Japanese Medical System

Procedures to Receive Treatment at Medical Facilities and Insurance

Medical facilities in Japan largely consist of private clinics and general hospitals. To receive medical attention you will have to apply for first visit procedures. In general, applications for first visit patients are accepted in the morning. If you have health insurance, you will have to submit your insurance certificate at the time of application.
Everyone must be medically insured in Japan, this regulation also applies to foreign residents. Except for those foreign residents who have health insurance through work for themselves and their dependents, as well as those who are recipients of welfare, foreign residents are required to join the National Health Insurance Program if they are staying in Japan for one year or longer. For more information concerning the National Health Insurance Program, see here(Click!).

General Hospitals in Chiyoda City

Kudanzaka Hospital: 2-1-39, Kudan-Minami. Tel: 3262-9191
Tokyo Teishin Hospital: 2-14-23, Fujimi. Tel: 5214-7111
Nihon University Hospital at Surugadai: 1-8-13, Kanda-Surugadai. Tel: 3293-1711
Mitsui Memorial Hospital: 1, Kanda-Izumicho. Tel: 3862-9111
* English-speaking doctors and nurses are available.

Getting Sick During Holidays and at Night

Treatment on Holidays (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry)

In cooperation with Chiyoda Associations of Physicians and Dentists, there are medical facilities designated for treatment on holidays in Chiyoda City. The monthly list of doctors and dentists on duty is announced in the bi-weekly newsletter Chiyoda (in Japanese). When receiving treatment, please remember to bring your health insurance certificate.
For more information, contact the Chiyoda Public Health Center. Tel: 3291-3641
Hours:
Internal medicine and pediatrics: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Dentistry: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Telephone Service for Emergency Hospitals During Holidays and at Night

In order to obtain directory assistance for medical facilities which accept emergency outpatients during holidays and at night, call the following directory assistance services.
Information Desk of the Tokyo Fire Department. Tel: 3212-2323 (available 24 hours everyday).
Health and Medical Information Center, Himawari. Tel: 5272-0303 (available 24 hours everyday)
Tokyo Metropolitan Health & Medical Information Center. Tel: 5285-8181

Emergency Hospitals in Chiyoda

Please bring your health insurance certificate with you. As there may not always be doctors on duty who specialize in the area you need, we suggest that you call the hospital for confirmation before you go.

Int., Gas., Car., Ped., Neu., Sur., OrS., PS., Neu., Ob.-Gyn., Oph., Oto., Res., Der., Uro., Ven., Den., Rad., Ane., Psy., Reh.

Nihon University Hospital at Surugadai: 1-8-13, Kanda-Surugadai. Tel: 3293-1711
Int. Gas., Car., Ped., Phy., Neu., Sur., OrS., NeS., Ob.-Gyn., Oph., Oto., Der., Uro., Rad., Ane., Neu.-Int., CvS.

Nagura Hospital: 4-2, Kanda-Surugadai. Tel: 3251-5171
OrS., Reh.

Tokyo Teishin Hospital: 2-14-23, Fujimi. Tel: 5214-7111
Int., Res., Gas., Car., Ped., Psy., Sur., OrS., NeS., Oph., Oto., Der., Uro., Den., Rad., Ane., Ob.-Gyn.

Sanraku Hospital: 2-5, Kanda-Surugadai. Tel: 3292-3981
Int., Oph., OrS., Psy., Oto., Rad., Neu., Der., Ped., Uro., Ob.-Gyn., Ane., Den

Useful Terms in Japanese

Receptionist = Uketsuke
Patient’s chart = Karute
Prescription = Shohosen
Pharmacy = Yakkyoku
Waiting room = Machiaishitsu
First visit = Shoshin
Return visit = Saishin
Outpatient = Gairai
Hospitalization = Nyuin
Please tell me in which area of specialization I should see a doctor? = Shinryo kamoku wo oshiete kudasai.
I would like to make an appointment. = Yoyaku wo onegai shimasu.
What is this medicine for? = Korewa nanno kusuri desu ka?
Do you have any allergies? = Arerugi ga arimasu ka?
Please perform testing for xxx. = xxx no kensa wo shite kudasai.
I feel I have a cold. = Kazegimi desu.
I feel cold. = Samuke ga shimasu.
I feel nausea. = Hakike ga shimasu.
I have a stomachache. = I ga itamimasu.
I have a heavy stomach. = Onaka ga harimasu.
I feel heavy in the chest. = Muneyake ga shimasu.
I have diarrhea. = Gerigimi desu.
I am constipated. = Benpi desu.
I am often out of breath. = Ikigire ga shimasu.
I have lower-back pain. = Koshi ga itamimasu.
Our child is having a convulsion. = Kodomo ga hikitsuke wo okoshimashita.
Our baby cries a lot at night. = Yonaki wo shimasu.
Our child still wets the bed. = Onesho ga naorimasen.
I am burned. = Yakedo wo shimashita.
My eyes get tired easily. = Me ga tsukaremasu.
My throat hurts. = Nodo ga itamimasu.
I have a ringing in my ear. = Miminari ga shimasu.
I have pain in my gums. = Haguki ga itai.
Please check for cavities. = Mushiba wo kensa shite kudasai.

About Hospitalization

When being hospitalized for an operation, treatment or examination, preparations are necessary. In some cases, you may have to wait a few days for a vacant bed. We suggest you check the types of food and available facilities such as a shower while you prepare things you might need during your stay. At the very least, you will need pajamas, towels, toothbrush and toothpaste, slippers and cups. In big hospitals, many of these things are sold in the hospital store. There are various types of rooms available, including private, two-person and large (4- to 8-person) rooms. As a general rule, it costs more to stay in a private and two-person room.

Parts of the Body

1.Head = Atama
2.Face = Kao
3.Forehead = Hitai
4.Eye = Me
5.Nose = Hana
6.Ear = Mimi
7.Mouth = Kuchi
8.Chin = Ago
9.Neck = Kubi
10.Throat = Nodo
11.Shoulder = Kata
12.Armpit = Waki-no-shita
13.Chest = Mune
14.Lower back = Koshi
15.Abdomen = Onaka
16.Side of the abdomen = Wakibara
17.Hand = Te
18.Arm = Ude
19.Elbow = Hiji
20.Finger = Yubi
21.Wrist = Tekubi
22.Leg = Ashi
23.Thigh = Futomomo
24.Knee = Hiza
25.Ankle = Ashikubi
26.Heel = Kakato