- yakuba town hall
Used for the administrative office of a town or village, not a city; in speech it often implies a small, local government office.
役場で住民票をもらってきた。
Yakuba de jūminhyō o moratte kita.
I went and got my residency certificate at the town hall.
村の役場は駅のすぐ近くです。
Mura no yakuba wa eki no sugu chikaku desu.
The village office is right near the station.
⚖️ Not the same as 市役所 (shiyakusho), which is for cities; 役場 is for towns and villages.
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