◇Changing Points

• Ticket Gate…The ticket gate of the north exit is the same as the present. The south exit is moved to the south exit temporary station building.
• Barrier Free…An elevator (except for the platform of the Johana Line) and an escalator can be used.
• Plaza in front of the station at the south exit…The front of the present south exit station building of JR Takaoka Station can not be entered. Please pay attention to the change of the entrance and the exit of car, taxi and so on.

◇Period of Completion
The construction is advanced aiming at the transfer of the Himi Line in the first half of 2010, and the completion of the station building on the bridge and the free way between the south and the north in 2012.

◇Request
We advance the construction very carefully about the security of station users and pedestrians. We wish your understanding and cooperation.

Contact Information: Station Vicinity & Bullet Train Project Section TEL.20-1409

◆General Service
The service of the city hall is closed during the year-end and New Year holidays, Dec. 29 (Tue.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.) of 2010. The automatic issuing machine that issues the copy of the resident card, the seal impression registration certificate and the family register certificate, can not be used in this period, too. However, the report concerning the family register such as the birth, the death, the marriage and the divorce is accepted at the overtime reception desk (Security Room TEL.20-1482).

■Collection of Garbage during the year-end and New Year holidays

<Takaoka District>

Date	Garbage Collection
	Burnable Garbage	Non Burnable Garbage
Dec. 24 (Thu.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	The 2nd & 4th Thursday Collection Area
Dec. 25 (Fri.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	The 2nd & 4th Friday Collection Area
Dec. 26 (Sat.), 27 (Sun.)	Closed	Closed
Dec. 28 (Mon.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	The 2nd & 4th Monday Collection Area
Dec. 29 (Tue.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	Closed
Dec. 30 (Wed.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.), 2010	Closed	Closed
Jan. 4 (Mon.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	The 1st & 3rd Monday Collection Area
Jan. 5 (Tue.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	The 1st & 3rd Tuesday Collection Area

<All Districts>

Date	Directly Carrying Garbage
	Environmental Clean Factory	Non Burnables Disposal Station
Dec. 24 (Thu.)	Accept as always
Dec 25 (Fri.)	Accept as always
Dec 26 (Sat.), 27 (Sun.)	Closed
Dec. 28 (Mon.)	Accept as always
Dec. 29 (Tue.)	Accept as always	Closed
Dec 30 (Wed.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.), 2010	Closed
Jan. 4 (Mon.)	Accept as always
Jan. 5 (Tue.)	Accept as always

<Fukuoka District>

Date	Garbage Collection
	Burnable	Recyclable	Containers and Packaging, Used Paper	Non Burnable
Dec. 24 (Thu.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	No Collection	The 2nd & 4th Thursday Collection Area	No Collection
Dec. 25 (Fri.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	No Collection	No Collection	No Collection
Dec. 26 (Sat.) , 27 (Sun.)	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Dec. 28 (Mon.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	The 2nd & 4th Monday Collection Area	Closed	Closed
Dec. 29 (Tue.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	Closed	Closed	Closed
Dec. 30 (Wed.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.)	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Jan. 4 (Mon.)	Monday & Thursday Collection Area	No Collection	No Collection	No Collection
Jan. 5 (Tue.)	Tuesday & Friday Collection Area	The 1st & 3rd Tuesday Collection Area	No Collection	No Collection

Collection of garbage and reception of direct carrying (bringing in) during the year-end and New Year holidays is like the schedule above.

• The amount of garbage becomes larger during the year-end and New Year. Please cooperate with losing the weight and sorting classification (resource recovery) of garbage.
• In the year-end and the beginning of the new year (from Jan. 4 (Mon.)), there are many vehicles carrying garbage into Environmental Clean Factory and it is very crowded, so please refrain from entering from the road at the side of Chokeiji Temple Indoor Pool. Please enter from the side of National Highway 160.

◆Collection of Garbage in Snow Season

• The collection car can not enter a narrow road when the snow is lying deep. Please put garbage on the road where the snow is removed, avoiding around the crossroad.
• Please remove the snow of the designated collection area on the day of collection.
• Please pardon the delay of collection by the amount of snow or the situation of road.
• Please don't put out garbage in the previous night of the day of collection.

■Contact Information about collection of garbage: Environmental Service Section TEL.22-2144

• During the year-end and New Year holidays too, we accept the contact about trouble of water supply at 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• It is recommended to confirm the place installed the water meter and the address in the case of emergency just in case.

Contact Information: Facilities Maintenance Section TEL.22-1086

• Make use of Emergency Medical Center (7-1 Honmaru-machi) TEL.25-7110

• Consultation Day and Hours
  ■ Dec. 29 (Tue.) 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  ■ Dec. 30 (Wed.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

• Department: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery

☆Feel free to consult
You, who have trouble or worry in your everyday life, feel free to consult to the nearest Commissioner for the Protection of Fundamental Human Rights or Toyama Regional Legal Affairs Bureau Takaoka Branch.

◎Special Space for Consultation

• Date: the 2nd Tuesday of every month
• Place: City Hall Main Government Office Building, Fukuoka Health Welfare Center

Contact Information: Collaboration Section TEL.20-1327

• Date: The 3rd Monday of odd numbered months
• Place: Fushiki Welfare Hall

Contact Information: Fushiki Branch TEL.44-0481

• Date: The 1st Thursday of every month
• Place: Toide Welfare Hall

Contact Information: Toide Branch TEL.63-1250

• Date: The 10th day of even numbered months
• Place: Farm village environment improvement center Nakata Hall

Contact Information: Nakada Branch TEL.36-1133

◎Permanent Consultation

Toyama Regional Legal Affairs Bureau (Nakadahonmachi) TEL.22-2327, Children's Human Rights 110 TEL.0120-007-110 (toll-free), Women's Human Rights Hot Line TEL.076-441-0658, Collaboration Section TEL.20-1327

The way as follows can be used for the people who can't receive the issue of the copy of the resident card or the seal impression registration certificate during the day because of work or household chore.

