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Information from Toyokawa (豊川市からの情報)
1. キュパティーノ市・無錫市新呉区子ども作品展
Art Exhibition of School Students of City of Cupertino, USA and Wuxi New District, China

Between February 13 (Thu.) and February 16 (Sun.), from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Until 4:00 pm on February 16 [Sun.]), art exhibition is held in Sakuragaoka Museum. The exhibition is a collection of art works of elementary and junior high school students of City of Cupertino, USA and Wuxi New District, China. Please come and see the art works.

Contact:
International and Civic Activity Division (Shimin Kyodo Kokusai Ka)
Tel:

2. 市民小菜園などの利用者
Municipal Vegetable Garden etc. for rent

Municipal Vegetable Gardens managed by Toyokawa city, and Farming Gardens for Citizens managed by farmland owners are for rent. For details such as application method, confirm city website or contact Agricultural Affairs Division.

Available period:
April 1, 2025 March 31, 2026
Application:
From February 1 to February 14, on city website. From February 3 to February 14, apply directly or call Agricultural Affairs Division (North Bldg. 2F). In case of many applicants, lottery is held.

【Municipal Vegetable Garden】
・Yawata, Sanzogo, Zoshi (20 square meters): 7,000 yen/year
・Asoda (50 square meters): 10,300 yen/year
【Shinozuka Farming Garden for Citizens】
・20 square meters: 7,000 yen/year
・22.5 square meters: 7,000 yen/year
・30 square meters: 8,100 yen/year

※Only when there is available space.

Contact:
Agricultural Affairs Division (Nomu Ka)
Tel:

3. 児童手当を支払います
Child Allowance, Jido Teate, will be paid

Child Allowance, Jido Teate, will be paid to the designated bank account on February 7 (Fri.). This time, two-month payment, from December to January, will be paid by bank account transfer. The payment is NOT notified individually. Please check it with your bankbook etc.

Contact:
Child Rearing Support Division (Kosodate Shien Ka)
Tel:

4. 日本語能力試験の受験費を補助します
Subsidy for examination fee, Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Toyokawa city provides subsidy for the examination fee to persons who passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test held on December 1 (Sun.) 2024.

Eligibility:
Non-native speakers of Japanese. Students who live and belong to elementary and junior high schools in Toyokawa and its family members, or students of Kogitsune Kyoshitsu and its family members etc.
Amount of subsidy:
2,500 yen for person who passed the exam
Application:
Please come to International and Civic Activity Division in city hall after receiving result notification letter and bring the following things.
Necessary things:
All the following things must be submitted.
1) Result notification letter of JLPT
2) Residence Card (Zairyu Card)
3) Bankbook, to receive the subsidy into the bank account
Application period:
By March 31 (Mon.) 2025
Others:
The subsidy service ends when the budget is used up. Eligibility is limited to person who passed the exam.

Contact:
International and Civic Activity Division (Shimin Kyodo Kokusai Ka)
Tel:

5. 軽自動車税(種別割)の車検用納税証明書の送付を廃止します
It is abolished to send tax payment certificate of light vehicle tax (type-based imposition) for car inspection (Shaken)

Now that payment situation of light vehicle tax (type-based imposition) can be confirmed online in times of car inspection, showing tax payment certificate at car inspection counter is in principle not necessary. Up to now, tax payment certificate was sent in June to the person who had paid the tax by bank account transfer or electronic payment, but sending service is abolished from the fiscal year 2025. However, there are cases requiring tax payment certificate (paper version) when not being able to confirm the payment online. If you need it, please apply for the issuance at Property Tax Division (North Bldg. 1F), respective branch office, or Prio Service Center.

■Cases requiring tax payment certificate (paper version) in times of car inspection
・Payment information is not registered because payment has just been made.
・Right after purchasing a secondhand vehicle
・Right after moving to another municipality
・Tax was not paid in the past and remains unpaid for the eligible vehicle.

Contact:
Municipal Tax Division (Shiminzei Ka)
Tel:

6. 市遺児の育成をはかる手当を支払います
Allowance for bringing up orphans will be paid (Municipal Orphan Allowance)

February payment quota (For January and February) is paid on February 14 (Fri.) to the designated bank account. The payment is NOT notified individually. Please check it with your bank book etc.

Contact:
Child Rearing Support Division (Kosodate Shien Ka)
Tel:

7. 市ホームページをリニューアルしました
City website was renewed

For easy access to municipal information, city website was renewed on January 30 (Thu.). Principal renewed functions are as follows.

Procedures Navigation
It is a function to clarify necessary procedures by answering some questions. Name of the procedure, things to bring, responsible counter etc. are shown, and depending on the procedures, online application is available.
Application・Report information site
It is a site summarizing information of application etc. and application form’s downloading etc. is available. There is also a page with summary limited to online procedures.
Browse support button and search button
On the upper part of the page, two buttons are set. One is for adjusting font size and language selection, the other is for keyword search etc. They are always shown when you scroll the text.

Contact:
Secretarial Division (Hisho Ka)
Tel:

8. 災害時通訳ボランティア募集
Recruiting volunteers for the time of disasters occurrence

The city of Toyokawa now recruits volunteers who can support foreign nationals by interpretation and translation in case of large-scale disaster occurrence. Registration is accepted at Toyokawa City Hall International and Civic Activity Division.

Eligibility:
Person who can communicate in Japanese and a foreign language, aged 18 or older (Except Sr. High School Student)

Contact:
International and Civic Activity Division (Shimin Kyodo Kokusai Ka)
Tel:

9. 高額医療・高額介護合算療養費の支給申請について
About application for High-Cost Long-Term Care Unitary Medical Care Benefit

Application acceptance starts for High-Cost Long-Term Care Unitary Medical Care Benefit. This benefit is to reimburse the excess annual cost of Medical Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance. This time, the payment is for the period of August 2023 to July 2024. The notification is sent to the eligible person (For person insured by National Health Insurance [Kokumin Kenko Hoken], in the end of February, and for person insured by the Late-stage Medical Care System for the Elderly [Koki Koreisha Iryo Seido], in the end of March.). There may be cases that notification cannot be sent to the person who changed status of medical insurance, composition of household members etc. during the period. For person who joins other medical insurance than National Health Insurance and the Late-stage Medical Care System for the Elderly, please contact respective medical insurance organization.

Contact:
-Insurance and Pension Division (Hoken Nenkin Ka) Tel:
-Elder Care and Nursing Division (Kaigo Korei Ka) Tel:

10. MR (麻しん・風しん混合)ワクチン第2期の定期予防接種はお済みですか
Have you taken 2nd term periodic vaccination against measles and rubella (MR)?

Period:
Until March 31 (Mon.) 2025
Eligibility:
Child who was born between April 2, 2018 and April 1, 2019 without MR vaccination
Fee:
Free of charge
Application:
Call the commissioned medical institutions written on city website. In case of taking vaccination at medical institutions in other municipalities, procedures at Toyokawa Health Center (Hoken Center) are necessary in advance. Please come directly to Toyokawa Health Center with maternity passbook. It is accepted on city website, too.
Others:
Charge will occur after the period. If you do not have medical questionnaire sheet for vaccination, contact Health Center (Tel: ).

Contact:
Health Center (Hoken Center)
Tel:

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