A guide for living OSAKA

Living Advice

Consultation service in foreign languages

Daily Life
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Osaka International House Foundation Information Plaza Osaka 8-2-6 Uehommachi, Tennoji-ku Website	(TEL)06-6773-6533 (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino Monday to Friday 9:00 - 19:00 Weekends and national holidays 9:00 - 17:30 (except year-end/New Year holidays)
Osaka Information Service for Foreign Residents 5F MyDome Osaka, 2-5 Hommachi-bashi, Chuo-ku Osaka Foundation of International Exchange Website	(TEL)06-6941-2297 (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Nepali Mondays and Fridays 9:00 - 20:00 (except national holidays) Tuesday to Thursday 9:00 - 17:30 (except national holidays) Second and fourth Sundays 13:00 - 17:00

Municipal Administration
Name, Adress, Website	Available Languages
Osaka City Hall 1-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku (1F City Government Bldg.)	(Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino

Administration of Ward
Name, Adress, Website	Tel.
Ward Office	Counseling Section of Foreign Residents

Law
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Osaka International House Foundation 8-2-6 Uehommachi, Tennoji-ku Website	※Appointments required. For appointment: (TEL)06-6773-6533 Monday to Friday 9:00 - 19:00 Weekends and national holidays 9:00 - 17:30 (except year-end/New Year holidays) (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino
Japan Legal Support Center Website	0570-078374 (Available Language) Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali and Thai, Indonesian

ResidenceQualification
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Osaka International House Foundation 8-2-6 Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku Website	Appointments required. For r appointment: (TEL)06-6773-6533 Monday to Friday 9:00 - 19:00 Weekends and national holidays 9:00 - 17:30 (except year-end/New Year holidays) (Available languages)English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino

Human Rights
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau 2-1-17 Tanimachi, Chuo-ku Website English：https://www.jinken.go.jp/soudan/PC_AD/0101_en.html Chinese：https://www.jinken.go.jp/soudan/PC_AD/0101_zh.html	0570-090911 weekdays 9:00-17:00 (except New Year’s) English, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, Indonesian and Thai
Osaka Bar Association Website	Telephone consultation concerning human rights for foreigners 06-6364-6251 (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean

Women
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Aiko Kaikan Aiko Kaikan (Single Parents and Children Welfare Center) 1-4-10 Nakatsu, Kita-ku Website	(TEL)06-6371-7146 (FAX)06-6371-6722 (Available Languages) Japanese only
Osaka Women’s Counseling Center 1-3-49 Otemae, Chuo-ku (at the Dawn Center)	(TEL)06-6949-6022, 06-6946-7890 (Available Languages) Japanese only (TEL)06-6949-6181 (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Pilipino, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Nepalese *Use of the “Triophone” (3-way calling) in the Osaka Information Service for Foreign Residents)

Counseling
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
Mental Health Center 5-15-21 Nakano-cho, Miyakojima-ku (3F, Miyakojima Center Building) Website	(TEL)06-6923-0936 *Telephone consultations for mental concerns (Available Languages) Japanese only

Child Care
Name, Adress, Website	Tel., Available Languages
1) Central Osaka City Child Consultation Center 1-17-5 Morinomiya-chuo, Chuo-ku (Konohana, Chuo, Nishi, Minato, Taisho, Tennoji, Naniwa, Higashinari, Ikuno, Joto, Tsurumi, Suminoe, Nishinari) 2) Northern Osaka City Child Consultation Center 3-13-36 Awaji, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City (Kita-ku, Miyakojima-ku, Fukushima-ku, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Yodogawa-ku, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Asahi-ku) 3) Southern Osaka City Child Consultation Center 6-2-55 Kire-nish, Hirano-ku(Abeno, Sumiyoshi, Higashi-sumiyoshi, Hirano)	Central Osaka City Child Consultation Center ☎ 06-4301-3100 Northern Osaka City Child Consultation Center ☎ 06-6195-4114 (Main number) Southern Osaka City Child Consultation Center ☎ 06-6718-5050 Report of Child Abuse Hotline: Child Abuse Hotline (Available 24 hours/365 days) ☎0120-01-7285（free） 10:00～17:00 Consultations on school education, such as bullying and non-attendance 24 Hour Children SOS Hotline (Available 24 hours/365 days ☎ 0570-0-78310 (call-free) Note: Phone calls with IP addresses may not connect. Language: Japanese only
Child-rearing Activity Support Center of the Osaka Municipal Gender Equality Center(Creo Osaka Parenting Center)6-4-20 Tenjimbashi, Kita-ku http://www.creo-osaka.or.jp/soudan/kosodate.html	(TEL)06-6354-4152 (Available Languages) English, Chinese, Korean Interview consultation is available.