Daruma: Move to Japan Guide

Moving to Japan means residence cards, city hall, health insurance, a bank account, a phone contract and a pension enrolment — most of it on a deadline, most of it in Japanese, and none of it explained in one place. Daruma turns that into a plan. Daruma is written in English, for people moving to Japan from anywhere. BUILT AROUND YOUR SITUATION Answer a few questions about your visa, your nationality, your destination city and when you land. Daruma generates a task list for your actual circumstances rather than a generic checklist — someone arriving on a work visa with a job lined up sees something different from someone moving wards three years in. KNOW WHAT IS DUE, AND WHEN Move-in registration has a 14-day deadline. Your residence card has rules. Daruma tracks what is time-sensitive, what is a legal requirement, and what can wait — and can add the deadlines that matter to your calendar. ASK ANYTHING The AI Coach answers questions about visas, city hall procedures, housing and daily life in plain English, with the context of where you are in your move. Speak or type. A VAULT FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS Keep your residence card, visa paperwork and contracts in one encrypted place so you are not searching your camera roll at a service counter. Scan a document and Daruma can pull out the details that matter. SURVIVAL JAPANESE, WHEN YOU NEED IT Each errand comes with the phrases for that specific counter — city hall, health insurance, the pension office — in Japanese, romaji and English. SEE WHERE YOU STAND Periodic check-ups score your readiness across visa, language, skills, assets and momentum, and show you what to work on next. WHO IT IS FOR People planning a move to Japan, people in their first year, and people already settled who are facing a visa renewal, a ward change or a job change. — Daruma is an organisational tool, not legal or immigration advice. Rules change and are applied differently by different municipalities. Always confirm anything consequential with your city or ward office, the Immigration Services Agency, or a qualified professional. ACCESS TIERS & PRICING Daruma is an essential administrative tool with zero ad tracking and no selling user data. Choose between two access tiers upon completing onboarding (includes a 1-week free trial on eligible subscriptions): - Daruma Essential: 14-day statutory timeline, municipal checklists across all 47 prefectures, tax & pension calendar, and 10 initial document scans. Available as Monthly (¥500), Yearly (¥3,000), or Lifetime (¥5,000 one-time purchase). - Daruma Pro: Everything in Essential plus 24/7 AI Bureaucracy Coach ("Ask Daruma") and full Document Scanner & OCR text recognition. Available as Monthly (¥1,000) or Yearly (¥6,000). 1-week free trial for new subscribers. No weekly tiers. Standard local currency conversion applies across international storefronts. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://darumajapanlife.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://darumajapanlife.xyz/privacy