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Consumer Consultation Center (Shohisha sodan)

The Sumida Consumer Center offers consulting services concerning consumer-related problems such as complaints relating to the quality or service of purchased items. If a salesman talks you into signing a purchase agreement based on false or misleading information, or gets you to purchase some goods, you may cancel the sale through a law commonly known as the "cooling off regulation." If such an incident happens to you, please contact the Consumer Center immediately.

Sumida Consumer Center Consulting Room, Inside Settle Nakanogo (adjacent to the Sumida Women's Center) 2-12-7, Oshiage
Tel. 5608-1773

Exchange of Unwanted Items

Information about exchange of unwanted items such as furniture, toys, and household appliances can be placed in the Recycling Network Room of Sumida Consumer Center in the area that has been created for that purpose. Any city resident who does not intend to make a profit from the exchange of these items is welcome to use the facility.

Sumida Consumer Center Recycling Network Room Inside Settle Nakanogo (adjacent to the Sumida Women's Center) 2-12-7, Oshiage
Tel. 5608-1510

Sumida Recycling Activities Center

The Center houses a recycling shop where unwanted household items are sold. Items are sold from Friday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Closed: Mondays, Tuesdays, National holidays and Year-End and New-Year holidays, Premiere Yanagishima 1st Floor, 5-10-1-111, Yokokawa
Tel. 5611-7740

Flea Markets

A flea market is held once a month at Kinshi Park on the north side of JR Kinshicho Station (canceled in case of rain). Please call the Recycling Promotion Division (Tel. 5608-6213) for more information on flea market days and times.

Japanese residents and foreign nationals working together at the flea market.

Sumida Recycling Center

Reusable items like furniture and household appliances taken from large-sized garbage collections are repaired and given away by lottery. Items won must be taken home by the new owner. Please call for days when the Center is open.
Located on the south side of Marie Department Store at JR Kinshicho Station, 3-5-7, Kotobashi
Tel. 3846-0241

Public Baths

Public bathing facilities are called sento. The fee for using these public baths is 400yen for those 12 years of age and older, 180yen for children aged six years to 11 years, and usually free for children under six. Public bathing facilities normally are open from around 4:00 to 11:00 p.m.