Health check-up · Japan
Health check-up in Japan: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home
Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
We found 2 published prices for a health check-up in Japan, from ¥81,400 to ¥154,000, or about £388 to £735 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £385 to £1,120 at the providers we checked.
- Published price
- ¥81,400 to ¥154,000about £388 to £735 · about €464 to €877 · about C$727 to C$1,370 · about $519 to $982
- Price is for
- one package for one person; contents differ widely, so each row says what it includes
- Where
- Tokyo
- Providers
- 2 (Tokyo Midtown Clinic and NCGM (National Center for Global Health and Medicine))
- Time there
- Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days
- NHS England wait
- No NHS figure for this
Published health check-up prices in Japan
Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Midtown ClinicTokyo | ¥81,400 to ¥154,000about £388–£735 · €464–€877 · C$727–C$1,370 · $519–$982 | Basic course with endoscopy (81,400) to Original Special course with brain MRI/MRA (154,000)Tax included. Basic: chest CT, abdominal ultrasound, blood tests, ECG and gastroscopy; no colonoscopy. Brain MRI/MRA can be added to a course for 38,500. The pages say nothing either way about prices for overseas visitors. Price list as of April 2025. | Tokyo Midtown Clinicread 26 October 2026 |
| NCGM (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)Tokyo | ¥68,200 to ¥127,600about £325–£609 · €389–€727 · C$609–C$1,140 · $435–$814 | Day basic dock (68,200 men, 75,900 women) to same-day gastroscopy and colonoscopy dock (119,900 / 127,600)Tax included, as listed. The hospital’s page for foreign nationals says people without Japanese insurance or Japanese language pay “twice the displayed amount” and must book through a registered medical-interpreter agency; ask for a written quote.Not comparable | National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospitalread 26 October 2026 |
Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.
Japanese check-up centres price for people living in Japan. NCGM in Tokyo says that people without Japanese health insurance or who do not speak Japanese pay “twice the displayed amount” for its health checks, must book through a registered medical-interpreter agency, and get results in 3 to 4 weeks (NCGM, in Japanese). For other hospital care it bills uninsured patients ¥30 per insurance point (NCGM FAQ). Tokyo Midtown Clinic's price list is silent on visitors, so ask before booking.
Compared with waiting or paying at home
The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the Japan price converted to that currency. The Japan figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.
| Where you live | Official wait | Pay at home | Here, converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | No official figure found | £385 to £1,120 | £388 to £735before flights and hotel |
| Canada | No official figure found | Not verified | C$727 to C$1,370before flights and hotel |
| Ireland | No official figure found | Not verified | €464 to €877before flights and hotel |
| US | No national figure | Not verified | $519 to $982before flights and hotel |
Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.
Add your flight and hotel
Put in your own flight and hotel to see the total for Japan next to your wait and your price at home.
How it works for a visitor
- Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the health check-up and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
- Before you goMost packages need you to fast from the night before. Book a morning slot.
- Before you goAsk what happens if a test finds something: is a specialist available the same week, and at what price?
- LanguageJapanese; some hospitals require a registered medical interpreter for foreign patients.
- Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
- After you returnBring the full report to your doctor, not just the summary page.
- After you returnTreat a "borderline" or "follow up" note as a reason to see your doctor, not as a diagnosis.
Can your public system pay for it?
NHS and HSE schemes do not reach Japan. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in Japan is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.
When not to travel for a health check-up
- Investigating a symptom you already have. A package is screening, not a diagnosis.
- Replacing the screening your home health service already offers for free (bowel, breast or cervical screening).
How to compare health check-up quotes
A health check-up (called ningen dock in Japan, geongang geomjin in Korea, executive check-up in Thailand and Turkey) is a bundle of tests done in one visit: blood and urine tests, a doctor's examination, an ECG, often an ultrasound and a chest X-ray or CT, and in bigger packages an endoscopy, a colonoscopy or MRI.
- Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy.
- Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.
- Women's and men's packages are often priced differently.
- More tests are not always better: whole-body scans in healthy people often find harmless things that then need more tests.
Providers on this page
We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.
- Tokyo Midtown Clinic, Tokyo: ¥81,400 to ¥154,000
- NCGM (National Center for Global Health and Medicine), Tokyo: ¥68,200 to ¥127,600
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Health check-up in Japan: questions
How much does a health check-up cost in Japan?
The published prices we found range from ¥81,400 to ¥154,000, about £388 to £735 or $519 to $982. They come from Tokyo Midtown Clinic and NCGM (National Center for Global Health and Medicine). Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.
Is a health check-up in Japan cheaper than paying privately in the UK?
Before travel, the prices here work out at about £388 to £735, against about £385 to £1,120 at the UK providers we checked. Add a return flight and 2 nights in a hotel before deciding; the calculator on the home page does the sum.
Will the NHS or HSE pay for a health check-up in Japan?
No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. Japan is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.
How many days should I plan in Japan?
Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.
What should I check before booking a health check-up in Japan?
Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy. Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.
Sources
- Screening programs price list (as of April 2025). Tokyo Midtown Clinic, April 2025. Read 26 October 2026.
- 人間ドック コース・料金 (health check courses and fees). National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
- Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
- Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
- 外国籍の方の人間ドック受診について (health checks for foreign nationals). National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
- International Health Care Center FAQ. National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.