For those thinking about working outside major cities, prefectures offer information and guidance at their U- and I-turn centers in Tokyo. They offer information about employment opportunities, housing and other social welfare systems in the region, as well as details of special benefits offered to encourage migrants.
The services offered depend on the prefecture and are usually offered only in Japanese.
Prefectural U- and I-turn centers
Hokkaido: (03) 3217-0641 Aomori: (03) 3271-0700 Iwate: (03) 3524-8284 Miyagi: (03) 5212-9048 Akita: (0120) 122-255 Yamagata: (03) 3504-2717 Fukushima: (03) 3834-6230 Ibaraki: (03) 3231-1839 Tochigi: (03) 3215-4068 Gunma: (03) 3231-4837 Niigata: (03) 5771-7713 Toyama: (03) 3816-1655 Ishikawa: (03) 5212-9016 Fukui: (03) 3201-4668 Yamanashi: (03) 3216-2630 Nagano: (03) 3211-1335 Gifu: (03) 5212-9021 Shizuoka: (03) 5212-9035 Mie: (03) 5212-9065 Wakayama: (03) 5212-9057 Tottori: (03) 5215-5117 Shimane: (0120) 60-2357 Okayama: (03) 5212-9081 Hiroshima: (03) 5333-8550 Yamaguchi: (03) 3231-1863 Tokushima: (03) 5212-9022 Kagawa: (03) 3231-4840 Ehime: (03) 5212-9071 Kochi: (0120) 103-248 Saga: (03) 5212-9073 Nagasaki: (03) 5212-9025 Kumamoto: (0120) 131-592 Oita: (03) 3501-0261 Miyazaki: (03) 5212-9007 Kagoshima: (03) 3506-9177
For information about prefectures other than those listed above, call the Todofuken Kaikan, where all 47 prefectures have Tokyo offices, at (03) 5212-9000.
Upcoming U- and I-turn fairs
Hokkaido -- U/I-Turn Hokkaido Fair: Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Hall B of the Tokyo International Forum, near JR Yurakucho Station. Ninety local companies will conduct interviews at the venue. For information, call (03) 3217-0352 or (011) 242-0780, in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
Niigata -- You Turn Shushoku Fair: Oct. 20-21, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at N'espace near Omotesando Station, in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. Call (03) 5771-7713
Nagano -- I-turn Companies' Session: Nov. 3, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., at Zenkyoren Building in Hirakawacho in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Contact (03) 3211-1335 or see the Web site at www.i-turn.pref.nagano.jp