◆You can get the copy of the resident card, the seal impression registration certificate and the family register certificate through the automatic issuing machine.

• The place installed the machine and open hours:
  The east side entrance on the first floor of the City Hall Main Government Office Building (in front of Security Room)/ 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

※Except Dec. 29 (Tue.) - Jan. 3 (Sun.) of 2010

Contact Information: Civic Affairs Section TEL.20-1338

◆You can get the copy of the resident card, the family register certificate and others as follows, at the Otaya Citizens Service Section for Citizens on the 7th floor of Otaya Serio.

1. Copy of the resident card
2. Certificate of the items mentioned on the resident card
3. Seal impression registration certificate
4. Family register certificate (except removal)
5. Copy of the attached card of the family register
6. Certificate of the report on the present situation of the pension

• Open Day and Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (except Dec.29 (Tue.) - Jan. 2 (Sat.))

Contact Information: Otaya Service Section TEL.27-1857

Please finish application and renewal within the year of the electric certification on the Basic Resident Register Card by Dec. 25 (Fri.) 4:00 p.m. because the system operation of renewal and change is scheduled.

Contact Information: Civic Affairs Section TEL.20-1338

The snow season has come. The City, in order to secure the road transportation in winter, arrange the system of snow removal and remove the snow on roads with the machines of the City and of the committed private sector.

■Request to You All
◆Don't park your car on the road. And please put garbage on the designated time and place.
◆There is danger during the operation of removing the snow and don't come closer to the snowplow.
◆Please dispose by each household of the snow that blocked the entrance of the house because of the operation of removing the snow on the road.
◆Don't throw away the snow on the sidewalk and the road. When you are obliged to take the snow on the roof down to the road, dispose of it immediately.
◆Throwing the snow away to the waterway should be done systematically, so that the water would not overflow.
◆Let's remove and dispose of the snow, cooperating in the community.

■Designated Place for Throwing away the Snow
The end of each bridge as follows; Jishiki-Bridge (Senbo-River, Naimen 3), Shinko-Bridge (Senbo-River, Kawara-honmachi), Rokumaido-Bridge (Hirotani-River, Kuniyoshi), Shin-Otaki-Bridge (Gando-River, Omote-motomachi), Shijima-Bridge (Mino-River, Asahi-machi), in front of Sakura-kaikan (Gando-River, Sakuragi-cho), Matsuedahama Parking Lot (Oota, Shibutani), the entrance of Fushiki Manyo Wharf (Fushikiiso-machi)

■Contact Information about Removal of Snow ◆National Highway…Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Takaoka National Highway Maintenance Branch Office TEL.23-6776 ◆Prefectural Highway…Takaoka Construction Administration Center Facility Management Section TEL.21-9411 ※TEL.26-8428 at night ◆City Road…Removal of Snow on City Roads Headquarters TEL.64-5516, Public Works Maintenance Section TEL.64-1453

Though it is the busy period of year-end, let's try to make a town without fire, paying fully attention to the origin of fire.

Contact Information: Fire Department Fire Control Section TEL.22-3131

When it becomes cold, There could break out more fires because of the stove and so on.

Take care of the followings.

1. Don't use the stove to dry laundry and to cook.
2. Don't put easily burnable things near the stove.
3. It should be absolutely after the fire is put out to refuel the stove. Close the cap of the cartridge tank firmly after it is refueled.

Contact Information: Fire Department Fire Prevention Section TEL.22-3131

It is very crowded in December. If application is late, disposal could not be done within the year. Please apply in advance.

Application /Contact Information: Takaoka City Eisei Kosha (Sanitary Company) (except Toide, Nakada, Fukuoka district) TEL.23-2228, Demura Industry (Toide, Nakada district) TEL.23-7155, Fukuoka Clean Alfa (Fukuoka district) TEL.64-6677

We open the window for consultation on holiday, so that people who don't have time on weekdays can make use of it.

• Date: Dec. 20 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Place/ Contact Information: Tax Collection Section (The second floor of Main Government Office Building) TEL.20-1277

• Items of Taxation: Fixed Property Tax (the third period), National Health Insurance Tax (the 6th period), Sewage Line User's Fee (the third period)
• Payment Time Limit: Dec. 25 (Fri.)

Contact Information: Tax Collection Section TEL.20-1276

The actual conditions of activity as of Dec. 31 are investigated targeting at manufacturers. Investigators with "Investigator Certificate" visit and please cooperate. Contents of investigation are used only for making statistics, and secrets are strictly observed on the Statistics Law.

Contact Information: Public Relations & Statistics Section TEL.20-1288

• Date: Dec. 11 (Fri.) - 20 (Sun.)

○This is a period where there are more opportunities to drink. Don't do and let do drunk-driving, let's do it perfectly.

○Take care of the traffic accident at dusk and at night, making use of reflecting materials.

Contact Information: Community Safety Section TEL.20-1343

The experts of health, welfare and education respond to consultation.

• Date: Jan. 14 (Thu.) of 2010, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Place: Fureai Welfare Center

Application/ Contact Information: by telephone, by Dec. 25 (Fri.), to School Education Section TEL.20-1472