Tokyo Child Guidance Office
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About the Child Guidance Office
Established under the Child Welfare Law, the Child Guidance Office accepts consultations regarding any issues related to children under the age of 18. These consultations can be initiated by anyone, including the child, their family, school teachers, and local residents.
The Child Guidance Office is a specialized counseling institution dedicated to finding solutions and resolving problems, with the aim of supporting the healthy development of children.
Change of Some Counseling Service Counters
The child guidance office responsible for your area varies depending on your place of residence.
The following special wards have their own child consultation centers. Please contact the child consultation center of each ward for any inquiries.
[Wards with Child Guidance Office]
Bunkyo city, Shinagawa city, Katsushika city, Toshima city, Itabashi city, Nakano city, Minato city, Arakawa city, Edogawa city Setagaya city
We handle the following types of consultation cases.
The Child Guidance Offices offer counseling on all matters related to the growth of children and youth, ages 0-18, including:
- Questions concerning child-rearing
- Dealing with stress that may cause you to act violently toward your child
- Inability to care for your child due to illness or other situations (Depending on your situation, child care can be provided at the center.)
- Concerns about the development of your child’s speech or growth
- Your child’s recent tendency to stay out all night or resort to violence at home
- Concerns about your child not being able to make friends
- Concerns about your child not wanting to attend school
- Problems with your child’s education or guidance in higher education
- Concerns about your child's human rights being at stake due to child abuse or other reasons
Specialized staff members are stationed at each center.
Specialized staff, including child welfare officers, child psychotherapists, and medical doctors, are responsible for providing counseling and other services.
How to receive a consultation
- Opening hours :Monday through Friday; 9：00 a.m.-5：00 p.m.
- We guarantee confidentiality of personal information.
- Counseling is free of charge.
We recommend that you make an appointment for consultation in advance.
Consultation on weekday evenings（after-consultation hours are from 17：45), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (including New Year’s Eve and New Year day).
The National Child Consultation Hotline“189″accepts urgent consultations concerning child abuse suspicions and child-related matters.
Those among relevant organizations or those whom are already consulting our Child Consultation Offices, please contact us at our evening and closing hours emergency hotline 03-5937-2330 in case of an emergency.
| Name | Area | TEL | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Guidance Center | Shinjuku-ku, Chuo-ku, Taito-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Hachijo-town, Aogasima-village, Miyake-village, Mikurajima-village, Ogasawara-village |
03－5937－2317 |
〒169-0074 4-6-1 Kita-Shinjuku,Shinjuku-ku |
| Shibuya-ku, Meguro-ku, Oosima-town, Toshima-village, Niijima-village, Kouzushima-village | 03－5937－2314 | ||
| Nerima Child Guidance Office | Nerima-ku | 03-6915-8253 | 〒176-0012 5-28-3 Toyotamakita, Nerima-ku |
| Koto Child Guidance Office | Sumida-ku, Koto-ku | 03-3640-5432 | 〒135-0051 3-6-9 Edagawa, Koto-ku |
| Shinagawa Child Guidance Office | Ota-ku | 03-3474-5442 | 〒140-0001 3-7-21 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku |
| Suginami Child Guidance Office | Suginami-ku, Musashino-city, Mitaka-city | 03-5370-6001 | 〒167-0052 4-23-6 Minami-Ogikubo, Suginami-ku |
| Kita Child Guidance Office | Kita-ku | 03-3913-5421 | 〒114-0002 6-1-12 Oji, Kita-ku |
| Adachi Child Guidance Office | Adachi-ku | 03-3854-1181 | 〒123-0845 3-8-4 Nishiaraihonchou, Adachi-ku |
| Hachioji Child Guidance Office | Hachioji-city, Hino-city | 042-624-1141 | 〒193-0931 3-17-30 Daimachi, Hachioji-city |
| Tachikawa Child Guidance Office | Tachikawa-city, Ome-city, Akishima-city, Kunitachi-city, Fussa-city, Akiruno-city, Hamura-city, Mizuho-town, Hinode-town, Hinohara-town, Okutama-town | 042-523-1321 | 〒190-0023 2-21-19 Shibasaki-cho, Tachikawa-city |
| Machida Child Guidance Office | Machida-city | 042-851-9357 | 〒195-0075 |
| Kodaira Child Guidance Office | Kodaira-city,Koganei-city, Higashimurayama-city, Kokubunji-city, Nishitokyo-city, Higashiyamato-city, Kiyose-city, Higashikurume-city, Musashimurayama-city | 042-467-3711 | 〒187-0002 1-31-24 Hanakoganei, Kodaira-city |
| Tama Child Guidance Office | Tama-city, Fuchu-city, Chofu-city, Inagi-city, Komae-city | 042-372-5600 | 〒206-0024 2-6 Suwa, Tama-city |
[Special Ward Child Consultation Center]
| In Setagaya city Setagaya City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 6-41-7, Matsubara, Setagaya City TEL: 03-6379-0697 |
In Edogawa city Edogawa City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 3-4-18, Chuo, Edogawa City TEL: 03-5678-1810 |
In Arakawa city Arakawa City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 1-50-17, Arakawa, Arakawa City TEL: 03-3802-3765 |
| In Minato city Minato City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 5-7-11, Minami-aoyama, Minato City TEL: 03-5962-6500 |
In Nakano city Nakano City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 1-41-2, Chuo, Nakano City TEL: 03-5937-3289 |
In Itabashi city Itabashi City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 24-17, Honcho, Itabashi City TEL: 03-5944-2373 |
| In Toshima city Toshima City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 3-6-24, nagasaki, Toshima City TEL: 03-6758-7910 |
In Katsushika city Katsushika City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 2-30-1, Tateishi, Katsushika City TEL: 03-5698-0303 |
In Shinagawa city Shinagawa City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 3-10-9, Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa City TEL: 03-6712-8261 |
| In Bunkyo city Bunkyo City Child Consultation Center ADDRESS: 3-14-7, Koishikawa, Bunkyo City TEL: 03-3811-5241 |
Telephone Counseling Service
We offer a hotline service which is open for everyone regardless of the residential area.
Counseling can be handled anonymously. Please feel free to call. (Counseling in Japanese only)
- TEL 03-3366-4152
- Hours Monday through Friday; 9：00 a.m.-9：00 p.m. : Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays; 9：00 a.m.-5：00 p.m.(closed December 29th-January 3rd)
- Fax-consultation service for those with auditory or speech disability: FAX 03-3366-6036 (closed December 29th-January 3rd)
Foreign Resident’s Advisory Center
Consultation concerning problems not listed above is available in other languages at Foreign Resident's Advisory Center.
- Location :No.1 Building, Tokyo Metropolitan Government,2-8-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8001
- Days :Monday through Friday (except national holidays)
- Hours :9：30 a.m.-12：00 noon and 1：00 p.m.-5：00 p.m.
| Languages | Days | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| English | Monday through Friday | 03-5320-7744 |
| Chinese | Tuesday and Friday | 03-5320-7766 |
| Korean | Wednesday | 03-5320-7700 |