 & 12/31 – 1/3
Hours: 8:30 am-noon, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm
Hiroshima Oral Hygiene Center (Hiroshima Kōkū Hoken Sentā)
Tel. 082-262-2672
Address: 2-4 Futabanosato 3-chome, Higashi-ku
Department: Dentistry
Opening days: 12/28 & 12/30-1/4
Hours: 9 am-3 pm
🚑 On-duty clinics
Find details on the Official City of Hiroshima website (Japanese):
https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/living/emergency/1003131.html
Medical clinics
Opening days: 12/28-1/4
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
3. Children’s emergency medical helpline (☎ #8000 or 082-555-8870)
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:
Monday to Friday ⇒ 7 pm – 8 am on the following day
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, 12/29 to 1/3 ⇒ 5 pm – 8 am on the following day
4. Household waste & human waste collection
Household waste
There will be no household waste collection services between December 31 and January 4. Services will resume on Monday, January 5.
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 January 5 or January 6, please be aware of the reservation deadline below. To reserve, contact the Large Waste Information Center.
| Collection date | Reservation deadline (if telephoning) |
| January 5 (Monday) | December 24 (Wednesday) |
| January 6 (Tuesday) | December 25 (Thursday) |
Large Waste Information Center Tel. 0570-082530 or 082-544-5300
Inquiries: Operations Division 1 (Gyōmu Dai-ichi Ka) Tel. 082-504-2220
Human waste
There will be no human waste collection services between December 27 and January 4.
▸In an emergency, contact Security at Hiroshima City Hall.
City Hall Security (Shiyakusho Keibi Shitsu) Tel. 082-504-2423
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
▸ 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. 082-886-3327
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
Inquiries: Operations Division 2 (Gyōmu Dai-ni Ka) Tel. 082-504-2222
5. Water pipe repair
🔸If you need repairs for water supply equipment in your household, contact the city’s designated water supply construction company. For more information, please refer to Hiroshima City Office’s Waterworks Bureau’s website:
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
🔸If water supply equipment installed on the road are needing to be repaired, contact the relevant Management Office (Kanri Jimusho). Calls made after hours or during the holidays will be automatically forwarded to the Water Pipe Repair Center (Suidō Shūri Sentā).
✤ Please note these services are in Japanese.
Naka-ku & Minami-ku Tel. 082-221-7222
Higashi-ku & Aki-ku Tel. 082-223-6611
Nishi-ku & Saeki-ku Tel. 082-923-4122
Asaminami-ku & Asakita-ku Tel. 082-843-9220
Hiroshima City & Aki County International Consultation Services will be closed from 12/27 to 1/4
The Hiroshima City & Aki County International Resident Consultation Services will be closed from December 27 to January 4. We will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
🎍 Best wishes for the New Year. 🎍
December, 2025
