Please check the list for the types of vaccines available at the Health Service Center.
Vaccines not on the list are not available.
Please note that you will not be able to receive vaccines in the following cases.
- ・you have a fever of 37.5℃ or higher
- ・those who have not been vaccinated for a specified period of time after receiving a live vaccine.
To learn more about each vaccine
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Immunization Information
National Institute of Infectious Diseases: Immunization Information
Please visit the above sites(It is written in Japanese.)
■ Vaccines available at the Health Service Center
*Vaccination may not be available subject to the vaccine distribution conditions.
Target Diseases and Pathogens |
Remarks |
Hepatitis A |
Effective after 2 shots. Vaccinating with 3 shots provides long-lasting immunity. |
Hepatitis B |
An antibody test may be carried out 1-2 months after the third shot. |
Inactivated Polio |
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Measles |
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Rubella |
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Measles-Rubella mixed |
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Mumps |
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Chickenpox |
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Herpes Zoster |
Public subsidies may be available. Please check with your local government. |
Japanese encephalitis |
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Rabies (before exposure) |
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Tetanus Toxoid |
If you have completed the DPT vaccine, additional vaccinations should be given every 10 years since the last vaccination. |
Diphtheria-Tetanus Combined Toxoid |
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Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Combined (DPT) |
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Influenza (seasonal) |
Group vaccination only. Separate notification will be made when it becomes available. |
Meningococcal |
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9-valent Human papillomavirus |
Public subsidies may be available. Please check with your local government. |
4-valent Human papillomavirus |
Public subsidies may be available. Please check with your local government. |
Tick-borne encephalitis |
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■The following vaccines are not available at the Health Service Center
If you would like a vaccine that is not available at our center Please visit the website of the Quarantine Station of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to find an institution that offers the vaccinations.
Target Diseases and Pathogens |
Remarks |
Polio (live vaccine) |
Regular vaccinations for people born between 1975~1977 are said to have been inadequate. |
Diphtheria Toxoid |
You can recieve Diphtheria-Tetanus Combined Toxoid instead. |
Yellow fever |
Only quarantine stations or special medical institutions provide vaccinations. |
Respiratory syncytial virus |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b |
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Typhoid |
There is no approved vaccine in Japan. |
Cholera |
There is no approved vaccine in Japan. |
Adult Triple Combined (Pertussis-Diphtheria-Tetanus) (Tdap) |
There is no approved vaccine in Japan. |
COVID-19 |
Separate notification will be made when it becomes available. |