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Welcome to Minato City's Official Website

This page contains the following information.

• Topics of Focus
  It contains the most important recent Minato City news items.
• Living Information
  Learn more about the Guide to Living in Minato City, multilingual website content (e.g. pamphlets on living in the city separated by topic), our multilingual radio broadcast MINATO VOICE, and our email newsletter designed for our international residents.
• Minato City Facilities Reservation System
  This is the reservation system for Minato City facilities.
• MINATO MONTHLY, English newsletter
  This is the Minato Monthly English newsletter. It is published on the first of every month and contains notices, event information, and other important Minato City news.
• Manga introducing the charms of Minato City Minato Family Story
  This section introduces some of the best sights in every district of Minato City. It also outlines the seven different "Chibus" community circular routes within the city.
• Minato Public TV Program
  You can see the Minato City's PR programs through YouTube in English.

Click here if you would like to access our  site in English! All of the information we provide in Japanese is available in translation.

Topics of Focus 

• Minato City Comprehensive Children and Families Support Center (tentative name) (Including a child consultation center and two other facilities, to open April 2021)
• Anti-earthquake oil dampers in municipal facility built by Minato City
• Information on donating to Minato City (paying Minato City Furusato Tax)
• To Minato City residents
• The Individual Number nicknamed "My Number" (Social Security and Tax Number)System
• Call for Minato International Disaster-relief Volunteers
• Multilingual disaster and emergency information will be posted on Twitter and Facebook.  
• Particulate matter (PM 2.5)
• E-mail newsletter November issue Mayor's Essay, "The Local History Museum—a place where you can think about history and find new charm—is open".
• The passage and the City’s correspondence regarding the Haneda Airport’s functional enhancement

 MINATO MONTHLY, English newsletter 

MINATO MONTHLY,an English newsletter Minato Monthly is delivered with The Japan Times/Interational New York Times on the first of each month.

It is also available at municipal facilities, post offices and subway stations (Akabanebashi, Akasaka, Akasaka-mitsuke, Aoyama-itchome, Azabu-juban, Daimon, Gaien-mae, Hiroo, Kamiyacho, Mita, Nogizaka, Omotesando, Roppongi, Shimbashi, Shiodome, Shirokanedai, and Shirokane-Takanawa) in Minato City.

Minato Monthly will be delivered to the foreign resident's home in Minato City free of charge upon the request.

• Minato Monthly