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Find clinics that say they accept foreign patients.

Used to urgent care at home? How clinics work in Japan

In Japan you usually choose a clinic by its department and walk in yourself. For a cold, a fever or stomach trouble, the official visitor guide points to internal medicine, which works like a family doctor. Type what you need in the search below and we show the department the guide suggests.

Large hospitals are mainly for referrals and emergencies. At a university hospital or a large hospital with 200 or more beds, a first visit without a referral letter from a clinic costs an extra ¥7,000 or more (¥5,000 or more for dental) on top of the bill. Emergency patients are not charged this fee. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Opening hours vary from clinic to clinic. Call before you go, and ask whether you need an appointment. In an emergency, call 119.

In an emergency, call 119 for an ambulance. This list starts from the national register of medical institutions that accept foreign patients, run by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Japan Tourism Agency, plus consulate lists and our own checks of clinic websites. Languages, hours and booking options can change. Call the clinic to confirm before you go. A listing is not an endorsement or a quality rating. No paid placements.

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Komatuzaki Obstetrics&Gynecology

小松崎産婦人科

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

OB/GYN

1-6-20Honcho Mito city Ibaraki Prefecture

Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Kubota Clinic

くぼたクリニック

Ibaraki
English

ENT · Pediatrics

3566-1 kanaicho,hitatinaka,Ibaraki,Japan

Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Kuriyama Orthopedic Clinic

栗山整形外科

Ibaraki
English

Surgery: general · Surgery: orthopedic

3-8-3 Hidakacho, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 319-1414

Saturday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Ladies Clinic Yui

レディスクリニック結

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

OB/GYN

1-16-2 amimachihongou, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture, 300-1159

Saturday hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Maejima Ladies Clinic

前島レディースクリニック

Ibaraki
English

OB/GYN

2005-6 Teshirogi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0834

Saturday hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

matsumoto eye clinic

松本アイクリニック

Ibaraki
English

Ophthalmology

790-2 Nareshiba, Ryugasaki-city,Ibaraki Pre. 301-0007

Saturday hours · Evening hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Matsuzaki Clinic

松崎医院

IbarakiRemote interpreting
Chinese (Simplified)EnglishThaiVietnamese

Dermatology · Internal medicine: general · Psychiatry & mental health

1421 nekozane bando ty, ibaraki 306-0616

Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Medical Corporation Gyokushinkai Kashima Heart Clinic

医療法人玉心会鹿嶋ハートクリニック

Ibaraki
Chinese (Simplified)EnglishPortuguese

Internal medicine: general · Surgery: general · Surgery: neurosurgery

1-168, Hiraizumi, Kamisu-city, Ibaraki, 314-0343

Saturday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Medical Corporation Medical GP

医療法人メディカルGPメディカルGP・クリニック横堀

Ibaraki
English

Internal medicine: gastroenterology · Internal medicine: general · Surgery: general · Surgery: proctology

1291-29 Yokobori Naka-city Ibaraki Japan

Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Medical Corporation Yamanaka Clinic

医療法人山中医院

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

Internal medicine: general

1-1 Nakatagiri,Tone machi, Kitasomagun,Ibaraki Prefecture,300-1624

Evening hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Mirainookaseikeigeka clinic

みらいの丘整形外科クリニック

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

Surgery: general · Surgery: orthopedic

500-1 Minamiota,Tsukubamirai city,Ibaraki Prefecture,300-2306

Nearest station: みらい平, about 40 min walk

Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

MIYAKAWA NAIKA ICHOUKA CLINIC

宮川内科・胃腸科医院

Ibaraki
Chinese (Simplified)English

Internal medicine: general · Pediatrics

2-2-26 Ninomiya, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0051

Saturday hours · Evening hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Miyata Clinic

宮田医院

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

Internal medicine: general

59Hei Chikusei city Ibaraki

Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Mizukino Dental Clinic

みずき野歯科医院

IbarakiForeign patient desk
Chinese (Simplified)English

Dental: general

5-9-6 Mizukino, Moriya, Ibaraki, 302-0121

Nearest station: 南守谷, about 10 min walk

Saturday hours · Evening hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Morinaga Dental Clinic

森永歯科医院

Ibaraki
English

Dental: general

2-15-30 jyounan mito-city Ibaraki-pref.

Saturday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Moriya Children's Mind and Body Clinic

医療法人社団緑鈴会守谷こどものこころとからだのクリニック

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

Pediatrics

4-2-3 Matsunami Aoba,Moriya City

Nearest station: 守谷, about 12 min walk

Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Murai Clinic

村井医院

Ibaraki
English

Internal medicine: general · Pediatrics

55 Atado, Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, 301-0838

Saturday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Nakai Dental Clinic

中井歯科クリニック

Ibaraki
English

Dental: general

1554-3 Ikeda, Daigo-machi, Kuji-gun, Ibaraki, 319-3551

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Nakano heart Clinic

なかの循環器クリニック

IbarakiRemote interpreting
English

Internal medicine: cardiology · Internal medicine: general

1-21-3 Chuo, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-1234

Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Nemoto Eye Clinic

根本眼科

Ibaraki
English

Ophthalmology

3694-5 Kanaicho, Hitachiota, Ibaraki, 313-0016

Saturday hours

Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.

Need an interpreter or a help line?

Interpreters and help lines

Get language support over the phone or by video during a medical visit, or call a help line to find facilities that speak your language. These services help you communicate with medical staff; they do not provide a doctor’s consultation.

You can call these yourself

Japan Visitor Hotline (JNTO)

NationwideHelp line

Call directly

The Japan National Tourism Organization’s help line for visitors, including support when you are ill or injured.

