Naturalization résumé builder (履歴書 part 1 and part 2)
The naturalization résumé lists, in order, every address, school, job and family event from birth to today (part 1), and your recent travel, skills, awards and languages (part 2). KIKADIY turns what you type into a web form into PDFs laid out like the official forms.
Plan: Basic plan and above — Résumé part 1 and part 2 are available on the Basic, Pro and Max plans. The application form and the family-relations documents are on the Free plan. See pricing
What this tool does
- Add rows for addresses, education, employment and family events, oldest first.
- Compute the number of days per trip from the start and end dates and total the days outside Japan.
- Auto-save your entries, and export or import them.
- Prepare documents for each family member under one account, one applicant at a time.
- Check a preview and generate the PDFs.
What you enter
- Part 1: residence history, education and employment, family events (marriage, births, death of parents, and so on)
- Part 2: travel history for the last 5 years (destination, dates, purpose), skills and qualifications, awards and penalties, languages
- Name and applicant type (applicant, spouse, child)
What you get
- Résumé part 1 as a PDF
- Résumé part 2 as a PDF
- The history data that the motivation letter tool reads (Max plan)
Form notes and preparation guidance
Read the form notes and preparation guidance below before submitting. Confirm the current requirements with the Legal Affairs Bureau handling your application.
- Write years in the Japanese era calendar (gengō).
- List every item from the oldest onward. For education, include transfers, withdrawals and the faculty you graduated from; for employment, include the type of work, not only the employer. For family events, include the death of parents and de facto marriages.
- List travel for the statutory residence period, and at least for the last year.
- One résumé per applicant; applicants under 15 do not need one.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I write the years in the Western calendar?
- The official form notes that years are written in the Japanese era calendar. Write the years on the submitted documents in the era calendar.
- Which period does the travel history cover?
- The form notes say: travel during the statutory residence period, and at least the last year. KIKADIY's form provides rows for the last 5 years. If you need earlier trips, add a separate sheet.
- I changed jobs many times and run out of space.
- The form notes say to continue on the same type of sheet when space runs out. The tool lets you add as many rows as you need.
- Can I prepare résumés for the whole family?
- Yes. Add applicants under the same account and prepare a résumé for each. Applicants under 15 do not need one.
Start for free
KIKADIY is a tool that helps you prepare documents. It does not guarantee that naturalization will be granted, and it does not replace a licensed administrative scrivener (gyoseishoshi) or the pre-application consultation at the Legal Affairs Bureau. You are responsible for the final content and submission of your documents.
Last updated: 20 October 2026