| Who sends it | City hall, tax section (市民税課) |
| When it arrives and deadline | Arrives in June. Installments are due in June, August, October and January. The date is on each slip (納期限). |
Tells you your residence tax for the year, calculated on the previous year's income, and includes payment slips for 4 installments. It goes to people whose tax is not taken from their pay: freelancers, unemployed people and people who changed jobs.
Pay each slip at the bank, a convenience store or in an app. If your income dropped a lot or you cannot pay, go to the counter before the due date and ask for installments (分納) or a reduction (減免).
You get a 督促状, then interest and seizure of your bank account or pay. The overdue payment shows on your 納税証明書 and hurts your visa renewal.
Send a photo of the letter and get the explanation by email in your language: what it is, how much, the deadline and what to do.
Read my letter — ¥1,100The reading is done by artificial intelligence with automatic quality checks. It usually arrives in about 15 minutes.
General explanation, for guidance. What is written on your letter is what counts: check the amount and the deadline on it.