Useful Medical Resources
- Kyoto Prefecture JETs Medical Guide
- Kyoto Prefecture Emergency Medical Information
- Search for doctors and pharmacies in Kyoto Prefecture that speak foreign languages.
- Search for medical facilities according to your criteria.
- Use the Web Page Translation function at the top right hand corner, if needed.
- Kyoto City International Foundation
- Hospitals and Dental Clinics with Foreign Language Speaking Doctors
- Hospitals where Medical Interpreters are Dispatched
- Emergency Medical Treatment at Night, and on Weekends and Holidays
- Kyoto City Dental Chuo Clinic for Holidays and Emergencies
- Kyoto Prefecture International Center
- Information on medicine, healthcare, pregnancy, birth, and more
- Multi-Lingual Medical Sheet (over 20 languages available)
- Use a Medical Questionnaire to prepare for a doctor's visit. This site provides useful translations of many medical forms that you may see at a doctor's office.
- Medical Interpreter Dispatch
- Japan Healthcare Info
- Find English-speaking doctors
- Services to help setup an appointment
- AMDA International Medical Information Center of Japan
- Services to help you find doctors and/or help you with questions about the Japanese Health Insurance System
- Kyoto JETs collaborative Google Map of recommended doctors in Kyoto
- Kyoto Medical Interpreter Dispatching Service
- This service will dispatch English speakers to one of the 4 designated hospital: Kyoto Municipal Hospital, Koseikai Takeda Hospital, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, and Kyoto Katsura Hospital.
- Map: HIV/AIDs and STD testing in Japan
- English to Japanese (and vice versa) vaccine translator
- Extremely helpful for families moving to Japan or back to their home countries.
- Click here to download Kyoto Prefectural International Center's Disaster Preparedness Handbook (available in 10 different languages).