Update date：April 1, 2024

Division of Administrative Districts (Change to Existing Wards)

Changes to the Number of Wards and Ward Names

On January 1, 2024 the 7 wards (ku) were re-divided into 3 new wards.
If you wish to print off and read the following information, please refer to the following PDF.

• Division of Administrative Districts(PDF:61KB)

Until December 31, 2023	From January 1, 2024
Naka-ku	Chūō-ku
Higashi-ku
Nishi-ku
Minami-ku
Kita-ku (Mikatahara area*)
Kita-ku (Other than Mikatahara area*)	Hamana-ku
Hamakita-ku
Tenryū-ku

* Mikatahara Area: Hatsuoi-cho, Mikatahara-cho, Higashi Mikata-cho, Toyooka-cho, Miyuki-cho, Ohara-cho, and Nearai-cho

Until December 31, 2023 (7 Wards)	From January 1, 2024 (3 Wards)

Change to Addresses

Addresses in all wards, except those in Tenryū-ku, have changed.
Postal codes, street names and house numbers (banchi) are the same as before. 

Until December 31, 2023	From January 1, 2024
e.g. Motoshiro-cho 103-2, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi	e.g. Motoshiro-cho 103-2, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi

 

• Change of address procedures are not required for Residence Cards, Certificates of Residence, and Driver's Licenses. 
• Change of address procedures for MyNumber cards are mostly not required. Please continue to use these documents as they are.
• For other items relating to address, change of address procedures are mostly not required. 

Change to Names of Ward Offices and Community Collaboration Centers 

The places and services available to you have not changed, just the names.

Until December 31, 2023		From January 1, 2024
Ward Office (Kuyakusho)	Naka Ward Office	Ward Office (Kuyakusho)	Chūō Ward Office
	Hamakita Ward Office		Hamana Ward Office
	Tenryū Ward Office		Tenryū  Ward Office
	Higashi Ward Office	Administrative Center (Gyōsei center)	Higashi Administrative Center
	Nishi Ward Office		Nishi Administrative Center
	Minami Ward Office		Minami Administrative Center
	Kita Ward Office		Kita Administrative Center
Community Collaboration Center (Kyōdō center)	Maisaka C.C. Center	Branch Office (Shisho)	Maisaka Branch Office
	Inasa C.C. Center		Inasa Branch Office
	Mikkabi C.C. Center		Mikkabi Branch Office
	Haruno C.C. Center		Haruno Branch Office
	Sakuma C.C. Center		Sakuma Branch Office
	Misakubo C.C. Center		Misakubo Branch Office
	Tatsuyama C.C. Center		Tatsuyama Branch Office

Ward Reorganization Guidebook

For those who would like to know more about ward reorganization, please see the page below:

Ward Reorganization Guidebook

For Enquiries:

TEL：053-457-2094
E-mail：shiminkyodo@city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp