==Services==

==Services==

*'''Tsu City Hall''' (津市役所, ''Tsu Shiyakusho'')

*'''Tsu City Hall''' (津市役所, ''Tsu shiyakusho'')

*:Located near Tsu Shimmachi Station, Route 23, and downtown Tsu, you'll go here to take care of alien registration. Additionally, you can also pick up foreign language guides on living in Tsu here, including the various trash pickup schedules.

*:Located near Tsu Shimmachi Station, Route 23, and downtown Tsu, you'll go here to take care of alien registration. Additionally, you can also pick up foreign language guides on living in Tsu here, including the various trash pickup schedules.

*:Although the library is small, it has a decent selection of academic Western literature in many languages, as well as free Internet access. Bring your alien registration card and fill out the brief application form for a library card. Some of the staff speak a little English and are quite willing to assist you.

*:Although the library is small, it has a decent selection of academic Western literature in many languages, as well as free Internet access. Bring your alien registration card and fill out the brief application form for a library card. Some of the staff speak a little English and are quite willing to assist you.

*'''[http://www.mief.or.jp MIEF]: Mie International Exchange Foundation''' (三重県国際交流財団 ''Mie-ken Kokusai Kōryū Zaidan'')

*'''[http://www.mief.or.jp MIEF]: Mie International Exchange Foundation''' (三重県国際交流財団 ''Mie-ken kokusai kōryū zaidan'')

*:A publicly-funded private company involved with international exchange events and assisting the resident foreign population. In addition to sponsoring some events, the MIEF also publishes quarterly newsletters in Japanese, English and Portuguese. They have a small library with literature, country-related information and travel guides. You can check these materials out for up to two weeks. They also have free Internet with about 5 PCs. You will need to sign a small form first. There is an English bulletin board with language exchange notices, and you can even reserve meeting rooms for free. The foundation is located on the 3rd floor of the the UST building beside Tsu Station. They're open from 9 AM to 10 PM everyday. This is also where some of the Tsu CIRs work.

*:A publicly-funded private company involved with international exchange events and assisting the resident foreign population. In addition to sponsoring some events, the MIEF also publishes quarterly newsletters in Japanese, English and Portuguese. They have a small library with literature, country-related information and travel guides. You can check these materials out for up to two weeks. They also have free Internet with about 5 PCs. You will need to sign a small form first. There is an English bulletin board with language exchange notices, and you can even reserve meeting rooms for free. The foundation is located on the 3rd floor of the the UST building beside Tsu Station. They're open from 9 AM to 10 PM everyday. This is also where some of the Tsu CIRs work.