Recommended Physicians

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Sendai International Relations Association (SIRA) and Miyagi International Association (MIA) each publish lists of clinics and hospitals which have some English-speaking staff.
SIRA (hospitals and clinics in Sendai):
http://www.sira.or.jp/english/hoslis080515.pdf
MIA (hospitals and clinics in Sendai and Miyagi Prefecture):
http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~mia/living/hospital_list.pdf

ALT Recommendations

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The following health care professionals are recommended for their level of care, privacy and because of accurate diagnoses in the past. They also speak sufficient English to help you if you go by yourself. However, the Shidoka advisors or the CIRs may be available to take you if you’d like, probably a good idea if you’re going for the first time. On the maps, X marks the spot.

Scroll down for:
- General Practitioners (internal medicine & orthopedic/surgical specialists)
- Ear, Nose & Throat specialists
- Dermatologists
- Sports Medicine
- Inoculations

For GYNs, see Women’s Health
For Urologists, see Sexual Health
For dentists, see Dental Care
For ophthalmologists, see Eye Care


General Practitioners

Mori Clinic
Dr. Mori Ruriko 
022 221 2119
Itsutsubashi 1-6-24 (Itsutsubashi Medical Center Building, 1F)
Morning hours: Mon-Sat 9am-12:15pm
Afternoon hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 2:30pm-5:1 5pm

Dr. Mori is a woman. Her clinic is near Itsutsubashi Station. Use exit North 4, walk north and turn left at the first corner. The clinic is in the Itsutsubashi Medical Center (pink building).





























Ichibancho Clinic (more info here, be patient as it is a big file)
Drs. Koki & Taiko Urayama 
022 222 0082
Ichibancho, 3-5-16
Mon-Fri: 9am-1pm & 2:30pm-7pm
1st, 2nd & 3rd Sat of each month: 9am-1pm























There are two doctors; a husband and wife team. Dr. Koki Urayama specializes in orthopedic and internal medicine. He speaks good English. His wife, Dr. Taiko Urayama, specializes in dermatology and internal medicine. She doesn’t speak English, but her husband can translate. The clinic is on the second floor near where Ichibancho and Marble Road intersect (the covered mall downtown). See the link above for more details.





Kasai Naika Clinic
Dr. Kasai
022 746 5885
Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri: 9am-1pm & 3pm-6:30pm
Sat & Sun 9am-1pm
Closed Wednesdays & public holidays

















Really good doctor, great English. From the west side of Tomizawa Subway Station walk south across the river, turn right and it’s on your left. 

Ono Clinic
Dr. Otaki
Showamachi, 5-46
022 234 4171
Mon-Fri: 9am-2:30pm & 4pm-6pm
Sat 9am-12pm



















Across the road from Kita-Sendai JR station. It is near Mr. Donuts. The clinic is on the first floor of a gray building, it says Ono Building in English on the front.

Egawa Clinic
Dr. Egawa
Asahigaoka, 4-35-27
022 274 1205
Mon-Wed & Fri: 9am-12pm & 3:30-6pm,
Sat: 9am-12pm & 2:30-5pm



















Lived abroad and is very caring. From Asahigaoka Station walk north towards the Science Museum (the park will be below you to the left). Turn right at the pedestrian crossing, then take the second right. It’s on your right.

Ear, Nose & Throat Doctor

Mimi, Hana, Nodo Kita-Sendai Clinic
Dr. Furukawa
Tsutsumimachi 1-1-2.
022 275 3388
Morning hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs-Sat: 9am-12pm
Afternoon hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs: 2-5pm,
Closed Wed & Sun





















Female doctor with excellent care and diagnostic skills, fluent English. North Exit 2 will bring you out of the subway station right near the clinic. Turn right and go into the building around the corner.

Dermatologist





Hosokawa Hifuka ?????
Dr. Hosokawa
1-6-23 Itsutsubashi (Itsutsubashi Medical Center Building, 1F)
022-212-5087
Morning hours: Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat: 9:30am-12:30pm
Afternoon hours: Mon-Wed, Fri: 2:30-5:30pm


















From Itsutsubashi Station take exit North 4, go straight and turn left at the first corner, you’ll see a 7-11. Go straight until the next intersection and turn left. On your left, and on the corner, is a pinkish tiled building. The clinic is the first office and the pharmacy is two doors down, both ground floor with glass doors, no romaji but the second kanji in Hosokawa is river!

Also see Ichibancho Clinic above.





Sports Medicine


Matsuda Hospital
Izumi Park Town, Teraoka, 5-1.
022 378 5666

There are two doctors running the sports medicine clinic-  Dr. Sawata and Dr. Sasaki (Dr. Sasaki speaks good English). Their schedules are as follows:






































Take the subway to Izumi and go to bus stop #3. Take a bus going to Izumi Park Town via Teraoka Murasaki-yama ??????? ????? ??
Get off at the ‘Teraoka Iriguchi’ ????bus stop. Enter the hospital grounds by the lane beside the pharmacy.



































Inoculations

Kashiwagi Clinic
Kashiwagi 2-4-76
022 275 1310
Morning hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am-1pm
Afternoon hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 3-8pm; Tues, Thurs, Sat 3-6pm

Offer inoculations against rabies, hepatitis A & B, measles, Japanese encephalitis, polio, and tetanus (and others). They also have malaria medications. They can advise you on what to get depending on your destination. Inoculations are not covered by national insurance.

To get there, take a bus from Sendai Station (stop #24 or 25) bound for Kitayama/Shiheimachi ??????. Get off the bus at Kyoukai-mae ???, just across from the church. The clinic is just down from the bus stop. Alternatively, you can walk there from Kita-yobancho subway station, along route 48.