Moving Within Fukuoka City (2026): Report Your New Address in 14 Days at Your Ward Office, Weekend Counters by Reservation

Moving procedures within Fukuoka City

Within 14 days, report to your new ward office Citizens' Division or branch office; a moving-out notice is not required.
Counters open weekdays 8:45–17:15, close on holidays and December 29 to January 3, and applications cannot be filed by post.
With an online reservation, weekend temporary counters at Chihaya, Hakata Station, Tenjin and Hakata Ward Office 2nd floor are available.

This page is general information. For your own case, ask your ward office’s Citizens’ Division.

When you move within Fukuoka City, you must report your new address within 14 days of the day you start living there, at the Citizens’ Division or branch office of the ward office for your new address. You do not need to file a moving-out notice in your previous ward. If you move within the same ward, it is a “change of address notice” (tenkyo-todoke). If you come from another ward, the city’s guide calls it a “move-in notice (moving from another ward of Fukuoka City)”. The counters are open on weekdays only and you cannot file by post, but if you use the city’s “online reservation service for moving procedures”, you can also file at a temporary counter at a Certificate Service Corner on set weekends.

In short

Deadline: within 14 days of the day you start living at the new address. You cannot file before you move.
Where: the Citizens’ Division or branch office of the ward office for your new address (weekdays, 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.).
You do not need a moving-out notice when you move between wards in Fukuoka City.
Weekends: reserve online for a temporary counter on set days (November 14, 15, 28 and 29, and December 5, 6, 12, 13, 26 and 27).

Checked with official pages on October 27, 2026 (Japan time). Procedures and counters may change.

1. Who files, by when and where

The deadline is within 14 days of the day you start living at the new address. You cannot file before you start living there. The people who can file are the person who moved, the head of the household at the new address or a member of the same household, and an agent asked by one of them.

The counters are the Citizens’ Division of the ward office for your new address and its branch offices (in Sawara Ward, the Iribe branch office, and in Nishi Ward, the Seibu branch office, cover only their own areas). Reception is Monday to Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and it is closed on public holidays and from December 29 to January 3. Even if you move to a different ward, you only go to the ward office for your new address. If you are leaving Fukuoka City, you need a moving-out notice (Fukuoka City page on the change of address notice (moving within the same ward) and the page on the move-in notice (moving from another ward), Japanese).

2. What to bring

Bring the residence change notice form (for a change of address or a move-in; it is also available at the counter), ID for the person going to the counter (My Number Card, driver’s license, passport, health insurance qualification certificate and so on), your My Number Card if you have one, and your residence card or special permanent resident certificate if you have one. If an agent goes, bring a letter of authority.

The My Number Card address is rewritten for everyone who moved, so bring the cards of your family as well. A card with a full notes column cannot have the new address written on it and must be reissued. If you have a child who will change elementary or junior high school, file a “school transfer notice” with the current school in advance. For the school procedure, see our page on school transfers for elementary and junior high schools in Fukuoka City (Japanese).

3. With an online reservation, you can also use the weekend temporary counters

The “online reservation service for moving procedures” lets you enter your details in advance on a smartphone, so you are guided with priority at the counter and the forms only need your signature. Together with the change of address or move-in notice, you can also book for transferring to an elementary or junior high school, child medical expense subsidy, child allowance, national health insurance and carrying over certification of long-term care need. Only the person who moved can reserve; agents are not covered.

Reserve the procedure by 8:30 a.m. 5 business days before the day you want to visit. After a review (usually within 3 business days), you receive an email and reserve your visit day (for ward offices on weekdays, by 8:30 a.m. 1 business day before, and for the weekend temporary counters, by noon 3 business days before).

The weekend temporary counters are at the Certificate Service Corners at Chihaya, Hakata Station and Tenjin, and the certificate issuing corner on the 2nd floor of Hakata Ward Office, by reservation from 10:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:30. The days are November 14, 15, 28 and 29, and December 5, 6, 12, 13, 26 and 27. People who need something checked are directed to the ward office on a weekday (Fukuoka City page on the online reservation service for moving procedures, Japanese).

You can see the number of people waiting at the counters on “Welcamera Net”. For questions, call the Fukuoka City moving procedure guide call center (092-515-1787, weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).

Address: 2-5-31 Daimyo, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City 810-8622 (Chuo Ward Office, Citizens’ Division; each ward office and branch office also takes the notice) · Google Maps · Tel: 092-718-1022

Common questions

Do I need a moving-out notice if I move to another ward in Fukuoka City?

No. You only go to the ward office for your new address. A moving-out notice is needed only when you leave Fukuoka City.

Can I file on a Saturday or Sunday?

Only at the temporary counters on set days, with an online reservation. Otherwise, counters are open on weekdays only.

Can I file by post?

No. You cannot file by post.

Sources

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Checked with official pages on October 27, 2026 (Japan time).