After your arrival in Sapporo- Check List
After arriving in Sapporo, please be sure to complete all of the following.
- Register for a university dormitory or look for an apartment
- Submit a “notification of moving in” to the municipal / ward office
- Obtain National Health Insurance at the municipal / ward office
- Enroll in National Pension System at the municipal / ward office
- Open a bank account
- Complete all entrance procedures at your faculty / graduate school
- Search for a scholarship (in the case you do not have one)
- Go to an orientation for new international students
- Visit Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education (if enrolled at Sapporo Campus)
- Study up on the basic rules for living in Sapporo / Hakodate (e.g. Garbage Disposal)
- Check the location and operating hours of your local hospital and clinic