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Medical Clinics in Japan: lead lists

Japan has a large number of small private clinics run by individual doctors, covering internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology and more. Online booking and web check-in are spreading but not yet universal.

Top 10 prefectures by number of medical clinics

  1. 1Tokyo11,035
  2. 2Osaka7,350
  3. 3Kanagawa5,776
  4. 4Aichi4,513
  5. 5Hyogo4,288
  6. 6Fukuoka3,931
  7. 7Saitama3,539
  8. 8Chiba2,984
  9. 9Hokkaido2,574
  10. 10Shizuoka2,211

Source: 2021 Economic Census for Business Activity, category β€œGeneral clinics” (as of June 1, 2021). Numbers in brackets below use the same source.

Browse by prefecture

Hokkaido & Tohoku

Hokkaido (2,574)Aomori (639)Iwate (660)Miyagi (1,351)Akita (566)Yamagata (701)Fukushima (1,027)

Kanto

Tokyo (11,035)Kanagawa (5,776)Saitama (3,539)Chiba (2,984)Ibaraki (1,339)Tochigi (1,126)Gunma (1,251)

Chubu

Niigata (1,207)Toyama (607)Ishikawa (696)Fukui (433)Yamanashi (522)Nagano (1,218)Gifu (1,261)Shizuoka (2,211)Aichi (4,513)

Kansai

Osaka (7,350)Kyoto (2,022)Hyogo (4,288)Nara (1,009)Wakayama (850)Shiga (851)Mie (1,218)

Chugoku & Shikoku

Tottori (393)Shimane (498)Okayama (1,265)Hiroshima (2,161)Yamaguchi (1,001)Tokushima (566)Kagawa (681)Ehime (956)Kochi (395)

Kyushu & Okinawa

Fukuoka (3,931)Saga (556)Nagasaki (1,056)Kumamoto (1,168)Oita (746)Miyazaki (698)Kagoshima (1,079)Okinawa (754)

Tokyo's 23 wards

Chiyoda (301)Chuo (412)Minato (514)Shinjuku (492)Bunkyo (226)Taito (191)Sumida (193)Koto (319)Shinagawa (370)Meguro (264)Ota (522)Setagaya (790)Shibuya (468)Nakano (267)Suginami (447)Toshima (379)Kita (230)Arakawa (159)Itabashi (330)Nerima (487)Adachi (369)Katsushika (312)Edogawa (361)

Doing business with medical clinics in Japan

Medical advertising is regulated under the Medical Care Act. The director doctor makes most decisions, and the clinic manager or office staff often act as the first gatekeeper.

Call during the midday break or after the afternoon session. Winter flu season is busy, so autumn is often a better time for proposals.

Other industries

Tax AccountantsRestaurantsHair SalonsOsteopathic Clinics (Seikotsuin)Dental ClinicsReal Estate AgenciesConstruction CompaniesElderly Care FacilitiesCram Schools (Juku)