Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network

The "Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network" offers not only telephone and email consultations, but also conducts home visits to families dealing with hikikomori issues to provide support.
The city is responsible for the reception of home consultation services from the "Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network".
Home consultations are free and can be received up to approximately 5 times per person.
Since specialized counselors will assist you, please do not struggle alone or try to manage it with just your family; feel free to reach out for consultation.

Households eligible for home visit consultations

Households that meet all of the following criteria are eligible.

• Individuals who are withdrawn from society, generally aged between 15 and 34 years old after completing compulsory education
• The person who is withdrawn lives in Tokyo
• Has been in a state of withdrawal for more than 6 months

Application

If you wish to have a home consultation, please contact the Children and Youth Division.

• Note: For those who come for consultation, we will ask for basic information such as name, contact information, and confirmation of eligibility for the consultation.
• Note: The information of the person seeking consultation will be transferred to the "Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network", so the person seeking consultation will be asked to consent to the provision of personal information. Later, a consultant from the "Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network" will contact the person seeking consultation by phone.

For more details, please see the "Tokyo Withdrawal Support Network."

• Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network(External Link)