Comments on: Re-Entry Permit

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:56:15 +0000

Rob, I’ve got a twist for you. I’m complaining because my employer keeps putting everything in English. Do you know how useless it is having building names, stations, etc. in English? Nevermind if I can’t read all the Japanese, at least I could show someone, or if I match up the kanji to a building and get them all right then bingo, I’m at the right place.

BTW, the best place to get the stamps is at a post office. Go to the window where you buy regular stamps and ask for an inshi いんし

By: Maggieee

Maggieee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:04:11 +0000

I got my ARC in Shin-yurigaoka on the Odakyu line. If you got your ARC there, you can do all immigration business there, too. I got my re-entry permit with absolutely no problems.
But, immigration’s in a different building from ARC registration. Instead of turning left when you come out the station, turn right and walk straight ahead, across the elevated square-type space, until you get to a small road. Cross the road and the immigration building is immediately on your left. Stamp-buying place is on the second floor, window 2. Immigration office is on the first floor as you go in the door. Get a ticket and wait for your number! All very efficient.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:46:31 +0000

I don’t mean to sound mean, but most people I see complaining about these sorts of things, a large part of it stems from them not knowing Japanese. If you learn Japanese, your life will be a lot easier. (Just as learning English will help you a lot of you want to live in the US.) Japanese offices do have a paper-work fetish, but you’re lucky anything at all is available in English.

By: Chidade

Chidade — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:00:38 +0000

Thanks Karl *kicks myself* I completely missed that mistake of mine. It’s been fixed now, I hope it didn’t cause anyone any problems!

By: Karl Wong

Karl Wong — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:03:02 +0000

If you take the Minato Mirai Line, you need to take the subway to Motomachi-Chukagai station to get to the immigration center. Your instructions were to get off at Minato Mirai station which is incorrect.

By: James Hart

James Hart — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:52:31 +0000

If you can write out directions to the office in other prefectures, please add them in the Comments to help make other people’s lives easier. For those of you in Tokyo, you need to go to the Immigration Information Center near Shinagawa. Information and directions here: Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau.