Kitasato University Oriental Medicine Research Center
How to receive examination and treatment
Examination and treatment
Healthcare services offered by the Oriental Medicine Research Center's Department of Kampo Medicine and Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion are not covered by the National Health Insurance scheme. If tests and other procedures are required, however, you may be referred to the adjacent Kitasato Institute Hospital, so make sure to bring your health insurance card when you visit us.
Costs that accrue when you undergo examination and treatment
Costs that accrue when you undergo consultation and treatment
Kampo Medicine
First consultation
| Dr.Hanawa | 5,500 yen (including tax) |
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| Other physicians | 4,400 yen (including tax) |
- Drug fees
- About 540 yen - 1,080 yen per day x no. of days
Follow-up consultation
| Dr.Hanawa and other physicians | 2,200 yen (including tax) |
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- Drug fees
- About 540 yen - 1,080 yen per day x no. of days
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
First consultation & treatment
| First consultation fee | 4,400 yen (including tax) |
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Treatment fee
| Physicians | 9,900 ~ 11,000 yen (including tax) |
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| Acupuncturist | 7,150 yen (including tax) |
| Under elementary school age | 4,400 yen (including tax) |
Follow-up treatment
Treatment fee
| Physicians | 9,900 ~ 11,000 yen (including tax) |
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| Acupuncturist | 7,150 yen (including tax) |
| Under elementary school age | 4,400 yen (including tax) |
| * | If you return for a follow-up visit after the elapse of more than one year after your last visit, you will be charged first consultation fee of 4,400 yen or 5,500 yen (including tax). |
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| ** | Drug fees may exceed the above amount, depending on the combination of Kampo herbs. |
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Treatment at this clinic is by reservation only.
Patients are examined and treated by reservation only. Make sure to call the Reservation Center in advance for an appointment before coming to our hospital. (You will need to speak to the staff at the Reservation Center in Japanese.)
Phone number of the Reservation Center: 03-5791-6169
(Calls are accepted from 8:30 to 17:00, Mondays through Fridays,
8:30 to 12:30 only saturdays except the 4th week)
The above phone number is used for making reservations only. Call our toll-free number for information on healthcare services, access methods, etc. (Please note that this service is provided in Japanese only.)
Toll-free number: 0120-489-225
Telephone operators may not be able to answer your calls in English. For more detailed inquiries, we recommend that you email us at the following address: toiken@insti.kitasato-u.ac.jp
In your inquiry, please insert "toiken/" as the subject of your e-mail. (to distinguish it from spam)
Why is treatment using Kampo medicine charged to the patient, rather than being covered by health insurance?
One of the most important keys in Kampo medicine is crude drugs. Unfortunately, health insurance can be used only for a limited number of crude drugs, and does not cover the use of high-quality Kampo crude drugs.
At our Oriental Medicine Research Center, we provide patients with the highest level of healthcare by performing medical treatment with a high degree of freedom. We do this by rigorously and generously selecting high-quality Kampo crude drugs that are required for treatment, to ensure that the drugs prescribed to individual patients demonstrate maximum therapeutic effects.
To enhance the finest therapeutic effects even further, we decided to implement treatment provided at the patients’ own expense, or out-of-insurance treatment, a system of healthcare that frees us from a variety of restrictions. These are the therapeutic policies behind our decision to offer treatment at patients' own expense.