City Services & Notices

The Human Rights and Friendship Center opens its sports area as a play and social space for children, specifically elementary and junior high school students. Participation is free of charge.
Please register at the 1F reception desk on the day of the event.
Open days/time: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 15:00-17:00
Click here to visit the website (Japanese only)

If you do not make payments from pension, the deadline for national health insurance payments (June through to March 2026) is the last day of every month, aside from December which is the 25th. The deadline for elderly person health insurance payments is the last day of every month between July and March 2026 (automatic withdrawal December 28th). If the due date falls on a bank holiday, it will be the next business day. Please make sure to pay by the due dates below:

October: October 31st
November: December 1st

Application for childcare services for next fiscal year (April 2026 onward) will be accepted until 17:30 on October 17th at the Child-raising Support Division (子育て支援課) at each ward office (closed weekends and public holidays). Online applications are open until 23:59 on October 17th. Information on usage and application are available at the Child-raising Support Division at each ward office. To use the childcare service, it is necessary for the guardian(s) to have met certain conditions regarding employment, pregnancy, nursing care, around the time of childbirth, illness/disease or disabilities.

Application forms can be submitted via the Sakai City e-application system from November 4th 0:00 until November 28th, 23:59. You can also submit the form directly to the After-School Children Support Division or mail it (must arrive by deadline), from November 4th ~ 28th (9:00-17:30, excluding weekends and public holidays). The user guide including forms will be available from October 24th until November 28th at Nobinobi Rooms, Sakaikko Clubs and Hokago Rooms, as well as the City Hall Administrative Information Centre and Ward Office Administrative Information Corners.

Currently, the national census is underway. The national census is the most important statistical survey conducted by the Japanese government every five years, based on the Statistics Act. The data collected is used as fundamental information for national, prefectural, and municipal administration. All people residing in Japan, regardless of nationality, are required to participate. Survey materials are available in 28 languages. Among them, responses can be submitted online in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese. If you need materials in other languages, please contact the census enumerator or the Multicultural Exchange Plaza Sakai. The information collected in this survey will never be used for any purpose other than statistical analysis. Starting September 20th, census enumerators have been distributing survey materials to mailboxes etc.
● Online responses: Accepted until October 8th
● Mail-in paper forms: Please send them between October 1st and October 8th
Click here for the 2025 National Census Campaign Website.

Sakai City will grant a scholarship of 120,000 yen per year to those who have difficulty in attending university etc. due to financial hardship. Through a screening, we will prioritize students with higher grades. (Quota: 120 people)
Eligibility is based on those who meet all the conditions below:

• Students who are consecutively receiving the grant-type scholarship from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (from 1st to 3rd division) from the April to September portions FY2025.
• The student in question or their primary income earner must have lived in the city for a continuous period from April 30th, 2025 to the date of application.
• From a 5 level, 0-4 scale, grades are an average of 3.0 or higher. 1st year university students will be judged on their first to last year of high school grades, second year and above university students will be judged on their 1st year university grades up until the date of application.

Application period: October 1st ~ 31st
Please click here for more information.