Healthcare & Consultation
Emergency Contacts
Ambulance / Fire
#119
Police
#110
Crime or traffic accident
Medical Advice Line(Non-Emergency) #7119
How to Visit a Hospital or Clinic
Find a Hospital
Use your phone or search online to find a hospital or clinic near your home or school.
Make an Appointment
Call or book online before you go.
Check What to Bring
Remember to bring your health insurance card (or My Number insurance card), your Residence Card, and your patient card (from your second visit onward).
Check In and See the Doctor
When you arrive, give your name at the reception desk, then wait in the waiting room until you're called.
Multilingual Support Services
Free Health Checkups with Interpreter Support for Foreign Residents
Free health checkups with interpreter support are available for foreign residents. They are held several times a year, usually on Sundays, at locations that are convenient for foreign residents. Please contact the organizers for details on locations and dates.
http://mickanagawa.web.fc2.comMedical Interpreter Dispatch System
Operated by: International Affairs Division, International Culture and Tourism Bureau, Kanagawa Prefectural Government; municipalities within the prefecture; and Multilingual Community Resource Kanagawa (MIC Kanagawa), an NPO
This service dispatches volunteer medical interpreters to partner hospitals in the prefecture so that people whose first language is not Japanese can communicate with doctors and other staff. Procedures and fees differ from hospital to hospital. If you would like an interpreter, please ask at the hospital's consultation desk in Japanese.
Multilingual Community Resource Kanagawa (MIC Kanagawa)
Working with Kanagawa Prefecture and its municipalities, MIC Kanagawa trains and dispatches medical interpreters to help foreign residents whose first language isn't Japanese get care at medical institutions.
http://mickanagawa.web.fc2.comMultilingual Medical Questionnaire
This questionnaire helps patients whose first language is not Japanese describe symptoms or injuries to a doctor. It is also useful for Japanese speakers traveling abroad.
http://www.kifjp.org/medicalTelephone Consultation
Operated by: AMDA International Medical Information Center (NPO)
In multiple languages, the center helps foreign residents and visitors find hospitals where they can communicate, explains Japan's medical and welfare systems, and provides medical interpreting by phone during appointments.
Kanagawa Prefecture Ordinance on the Prevention of Passive Smoking in Public Facilities
Produced by: Cancer and Disease Control Division, Health and Medical Care Department, Health and Medical Care Bureau, Kanagawa Prefectural Government
Kanagawa Prefecture has enacted the Ordinance on the Prevention of Passive Smoking in Public Facilities as a rule to protect residents from the harmful health effects of secondhand smoke.
National Health Insurance and Medical Care System for Older Senior Citizens for Foreign Residents
Produced by: Medical Insurance Division, Health and Medical Care Department, Health and Medical Care Bureau, Kanagawa Prefectural Government
This page explains who is covered by National Health Insurance and the Medical Care System for Older Senior Citizens, and where to complete enrollment procedures.
Same-day HIV Testing
HIV testing is available with support for people who are not yet comfortable with Japanese. This is same-day testing, so you receive your result on the day of the test. It is free and anonymous.
https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/ga4/cnt/f7037/index.html#kensa1