Regular Health Checkup
Regular Health Checkup typically includes physical measurement, doctor’s consultation, blood pressure measurement, vision and hearing test, urine test, chest X-ray, ECG and blood test. Company employees and students have a chance to have this regular checkup every year. New employees are also required to do this checkup and submit the report to the employer.
Japanese Health Insurance does not cover the cost of general health checkups.
Checkup hospitals are for healthy patients who have no current health problems. If you have suspicious symptoms or any particular concerns, you should not visit a checkup hospital. You should see a doctor that deals with those symptoms. Otherwise the costs to you will be very high.
Students should be eligible for free general checkups at their school. If you work for a company, your company should cover the costs for your annual regular checkup. If you are self-employed or a freelance worker and have National Health Insurance, you can use free regular checkup services provided by NHI. They will post-mail the free coupons to your address.
Contact us and we can help you find a clinic/hospital for a checkup for students, self-employers, company employees and new employees. We assist residents in Japan.
Tourists and visitors health check appointments are arranged via medical tourism companies. JHI is not a medical tourism company. We are unable to offer appointment arrangements for visitors in Japan.
Complete Medical Checkups, Ningen Dock
Many specialized hospitals and clinics provide complete checkup services. These are called Ningen Dock in Japanese.
A Ningen Dock takes half a day to full day or night’s stay. They do a thorough check of your total body. Testing items include MRI, CT, ultrasound and detailed blood tests. Some clinic provide specialised courses like brain or heart complete checkup. At the end of the tests, a doctor will explain the results.
In general, many Ningen Dock hospital staff do not speak English. We can come to a hospital of your choice to offer translation service with a fee. If you need help find a hospital, we can help with that part as well as long as it is OK for you to use our in-hospital translation service because hospitals request a translator to come with you.
Ningen Dock prices vary, but start from around 50,000 yen.
Ningen Dock for tourists is arranged via a medical tourism company. They have contracts with major Ningen Dock Hospitals in Japan. JHI is not a medical tourism company. We are unable to offer appointment arrangements for visitors in Japan.