DAILY LIVING GUIDE
Contents
Starting Life in Yamaguchi
Things to Do in the First Week 
Name Seals
Housing
Electricity
Water and Sewage Service
Gas
Buying Household Items/Putting Out the Trash
Getting Things Together for Daily Life
Television and Video
Telephones
Public Telephones/Convenient Phone Services
International Calls
Postal System
Financial Institutions
International Monetary Trans

Living in Yamaguchi
Obtaining a Visa
Certificate of Alien Registration
Paying Taxes
Health Insurance/Pension System
Transportation in Yamaguchi
Taxis
Money-Saving Hints on Transportation in Yamaguchi
Spending the Summer in Yamaguchi
Spending the Winter in Yamaguchi
Foreign Books and Newspapers
Public Facilities in and around Yamaguchi
Other Frequently-used Facilities
Map of Yuda and Hirakawa Area
Map of Central Yamaguchi City
Seasonal Events and Holidays in Yamaguchi
Jan.Feb.,Mar.Apr,May.Jun.Jul.
Aug.Sep.,Oct.Nov.Dec.


When You're in Trouble
Emergencies and Disasters
Accidents
Organizations Providing Support for Foreign Residents
When You Get Sick
Medical Treatment Questionnaire
Night,Weekend and Holiday Emergency Medical Facilities

Weights and Measures Conversion Table

 

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Public Transportation in Yamaguchi

Public transportation in Yamaguchi City offers JR train lines and public bus systems.

How to Use Buses

  • In order to take a bus, wait at a bus stop on the left side of the direction of travel.

  • When a bus arrives, check the sign of final destination displayed in the top front window. If a bus has two doors, get on at the rear door and take a ticket from the machine.

  • A ticket may not come out at the first stop. In the bus , please be aware of announcement. When an announcement for your destination is played, press the button by the window to request the driver to stop.

  • Find out the fees on the board inside the bus and pay by dropping the exact amount into the machine next to the driver.

  • Since changes will not be provided to a customer, it is better to change your money into coins.
    ( 1000 yen can be changed inside a bus, not for 5000 yen and 10,000 yen)

How to Use JR Yamaguchi Lines

  • JR Yamaguchi Lines run from Shin-Yamaguchi station to Masuda station (in Shimane Prefecture), with roughly 40 trains per day.

  • In Yamaguchi city, there are 11 stops (Shin-Yamaguchi, Suo-Shimogo, Kamigo, Nihozu, Otoshi, Yabara, Yuda-Onsen, Yamaguchi, Kami-Yamaguchi, Miyano, and Niho)

  • Before getting on a train, you should buy a ticket which can be purchased at machines or tickets counter.
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    (Warning : Stations marked by boldface above are no-man operated stations, there is neither a ticket agent nor a ticket machine. Please take a ticket from the machine inside the train and pay for a conductor before getting off.

Schedules of Buses and Trains

  • Schedules of JR buses and trains are available for free at Yamaguchi Station and Yuda Onsen Station.

  • There are some other bus lines running in the city. Schedules of Bocho Bus and Yamaguchi Community Bus can be obtained at City Hall as well.
bus stop