Daruma: Move to Japan Guide

Ward Office & Visa Safety Tips

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

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. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Daruma Premium unlocks the full app. Three options: - Daruma Weekly — $4.99 per week - Daruma Monthly — $9.99 per month - Daruma Yearly — $49.99 per year, with the first week free The free week is offered on the yearly subscription only. Weekly and monthly subscriptions begin billing immediately. Prices are in USD and vary by storefront; the exact price in your local currency is shown before you confirm. 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, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If you take the free week on the yearly plan, any unused part of it is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://darumajapanlife.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://darumajapanlife.xyz/privacy

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Ask Daruma a question and it can now put the step straight on your plan — and it remembers when you say "not now". Also in this update: • Deadlines no longer show a day early • Your residence card expiry now appears on the timeline • Chat is easier to read, and answers arrive faster • Reach any year in the date picker in three taps instead of seventy • Task cards get to the point, with the detail a tap away • Removed a request that sent the topic of your questions to a third party

Version 1.0.2

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Information

Seller
  • Kayne Sheenan
Size
  • 57.2 MB
Category
  • Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Full Access - Yearly $49.99
  • Full Access - Monthly $9.99
  • Full Access - Weekly $4.99
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Copyright
  • © 2026 Kayne Sheenan
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