Joining Your Neighborhood Community Association（自治会に入りましょう）
In Japan, there are groups called ‘neighborhood community associations’ made up of the people who live in the area.
Neighborhood community associations are organizations in which residents can join forces to act to bring about common goals, such as wanting to make the area a better place to live, wanting to make an environment in which children can study and play, or wanting to make the area more beautiful.
What do neighborhood community associations do?（どんな活動をしているの？）
- Deliver the city newsletter (in some areas)
- Distribute information about local events, etc., by means of circular notices (notices passed round from member to member)
- Clean the local area
- Conduct disaster prevention training, to help protect lives in case of a fire or natural disaster
- Hold events such as summer festivals
- Run children’s clubs
- Patrol the area to prevent crime
- Manage and clean garbage disposal stations, etc.
What are the merits of joining a neighborhood community association?（自治会に加入するメリットは?）
- You can obtain local information
- You can become friendly with the Japanese people in your area
- You can help each other in a disaster
If you join a neighborhood community association, you may have to pay a membership fee to support the activities of the group. The amount of the membership fee varies from area to area.
How do I join?（加入する方法は？）
- Ask someone in your neighborhood to teach you how to join the neighborhood community association.
- Contact your local residents' self-government council and ask them to tell you about the 'neighborhood association' in your area.
- If you don't know the details of the local residents' self-government council in your area, contact the Community Development Promotion Division.
Always try to build good relationships with your neighbors, and if you have any problems, or there are things you don’t understand, ask them for advice.
Inquiries
Community Development Promotion Division (Chiiki-zukuri Suishin-ka, 地域づくり推進課 : 082-420-0924
Location: 1F North building
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更新日：2025年01月06日