We offer a wide range of vaccines and prevention medications, primarily to prevent infectious diseases at overseas destinations and similar settings.

We also provide testing for various infectious diseases, prescriptions for medications that are handy to keep on hand while traveling, and issuance of certificates required at your destination.

Consultations about malaria prevention medication, altitude sickness prevention medication and medications to keep on hand are also available by telephone consultation.

If you have any questions, please contact us via our Official LINE.

You can look up the types of vaccines and schedules for each destination below.

Diseases to watch out for at your destination are explained in detail on the page below.

There are also various benefits for corporate clients considering vaccination for their employees. Please see the page below for details.

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Note that the prices indicated in this page are all inclusive of tax.

Our Features

Our Travel Medicine has the following 5 features.

We provide care with attention to privacy, and propose the prescriptions and schedules best suited to each patient for the various concerns that arise depending on the destination.

Please feel free to visit us with peace of mind.

Vaccination schedule

We explain the types, vaccination schedules and points to note for the vaccines we carry.

Live Vaccines and Inactivated Vaccines

Vaccination is a method of acquiring resistance (immunity) to infection in advance, thereby preventing infection itself or preventing severe illness if infection occurs.

Vaccines are broadly divided into 2 types: “live vaccines” and “inactivated vaccines”.

The figure is quoted from the notice on the revision of the rules for vaccination intervals on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website

For details, please refer to this page of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Vaccines Needed by Region

Based on the postings of the Quarantine Stations of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (FORTH), we have compiled the diseases that pose an infection risk in each region and that are considered preventable, or whose severity can be reduced, through vaccination.

You can look up the types of vaccines and schedules for each destination below.

Vaccination Schedule

The numbers of doses and intervals below are guidance for adults. We recommend that the schedule up to weeks 5 to 8 be completed before travel.

For the schedule from 6 months onward, please be vaccinated at your destination or when you return home temporarily.

If you do not get vaccinated, the primary series will remain incomplete and in some cases you may have to start over, so be sure not to miss it.

For tetanus, polio and Japanese encephalitis, the intervals shown are those from the primary series in cases where the primary series was not completed through routine vaccination in childhood.

*If the primary series was completed in childhood, 1 dose is given; if it was not completed, 3 doses are given.

*2 The influenza vaccine can only be given during the epidemic season (approx. October to February).

*3 The COVID vaccine is by appointment only. If you wish to be vaccinated, please contact us in advance via LINE.

Precautions After Vaccination

After vaccination, please note the following 3 points.

Malaria and Prevention Medication

Malaria is a disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes and caused by malaria parasites. It develops after an incubation period of about 10 to 30 days.

When an Anopheles mosquito feeds on blood, malaria parasites are introduced into the body, and the parasites multiply in liver cells over 10 to 30 days (this period is called the incubation period).

Without prophylaxis, a 1-month stay in West Africa is said to carry an infection rate of approximately 3%, and a 1-month stay in tropical Africa approximately 0.2%; infection can be fatal and is extremely dangerous.

If you are traveling to a malaria-endemic area, do so with correct knowledge and prevention medication.

Types and Symptoms of Malaria

Malaria is classified into 5 types according to the parasite, and among them falciparum malaria is called malignant malaria; in travelers without immunity it is an extremely urgent disease that can be fatal if appropriate medical care is not provided.

Note: In addition to the 4 types of malaria above, there is also simian malaria.

Endemic Areas and Risk

The main endemic areas for malaria are tropical and subtropical regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast and South Asia, Central and South America, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

In particular, those staying 1 week or longer in a highly endemic malaria area must take malaria prevention medication.

Figure: Quoted from “Malaria Prevention Pocket Guide”, Travel Clinic, Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

According to the expert committee on malaria prevention, malaria prevention medication is absolutely indicated for the following people.

The risk of contracting malaria varies with the place of stay, the season, the altitude and other factors.

We have summarized the risks in the table below; please take a look.

Types and Characteristics of Malaria Prevention Medication

Onset of malaria can be prevented in over 90% of cases if the medication is taken correctly.

In Japan, Malarone and Mephaquin are approved, while doxycycline is not.

The characteristics of each medication are shown below.

[Comparison of Malarone and Mephaquin]

Mosquito Measures Other Than Prevention Medication

Anopheles mosquitoes are said to feed most actively from dusk until dawn, so avoid going out at night in particular.

Also check whether your accommodation provides a mosquito net. Mosquito coils and the like are also useful.

In addition to the prevention medication above, an insect repellent called DEET is also effective. If you use an insect repellent spray, choose one that contains DEET.

Prices

Travel Medicine is self-pay (outside insurance coverage).

Self-pay fees are calculated using the price calculation below.

Initial and Follow-Up Consultation Fees

The consultation fee differs between first visits and follow-up visits.

Anyone who has visited us even once, whether under insurance or self-pay, will be seen at the follow-up visit fee.

Vaccine Fees

The vaccines we carry are as follows.

Medication Fees

The medications we carry are as follows. All can be prescribed in-house on the same day. There is no need to go to a pharmacy.

*Diamox, an altitude sickness prevention medication, is recommended to be started 1 day before climbing and continued until 2 days after reaching the summit or until you descend. Diamox can also be added, so please consult with the doctor.

Testing Fees

The tests we can perform are as follows. Results for tests other than same-day testing will be sent by email.

*The number of days for reporting test results is a guide counted from the “test start date”. For samples taken after early evening on the day, or on Sundays, public holidays or over the New Year period, the next business day becomes the “test start date”. For self-pay care, results can be checked on the web.

*2 Testing is available only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and is by appointment. If you wish to be tested, please contact us via LINE at least 3 business days before the test date.

Issuance of Certificates

For those who require a medical certificate or referral letter from us, the fees are as follows.

Consultation Process

As with our other departments, Travel Medicine gives priority to those with appointments.

Visiting without an appointment is expected to involve a long wait, so please make an appointment and fill in the medical questionnaire in advance.

Health Check for Workers Posted Overseas

We provide health checks for those being posted overseas.

We offer care in the evenings and on weekends, with attention to privacy, and provide an environment that is easy to visit for people of every generation and gender.

The results of our health checks are, as a rule, sent within 1 week by email (by post as well if required), so there is no need to come back to our clinic.

We also accept the JICA Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers health check and health checks for study abroad or visas, so please contact us via LINE.

The health checks we provide are as follows. Health check results will be sent by email.

*This will be taken at our Partnered Clinic (about 2 minutes on foot). There is no payment whatsoever at the Partnered Clinic.

Influenza Prevention Medication

We carry influenza prevention medication.

Starting it within 48 hours of contact with an influenza patient is said to reduce onset by 60 to 90%. If you wish to lower your risk of infection, such as before travel or study abroad, please consult us.

*It is not a substitute for vaccination (it can be used alongside it).

The influenza prevention medications we carry are as follows.

A doctor’s consultation is always required for a prescription of influenza prevention medication.

A consultation fee (2,500 JPY for a first visit, 1,000 JPY for a follow-up) is required separately.

*For adults. We do not prescribe it for children weighing under 37.5 kg.

*2 For those aged 10 and over. For those under 10, the dose is 20 mg (4,000 JPY). It cannot be used by children who are unable to inhale.