Latest issue of Amagasaki City Newsletter
Second half of February 2026 issue
▷ Don't forget to file your individual municipal and prefectural taxes
For inquiries, please contact the Municipal Tax Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 2 4 6, 6 4 8 9 – 6 2 4 7, 6 4 8 9 – 6 2 4 8
The deadline for filing individual municipal and prefectural taxes is from February 16th to March 16th (must arrive by this date). In principle, please file by mail. Those who have no income can also file through the Amagasaki City Online Application Portal Site .
◆People who need to file: Anyone who has an address within the city as of January 1st. Even if you live outside the city, you need to file if you have an office, business, or residence within the city as of January 1st.
◆People who are not obligated to file a tax return
▷People who file income tax and special reconstruction income tax returns for 2025 with the tax office ▷People whose total income for 2025 is the basic deduction amount (430,000 yen) or less ▷People whose income for 2025 is only from salary or pension (including corporate pensions), and whose payers have submitted a payment report for 2026 to the city (however, if you wish to receive medical expense deductions or life insurance premium deductions for individual municipal tax or prefectural tax, you will need to file a return).
Required documents
▷ Individual municipal and prefectural tax return for fiscal year 2026 ▷ Documents showing income and payments for 2025 (tax withholding slip, social insurance premium (national health insurance, etc.) or life insurance premium deduction certificate, medical expense deduction statement (receipts not accepted), etc. Copies of all are acceptable)
If you do not have a My Number card, please provide a document that can verify your identity, such as a driver's license (a copy is acceptable).
▷If someone other than the person in question is visiting the office, a power of attorney and the visitor's identification document will be required.
◆For those who have difficulty filling out tax returns
Bring the necessary documents and go directly to the venue on the day. The opening hours are 9:00 AM to noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (City Hall is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Please note that tax returns such as income tax returns will not be accepted.
▷ City Hall South Building 2nd floor lobby February 16th to March 16th (weekdays only)
▷ Tachibana Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza February 20th (Mon)
▷Osho Kita Lifelong Learning Plaza February 25th (Wed)
▷Muko Nishi Lifelong Learning Plaza March 6th (Mon)
▷ Sonoda Higashi Lifelong Learning Plaza March 10th (Tue)
▷Oda Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza March 12th (Thurs)
▷ Don't forget to file your tax return
For inquiries, please contact Amagasaki Tax Office. ☎ 6 4 1 6 – 1 3 8 1 [Voice guidance number]
The period for filing your 2025 tax return begins on February 16th, ends on March 16th for income tax and gift tax, and ends on March 31st for consumption tax. Please use e-Tax. You can also use the convenient direct debit system to pay your taxes. The direct debit date for self-assessed income tax and special income tax for reconstruction is April 23rd (Thurs), and for consumption tax and local consumption tax (for sole proprietors) is April 30th (Thurs).
◆How to prepare your tax return: By using the "Tax Return Preparation Corner" on the National Tax Agency website from your smartphone or computer, you can prepare your tax return simply by following the instructions on the screen and entering the amounts, etc.
◆If you file your tax return using a smartphone, you will need a smartphone that can read My Number cards, your My Number card, two passwords for the card, and the My Number Portal app installed. By using My Number Portal linkage, you can obtain data such as certificates for donation deductions through hometown tax donations and automatically enter and calculate the information on your tax return.
◆Submit by mail to: Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau Operations Center Hanshin Branch
◆A tax return filing venue will be set up at the Amagasaki Research and Incubation Center. Opening hours are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays from February 16th to March 16th (reception closes at 4:00 PM). Reception may close earlier depending on the number of visitors. Please install the My Number Portal app and bring your smartphone, My Number card, and the card's two passwords with you when you visit. Reservations can be made through the National Tax Agency's official LINE account. Please note that during this period, tax return consultations, tax return preparation, and inheritance tax return consultations will not be available within the tax office building.
▷ Amazaki Coin Premium Points expire on February 28th ! Don't forget to use them!
For inquiries, please contact the Amazaki Coin Office. ☎ 0120-11-1164
The expiration date for premium points awarded through the campaign from April 1st last year to January 31st this year is February 28th. Please do not forget to use them.
▷ Archaic Concert
For inquiries, please contact the Cultural Promotion Foundation. ☎ 6487-0910. Closed: February 17th (Tue) and 24th (Tue)
We will hold a classical concert that anyone can enjoy. Everyone is free to enter and exit the venue, which remains brightly lit, and there is no problem with moving around, clapping, or shouting during the performance. There is also space for wheelchair users and small children.
At Osho Kita Lifelong Learning Plaza, Monday, March 9th, 10:30-11:30 AM
First 100 people
To apply, please contact the Cultural Promotion Foundation by March 3rd, either by phone or through the application form. Sign language interpretation will be available.
