Life in Japan,
You're Not Alone
Nihom helps foreigners in Japan navigate administrative procedures, access local information, and connect with professionals — while making it easier for Japanese society to work with foreigners.
Nihom helps foreigners in Japan navigate administrative procedures, access local information, and connect with professionals — while making it easier for Japanese society to work with foreigners.
Your residence card is about to expire, but you have no idea what documents to prepare. You go to immigration, wait three hours in line, only to be told you're missing one form.
You want to rent an apartment, but keep getting rejected because you don't have a Japanese guarantor. Getting a phone plan or credit card feels like an uphill battle.
It's not that you don't want to fit in — it's that no one tells you how. You live in the same city, yet there's an invisible wall.
Procedures are complex
Language barriers + paper-based + unclear rules
Daily life has barriers
Renting, banking, contracts… "credit" is required everywhere
Integration feels distant
You want to participate, but don't know where to start
Foreigners want to fit in, and Japanese society is opening up. What's missing is simply a way to make it easier for both sides to connect.
Get life and administrative info in a language you're comfortable with — no more asking around. When things get tough, there are people going through the same thing who can help, and a community where you belong.
Looking to hire foreign talent, enroll international students, or offer housing and services? We help you reach them more easily and understand what they need.
Step by step, making the things you'll encounter in Japan a little simpler.
Residence card renewal, visa changes… tell us your situation, and we'll guide you through the required documents, forms, and submission steps. No more showing up to immigration unprepared.
When does your residence card expire? Need to renew? Are your documents complete? We'll keep track and remind you, so your status is always clear.
Stuck on a tricky procedure? We connect you with licensed immigration lawyers — communicate online, track progress transparently. Leave the complex stuff to the experts.
Housing, phone plans, guarantor companies… the things that stress you out most when you first arrive. We've curated reliable options so you can get set up fast.
Whether you just arrived or have lived here for years — if Japan is home, we want to help.
Founded in Tokyo
Operated by NaviNichi Inc.
Contact: [email protected]