CLINIC FINDER
Find a clinic that can help in your language.
Search clinics across Japan by prefecture, language and department.
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.
Map of these results
Near-me search uses the language, department and opening-time filters above, ignores the prefecture, and stays in your browser. Your location is not sent to Care Compass Japan. Map data from Google, labelled in your browser’s language.
It is a weekday daytime in Japan, when most clinics are open. Call to check before you go.
1906 clinics · page 40 of 96
Matsunami Clinic
松波クリニック
Internal medicine: general · Surgery: general · Surgery: proctology
2-143 Sekiyamatsunamityou,Chuo-ku,Niigata City,Niigata Prefecture
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
MedicalforestCentralTokamachiClinic
メディカルフォレスト十日町中央クリニック
Internal medicine: general
3Minami1-9,Inari-cho,Tokamachi,Niigata948-0093
Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours · Cards accepted
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Niigata Prefectural Matsudai Clinic
新潟県立まつだい診療センター
Internal medicine: general
niigatakentokamachisimatsudai3592-2
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Okugawa Pediatric Clinic
医療法人おくがわ小児クリニック
Pediatrics
1-2838,Nagaoka-shi,Niigata Prefecture
Saturday hours · Sunday or holiday hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
SugiharaOrthopedicClinic
すぎはら整形外科
Surgery: general · Surgery: orthopedic
7-3,Wakaba-cho,Agano-shi,Nigata,959-2036
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Tanaka Clinic
たなか医院
Internal medicine: general · Psychiatry & mental health
4212-1 Maki-Ko,Nishikan-Ku,Niigata-Shi,Niigata Prefecture
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
UchiyamaClinic
内山医院
Internal medicine: general
1161-1YoshikawakuShitamachi,Joetsu,Niigata,949-3443
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
YAMAMOTO Clinic
山本医院
Internal medicine: general · Pediatrics
232-1 Teraji,Itoigawashi,Niigata Prefectur,949-0304
Saturday hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
YukiyoshiClinic
ゆきよしクリニック
Surgery: general · Surgery: orthopedic
1-4-3,Inaba,Konan-ku,Nigata-city,Niagata,950-0122
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
INUKAIKODAMAIIN
いぬかい児玉医院
Internal medicine: general
1105-1-1InukaimachiTahara,Bungoono,Oita,879-7305
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Iryouhoujin Noc NanaseClinic
医療法人NOCななせクリニック
Internal medicine: general
390-11,Kamimunakata,OitaCity,Oita,870-1152
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
KeidaClinic
けいだクリニック
Internal medicine: general
1-7-46,Chuo-machi,Nakatsu-City,Oita,871-0006
Saturday hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Funabiki Dental Clinic
ふなびき歯科
Dental: general · Dental: pediatric
18-22 Mizushimaminamikameshima-cho, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama
Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Hara Clinic
医療法人豊医会原医院
Internal medicine: general · Surgery: general · Surgery: orthopedic
363-2 Toyokunihara, Mimasaka City, Okayama, 707-0015
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
International Sugihara ophthalmology and Internal midicine clinic
医療法人幸伸会すぎはら眼科循環器科内科
Internal medicine: general · Ophthalmology
751-1, Chayamachi, Kurashiki City, Okayama
Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Mirai Clinic
医療法人ファミリアみらいクリニック
Internal medicine: general
374-3 Minato, Naka Ward, Okayama City, Okayama, 703-8266
Saturday hours · Evening hours · Cards accepted
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Mito Clinic
医療法人三戸内科医院
Dermatology · Internal medicine: general · Pediatrics
168-3 Musa, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama, 701-2141
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Saiwaichokinenshigei Clinic
幸町記念しげいクリニック
3-57, Omotoekimae, Kita Ward,Okayama City,Okayama 700-0923
Cards accepted
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
Sato Heart Clinic
さとうハートクリニック
Internal medicine: cardiology · Internal medicine: general
1-22-23 Aoe Kita-ku Okayama city, Okayama Pref. 700-0941
Saturday hours · Evening hours
Listed in the national foreign-patient register. Checked 2026-06-30.
TAKIUCHI Family Clinic
たきうちファミリークリニック
Internal medicine: general
2248-1 Nakashima, Kurashiki City, Okayama, 710-0803
Saturday hours · Cards accepted
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.