Living temporarily at a friend’s place.

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1. This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.

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   **Living temporarily at a friend’s place.**

   Hello Reddit,

   I am supposed to arrive in Japan next year.

   A friend can welcome me to their place while I look for my own place, but I don’t think they will tell their landlord as it is temporary. It would be around a month.

   Is it risky to do ?

   Can I register that place to the ward office as it will be me temporary address even though I have no proof of living there ?

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2. The risk depends entirely on your friend’s landlord. If they’re comfortable with it then go for it.

   I don’t recall ever having to show any sort of “proof” that I’m living at the address that I registered, although you will need to make sure you can receive mail. Don’t forget to register your new address when you move, and if your new place is a different city you’ll have to do the moving out notice at the old city before registering at the new city.