After-hours healthcare search
Find the care you need,
when you need it.
Search for clinics, dentists and pharmacies open at night, on Sundays, public holidays and over the New Year period.
Based on open data from Japan's Ministry of Health
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Hokkaido1,090Aomori157Iwate190Miyagi509Akita208Yamagata221Fukushima288Ibaraki680Tochigi380Gunma362Saitama2,460Chiba2,078Tokyo7,021Kanagawa3,128Niigata356Toyama147Ishikawa118Fukui109Yamanashi168Nagano378Gifu527Shizuoka797Aichi1,922Mie432Shiga424Kyoto772Osaka3,807Hyogo1,186Nara513Wakayama225Tottori115Shimane154Okayama326Hiroshima452Yamaguchi249Tokushima158Kagawa139Ehime289Kochi215Fukuoka1,414Saga173Nagasaki248Kumamoto397Oita242Miyazaki196Kagoshima356Okinawa120
After-hours care, at a glance.
There are options outside normal opening hours. These are the key nationwide figures.
Snapshot: 2026-06-01
Practical guides
What to know when looking for healthcare outside normal hours.
01Getting sick in Japan after hours: what actually happensMost clinics in Japan close by 18:00. Only 1,888 facilities nationwide stay open past 22:00. How the system works and who to call.→02Hospital or clinic in Japan? Choosing the right one saves moneyGoing straight to a large hospital without a referral means an extra fee. How the two-tier system works.→03Japanese pharmacies explained: prescriptions, drugstores and the four-day ruleA drugstore and a dispensing pharmacy are not the same thing. What to look for, and why your prescription expires in four days.→
View all guides New Year period, 29 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027View nationwide totals by date
| Date | Day | Facilities open |
|---|---|---|
| 12/29 | Tue | 51,081 |
| 12/30 | Wed | 14,815 |
| 12/31 | Thu | 2,468 |
| 01/01 | Fri, New Year's Day | 102 |
| 01/02 | Sat | 3,935 |
| 01/03 | Sun | 1,088 |