At Muko Nishi Lifelong Learning Plaza, Monday, March 9th, 2:30pm to 3:15pm
First 100 people
To apply, please contact the Cultural Promotion Foundation by March 6th, either by phone or through the application form. Sign language interpretation will be available.
▷ A-LAB Exhibition Ikari Shiori Solo Exhibition "There and There" It may not be the case.
For inquiries, please contact A-LAB. ☎ 7 1 6 3 – 7 1 0 8
From February 7th to March 29th, from 10am to 6pm, A-LAB will be hosting an exhibition by Japanese painting artist Shiori Ikari, who explores the expression of "beings that are visible but invisible," including ghosts. Closed on Tuesdays.
Talk event
Saturday, March 14th, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm, with the theme "The Significance of Classics in Japanese Painting." Limited to 20 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration required.
▷ Providing childcare support allowances to combat rising prices
For inquiries, please contact the Child Welfare Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 3 4 9
To support families raising children who are severely affected by rising prices and to support the healthy growth of their children, the Child-rearing Support Allowance for High Prices will be provided. The allowance is 20,000 yen per child for the period up to the first March 31st after the child turns 18. The allowance is a one-time payment.
◆ Child allowance recipients for children eligible for child allowance payments in September 2025. For children born in September 2025, application for child allowance payments in October is not required in principle. Please check the information sent in January.
◆ First-time recipients of child allowance for children born between October 1, 2025 and March 31 , 2026
Application: In principle, no application is required. Those who applied for child allowance by December 25, 2025, should check the information sent in January. Those who applied for the same allowance after December 26 of the same year will receive information in sequence. * Those who applied for child allowance due to divorce (including those in the process of divorce negotiations) between October 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
Application: Required. Information will be sent out sequentially.
Beware of suspicious phone calls. Amagasaki City will never call you to ask you to operate an ATM regarding the payment of the Childcare Support Allowance for High Prices. Please be extremely careful of bank transfer scams.
▷ Rice gift certificates distributed as a measure against rising prices Expiration date is September 30th
For inquiries, please contact the Price Rise Countermeasures Living Support Project Secretariat. ☎︎ 0120-654-058
To support citizens facing rising prices for food items such as rice, we will distribute "nationwide rice gift certificates" worth 3,080 yen per person (seven certificates worth 440 yen each). These certificates can be used at rice stores, supermarkets, drugstores, and other stores that accept them.
Starting in mid-February, the number of cards for each household member will be mailed to the head of the household. If you change your address after December 2, 2025, please apply for a postal forwarding service at your post office as soon as possible. Please note that depending on the time the card is sent, it may not be forwarded even if you apply.
Eligible recipients: Households registered in Amagasaki City's Basic Resident Register as of December 1, 2025. Application: Not required.
▷ Collecting plastic bottle caps
For inquiries, please contact the Waste Reduction Policy Department at ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 1 3 4 1
To promote efforts to recycle plastic resources, we have installed collection boxes for used PET bottle caps at public facilities and elementary schools within the city. As a further initiative, we have signed an agreement with Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. to strengthen our collaboration on the collection and recycling of PET bottle caps, with the aim of realizing a sustainable, recycling-oriented society.
Locations of collection boxes and collection bottles
1st floor of the City Hall South Building, Chuo Kita, Oda Minami, Osho Kita, Tachibana Minami, Muko Nishi, and Sonoda Higashi Lifelong Learning Plazas.
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▷ Collection of food, spray cans, etc.
For inquiries, please contact the Business Division. ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 6 8 3 3
We collect garbage that is difficult to dispose of, such as leftover food from households and spray cans that cannot be completely filled. No application required.
Items to be recalled
Leftover food from the home, mobile phone bodies and chargers, fluorescent tubes, mercury-based thermometers, blood pressure monitors and thermometers, button batteries, small rechargeable batteries (mobile batteries, lithium-ion batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries), small devices with non-removable batteries (electronic cigarettes, wireless earphones, etc.), spray cans that cannot be completely drained, and used vegetable cooking oil.
Surplus food in the home is food that meets all of the following criteria:
▷Unopened ▷More than one month until the expiration date ▷Can be stored at room temperature ▷Ingredients or allergens are listed in Japanese ▷Does not contain alcohol (mirin and cooking sake are acceptable)
Once you have finished using the vegetable cooking oil, let it cool down and then return it to the original plastic container or plastic bottle and close the lid.
Collection location and date
▷Muko Nishi Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 13th (Mon.), 2pm to 4pm ▷Tachibana Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 16th (Mon.), 10am to noon ▷Sonoda Higashi Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 18th (Wed.), 10am to noon ▷Chuo Kita Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 20th (Mon.), 2pm to 4pm ▷Osho Kita Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 25th (Wed.), 10am to noon ▷Oda Minami Lifelong Learning Plaza, February 27th (Mon.), 2pm to 4pm ▷City Hall North Building, 1st floor, March 6th (Mon.), 10am to 1pm
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