1.     Belongings

□ Medical Insurance card

□ Mask

□ Cash

□ Residence card

□ Prescription record (From the second time onwards)

□ Patient registration card (From the second time onwards)

2.     If you don’t have insurance card

・If you stay in Japan over 3 months, you must take out National Health Insurance or company health insurance. (Medical expenses will bedoubled if you don’t)

・Those without a Japanese health insurance card will have to pay the full amount of your hospital charges. If you have to, you can apply to get refunded to the health insurance association or your ward office post-visit (please note that the full amount may not be refunded.) Be sure to receive a receipt and an official statement of charges before leaving the hospital.

　If you have your insurance card 

3.     How much does it cost to see a doctor in Japan?

If you have your insurance card,

・About 5,000 yen in total

・The first consultation: 3,000~4,000 yen

・Medicine: 1,000~2,000 yen

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　 If you don’t have your insurance card, you will pay a lot more.

4.     Method of payment

×Credit…Only few Japanese large hospitals allow to use credit card

◎Cash　 Please bring cash

＊No need to tip in any situation