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English-speaking doctors in Japan

7876 doctors in Japan who work in English, in 28 cities. Tokyo (1968), Osaka (962) and Nagoya (763) hold 47% of them.

7,876doctors
28cities
97%of all doctors here
Photo: David Kernan (CC BY 4.0)

Showing all 28 cities.

Japan7876 in 28 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan1968EnglishOf all doctors here1968 of 211393% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan962EnglishOf all doctors here962 of 101595% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan763EnglishOf all doctors here763 of 77099% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan736EnglishOf all doctors here736 of 74599% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan468EnglishOf all doctors here468 of 470100% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan439EnglishOf all doctors here439 of 45397% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan378EnglishOf all doctors here378 of 38598% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan313EnglishOf all doctors here313 of 31599% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan213EnglishOf all doctors here213 of 213100% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan207EnglishOf all doctors here207 of 21298% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan194EnglishOf all doctors here194 of 19599% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan188EnglishOf all doctors here188 of 18999% Nagasaki in its valley above the harbourNagasakiJapan138EnglishOf all doctors here138 of 14198% The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, JapanNaraJapan135EnglishOf all doctors here135 of 13699% The pond and arched bridge of Ritsurin Garden at TakamatsuTakamatsuJapan121EnglishOf all doctors here121 of 12299% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan101EnglishOf all doctors here101 of 10299% The black keep of Matsumoto Castle, JapanMatsumotoJapan95EnglishOf all doctors here95 of 95100% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan93EnglishOf all doctors here93 of 9499% The willow-lined Bikan canal with white storehouses and boats, Kurashiki, JapanKurashikiJapan89EnglishOf all doctors here89 of 89100% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan64EnglishOf all doctors here64 of 6598% The Great Buddha of Kamakura, JapanKamakuraJapan56EnglishOf all doctors here56 of 5897% The night view over Hakodate from the mountainHakodateJapan55EnglishOf all doctors here55 of 5698% The Aomori Bay Bridge, with the mountains across the waterAomoriJapan51EnglishOf all doctors here51 of 51100% The city of Naha and the ocean viewed from Shuri Castle Park, Okinawa, JapanNahaJapan20EnglishOf all doctors here20 of 2291% NikkoJapan15EnglishOf all doctors here15 of 15100% TakayamaJapan12EnglishOf all doctors here12 of 1392% HakoneJapan1EnglishOf all doctors here1 of 1100% KoyasanJapan1EnglishOf all doctors here1 of 1100%

Where these came from

These English-speaking doctors come from 4 sources, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (7861), the UK Foreign Office's travel advice (12) and mzv.gov.cz (2).

Every one of these sits on an official list, published by a body with nothing to sell.

Questions

How many English-speaking doctors are there in Japan?
We list 7876, in 28 cities. That is the number whose working language we can trace to a published source, not the number that exists.
Which city has the most?
Tokyo, with 1968 of the 7876.
Is English unusual for doctors in Japan?
97% of the 8136 doctors we hold in Japan are recorded as working in English. Most of them come from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a register that records the languages each provider offers, so the figure reflects who that register covers, not only who speaks what.