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* Only basic information is provided here. Please check with each medical institution for details on medical treatment such as business hours and what language each facility can accommodate.

* When possible, please contact each medical institution before visiting.

* There may be cases where treatment cannot be provided.

Area
Language	English Chinese Korean Portuguese Spanish Others
Medical department	Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Surgery Pediatrics Psychiatry Dermatology Neurosurgery Urology Orthopedic Surgery Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Obstetrics Gynecology Oral Health Others
Available credit card	VISA MASTER AMEX Diners Club JCB 中国銀聯 Others
JMIP	JMIP JMIP is a certification system which a third party evaluates medical institutions in Japan based on services to accept foreign patients, such as the provision of guidance and assistance in several languages and efforts to meet needs of those with different cultures and religions. Certified medical institutions have the JMIP mark indicated. What is JMIP ?
Emergency room	24 hours/day, 365 days/year

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* Some medical institutions may not be able to support certain languages, depending on the circumstances.

* Patients may be referred to another medical institution, depending on the extent of the illness or injury.

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The medical institution search service can also be used at the following facilities

Front desk or
concierge at a hotel

Describe your symptoms for referral to a medical institution.
Tourist Information
Center

Receive a referral to
a nearby medical institution.

JNTO Tourist Information Office list
International Travel
Medical Insurance

If you have traveler’s insurance,
the staﬀ can contact the insurance company and refer you to a medical institution.

Note: This is a list of medical institutions that can provide services to foreign travelers, selected by prefectures based on criteria specified by the Japan Tourism Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The following underpin the approaches to selection.

1) Category 1: Base medical institutions, selected by prefectures, that can provide services to foreign emergency patients requiring hospitalization.

2) Category 2: Base medical institutions, selected by prefectures, that can provide services to foreign patients (including clinics and dental clinics).

3) Apart from 1) and 2), medical institutions that have the willingness to assist in the treatment of foreign patients and that prefectures determine have the competence to be added to its medical institution list.

How to use Medical institutions

The type of medical institution you need differs between time of use,
if it is an emergency, and the level of severity.

Emergency hospital
Available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
- Accepts emergency care patients.
If you need doctors’ assistance
- Visit a clinic or general hospital during regular hours.
- Otherwise, go to after-hours reception (varies by region).
If you do not need doctors’ assistance
- Nearby pharmacy
- Drugstore
- OTC medication search (English only)
  An English-language search for drugs (OTC medication) that can be purchased from pharmacies or drugstores. Search under the name of the drug, affected part, or efficacy.
- Consult a pharmacist or a registered sales clerk, if necessary.
- Some types of medicines cannot be purchased when the pharmacist is not there.

How to use an emergency care hospital

If you need an ambulance, show the sentence below to a nearby Japanese person so they will call one for you.
Be transported to an emergency care hospital in the event of a traffic accident or other emergency.

救急車を呼んでください。(Please call an ambulance.)

Important

You cannot choose which hospital you will be brought to. Depending on your condition, you may be given treatment without being questioned, so it is important to fill out the sheet below. ★1

Procedure from hospital reception to payment

Reception
The medical care system varies by country. Avoid diﬃculties by learning about them in advance.
Ask for a general estimate of the treatment cost at reception.

*There is a limited number of medical institutions that can accommodate other languages.
Fill out medical sheet.
Personal information concerning medical care
to write down（PDF）
Receive doctor examination and treatment,
and receive a prescription.^*1
Sheet for pointing to symptoms and their descriptions（PDF）
Complete payment.^*2
Submit prescription to pharmacy and purchase medications.^*3

*1 Be sure to listen carefully to the explanation of the examination results.

*2 Payment here is the cost for treatment received up to this point. Keep in mind that payment by credit card is only accepted at major hospitals. Clinics generally accept cash only.
If you are subscribed to overseas travel insurance including cash-free payment service, there is no need for payment. However, if you are not subscribed to overseas travel insurance, you may be charged the full amount.
Note: The cash-free conditions vary by insurance company. Please check beforehand.

*3 You will be charged separately at the pharmacy for any medicine you need. Some medical institutions provide in-house prescriptions.

Symptoms and Treatment

Primary symptoms	Diagnosis and treatment departments

Fever, sore throat, cough, runny nose	Internal Medicine
Headache	Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery
Chest pain	Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Respiratory Internal Medicine
Abdominal pain	Internal Medicine, Gastroenterological Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Bloody vomit or stool	Internal Medicine, Gastroenterological Medicine
Diarrhea	Internal Medicine, Gastroenterological Medicine
Injury, wound	Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Bone fracture, joint pain	Orthopedic Surgery
Burns	Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Eczema/Hives	Dermatology
Dizziness/Tinnitus	Otorhinolaryngology, Neurology
Ears, nose, or throat	Otorhinolaryngology
Children’s illnesses	Pediatrics
Toothaches	Oral Health
Difficulty urinating, bloody urine, pain when urinating	Urology
During pregnancy (abdominal pain or bloating, spotting, water breakage, concerns about the baby)	Obstetrics/Gynecology
In emergencies	Emergency Medicine
Unsure what department to visit	General Diagnosis and Treatment

Travel Insurance

You will feel safe in emergencies
if you have international travel medical insurance.
Enjoy your travels without worry.

Although I may not have an illness or injury... | Get international travel medical insurance to cover your medical expenses. > Why? > If anything happens,treatment costs can be very expensive. | Get treatment without worry in unexpected situations. | Plus, | I cannot speak Japanese... | Feel even safer with medical institution referrals, interpretation services, and cash-free treatment.

*If you do not have insurance, you can get it after arriving in Japan.

Guide for using medical institutions（PDF）

Travel Insurance for Visitors