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English-language support and official service routes in Sendai.
Compare multilingual consultation, interpretation, legal and immigration routes by problem type, eligibility, application method, language support, source, and whether the service is public or private.
Public-service schedules, eligibility, fees, and languages can change. Check the current route before taking time off work, visiting an office, or sending sensitive documents.
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Life-service listings are not all the same kind of thing. Some are official support desks, some are official counters you may need to navigate, and some are private providers. The right choice depends on whether you need routing, interpretation, specialist advice, or formal action.
Use specialist routes for specialist problems
Legal, tax, immigration, contracts, family, and debt questions need the right consultation route, not generic translation.
Official counter is not English support
Immigration and ward offices are included because users need them. Check language help before assuming the counter itself can support English.
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8 service routes
Sendai Multicultural Center
Sendai multilingual consultation hub with 24 listed consultation languages, daily 9:00–17:00 hours, email support and a 22-language three-way hotline.
- Problem fit
- Daily-life consultation
- Area
- Aoba / Kokubuncho · Kotodai-koen area
- Support
- Official multilingual consultation hub
- How to start
- In-person / phone / email multilingual consultation
SenTIA Community Interpretation Supporter Dispatch
Free SenTIA volunteer interpreter dispatch for eligible Sendai government-office, nursery and school communication, with explicit exclusions for medical care and events.
- Problem fit
- Community interpretation
- Area
- Sendai citywide · Dispatch route / Sendai Multicultural Center
- Support
- Official public interpretation dispatch route
- How to start
- Advance application → volunteer interpreter dispatch
Aoba Ward Office English Interpretation Service
Free English interpreter route for eligible Aoba Ward residents handling procedures at Aoba Ward Office, with advance booking and limited same-day availability.
- Problem fit
- Ward office support
- Area
- Aoba Ward · Aoba Ward Office / Kotodai-koen area
- Support
- Free official English interpretation for eligible Aoba Ward residents
- How to start
- Online booking / ward-office interpretation
SenTIA Specialist Consultations for Foreign Residents
Free scheduled 30-minute consultations for foreign residents with legal, immigration, labour, tax, administrative and business specialists, with interpreters as needed.
- Problem fit
- Legal / tax / immigration consultation route
- Area
- Aoba / Sendai Multicultural Center · Kotodai-koen area
- Support
- Official specialist consultation route
- How to start
- Advance reservation → scheduled specialist consultation
Miyagi Support Center for Foreign Nationals
Miyagi-wide consultation center for foreign nationals with 13 languages, weekday phone/in-person support, and specialist three-way telephone assistance.
- Problem fit
- Prefecture-wide consultation
- Area
- Aoba / Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi · Kita-Sendai / Kita-Yobancho area
- Support
- Official prefecture-wide multilingual support center
- How to start
- Phone / in-person consultation center
Sendai Bar Association Legal Counseling Desk for Foreigners
Official Sendai Bar Association route for foreign-related legal matters: Japanese/English intake, assigned-lawyer contact, ¥5,500 first 30 minutes, and self-arranged interpreter if needed.
- Problem fit
- Legal consultation
- Area
- Sendai / Miyagi · Sendai Bar Association route
- Support
- Official lawyer-assignment route; Japanese/English intake
- How to start
- Advance web/email application → assigned lawyer
Obayashi Law Office
Private Kakyoin law office whose current site says the representative attorney consults directly in English and the initial consultation is free.
- Problem fit
- Private legal service
- Area
- Aoba / Kakyoin · Sendai Station / Kakyoin area
- Support
- Representative attorney directly consults in English
- How to start
- Private legal consultation / phone or web booking
Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau Route
Official Sendai immigration office for Tohoku residence procedures, with current 9:00–16:00 weekday counter hours and a separate multilingual information-center route for general questions.
- Problem fit
- Immigration / residence procedures
- Area
- Miyagino / Gorin · Tsutsujigaoka / Haranomachi 1-chome access
- Support
- Official ISA procedure route; multilingual information center available
- How to start
- Official counter / procedure-specific filing route
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