24 hours, every day

How to use this service

Call the number and explain what you need. From outside Japan, dial +81-50-3816-2787.

English, Chinese and Korean

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Information Center (Himawari)

TokyoHelp line

Call directly

Information on Tokyo medical facilities that support foreign languages, and on how Japan’s medical system works.

9:00 to 20:00, every day

How to use this service

The service is free; you pay your own call charges. It is an information line, not an emergency service.

English, Chinese, Korean, Thai and Spanish

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Fukuoka International Medical Support Center

FukuokaTelephone

Call directly; no registration

A prefectural call center offering telephone interpreting between you and medical staff, plus information on Fukuoka medical facilities.

24 hours, every day

How to use this service

The service is free; you pay your own call charges. You can call with the doctor for a three-way interpreted call.

21 languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish and Portuguese

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Okinawa Medical Multilingual Call Center for visitors

OkinawaHelp line

Call directly (visitors)

A prefectural line for visitors who fall ill or are injured in Okinawa. It can point you to medical facilities with language support.

24 hours, every day

How to use this service

Visitors, their companions or hotel staff can call. Clinics in Okinawa use a separate interpreting line.

18 languages, including English, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

mediPhone

NationwideTelephone

Direct patient registration

Telephone medical interpretation for visits to hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.

How to use this service

Register through the provider’s patient service and check the current fee before calling. Confirm that your hospital can use a remote interpreter.

English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Vietnamese, alongside Japanese

Public service information checked 2026-10-16. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

AMDA Medical Information Center

NationwideTelephone or web meeting

Patient enquiries; reservation needed

A nonprofit organisation offering remote medical interpretation by telephone or web meeting.

How to use this service

Arrange a reservation and confirm your language’s schedule. Ask the medical facility whether it can use the service.

Language availability varies by day; check the provider’s schedule

Public service information checked 2026-10-16. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Ask your clinic or hospital to use these

Many hospitals already have access to an interpreting service through the prefecture or a contract. Ask at reception whether they use one of these.

Aichi Medical Interpretation System

AichiTelephone or in person

Your hospital arranges it

Telephone interpreting and interpreter visits at participating hospitals, clinics and health centers in Aichi.

Telephone interpreting 24 hours; Vietnamese and Filipino 8:00 to 20:00

How to use this service

Patients cannot book directly. Check the participating facility list on the service website and ask the hospital to use the system. Fees may apply.

English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Korean

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

BRIDGE MULTILINGUAL SOLUTIONS

NationwideTelephone or video

Arrange through your hospital or organisation

Remote interpreting services that include healthcare communication, with telephone and video options.

How to use this service

Ask your hospital whether it has a contract or can arrange the service. The provider’s business enquiry route is not an instant patient booking service.

Ask the provider about the language and medical interpreting support required

Public service information checked 2026-10-16. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

BeBorn

NationwideTelephone

Arrange through your hospital or organisation

Telephone interpreting between a patient, medical staff and a remote interpreter.

How to use this service

The published service uses a dedicated number for contracted clients. Ask your hospital whether it can arrange access and confirm medical interpreting availability.

Check your language and service hours with the provider

Public service information checked 2026-10-16. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Osaka Prefecture 24-hour Multilingual Remote Medical Interpreting

OsakaTelephone

Clinics and pharmacies in Osaka register; ask yours

Free telephone interpreting for registered medical institutions and pharmacies in Osaka Prefecture.

24 hours, every day

How to use this service

Ask the clinic or pharmacy whether it is registered with the prefecture’s remote interpreting service. You will be asked to agree before an interpreter joins.

English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai and French

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Kanagawa Medical Interpreter Dispatch System (MIC Kanagawa)

KanagawaIn person

Your hospital arranges it

Trained interpreters sent to about 70 cooperating hospitals in Kanagawa Prefecture.

How to use this service

Ask the hospital’s medical counseling desk how to book. The hospital pays a set fee and some hospitals ask the patient to cover part of it.

13 languages, including Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Spanish, English, Thai, Vietnamese and Nepali

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Ministry of Health rare-language remote interpreting

NationwideTelephone

Registered medical institutions; ask yours

A government-funded telephone interpreting service for less common languages that commercial services often cannot cover.

How to use this service

If your language is hard to find, ask the hospital whether it is registered with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare rare-language service.

Less common languages; the hospital can check yours

Public service information checked 2026-10-25. Confirm availability, language and fees directly.

Will my travel insurance pay?

Every policy is different, so check your own policy wording. This is a general guide, not a coverage decision.

Usually covered: doctor visits and hospital care for an illness or injury that starts suddenly during the trip, emergency dental treatment for pain relief, and complications of pregnancy. (Squaremouth, World Nomads)

Usually not covered: conditions you had before buying the policy unless it includes a waiver, routine check-ups and health screening, vaccinations, prescription refills, routine pregnancy care and childbirth, dental work that can wait until you are home, and any treatment you planned or travelled to Japan for. Injuries from some higher-risk activities are excluded unless you add cover.

Before you need it: the Japan National Tourism Organization strongly recommends travel insurance, and visitors with unpaid medical bills may be refused entry later. Check whether your policy is cashless, meaning the insurer pays the clinic directly, because some clinics do not take cards. Keep the insurer’s emergency number with you, and ask your credit card provider whether your card includes cover. You can also buy insurance after you arrive. (JNTO)

At the clinic: call your insurer first if you can, keep every receipt and any documents from the doctor, and ask the insurer which forms it needs for a claim.