About official.tokyo.jp
official.tokyo.jp is an independent MCP server for foreign residents seeking verified information about procedures in Tokyo. It returns procedure steps, ward-office details, glossary explanations and emergency contacts, with verification dates and a disclaimer.
Key features
- 01Browse procedures by category
- 02Retrieve steps, deadlines and costs
- 03Find ward offices and service details
- 04Explain Japanese administrative terms
- 05Return verified emergency contacts
- 06Show verification dates and disclaimer
Use cases
- 01Check steps and deadlines for a procedure
- 02Find a ward office’s foreign residents' desk
- 03Understand terms used in official documents
- 04Look up emergency and medical contacts
MCP support
The MCP server exposes tools for listing and retrieving Tokyo procedure information, ward details, glossary entries and emergency contacts. Responses include disclaimers and last-verified dates.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http dror-jp-official-tokyo https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcp{"mcpServers":{"dror-jp-official-tokyo":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"dror-jp-official-tokyo":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"dror-jp-official-tokyo":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"dror-jp-official-tokyo":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.official.tokyo.jp/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
5| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | enum | No | Optional filter.moving-in | emergency | health | money-tax |
Details
From the project README@dror-jp/official-tokyo-mcp
A dependency-free Model Context Protocol server that gives AI agents direct, verified answers about official procedures in Tokyo — instead of searching and scraping.
Data comes from the free API at https://official.tokyo.jp/api/ (CC BY 4.0, cached
for 1 hour). Every response carries the site's disclaimer and last_verified dates.
official.tokyo.jp is an independent, non-government guide run by
DroR Corporation; if anything differs from an official page,
the official page is correct.
Setup
Requires Node.js 18+.
// Claude Desktop / Claude Code / any MCP client
{
"mcpServers": {
"official-tokyo": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@dror-jp/official-tokyo-mcp"]
}
}
}
Tools
| Tool | What it returns |
|---|---|
list_procedures(category?) | All procedures with stable IDs and one-line summaries |
get_procedure(id) | Steps, deadline, cost, human-verified official links |
get_ward(ward) | Ward office + foreign residents' desk (address, phone, hours, languages) |
search_glossary(query) | Japanese terms from official documents, explained |
get_emergency_contacts() | 119, #7119, TMC Navi and verified emergency pages |
Local development
Run against a locally built copy of the site:
node server.mjs --data ../public/api
License
MIT (server code). The data it serves is CC BY 4.0 — attribution: official.tokyo.jp (DroR Corporation).
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