Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato City

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Spanish-speaking doctors in Japan

63 doctors in Japan who work in Spanish, in 16 cities. Tokyo (20), Fukuoka (8) and Kyoto (6) hold 54% of them.

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Photo: David Kernan (CC BY 4.0)

Showing all 16 cities.

Japan63 in 16 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan20SpanishOf all doctors here20 of 21131% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan8SpanishOf all doctors here8 of 7451% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan6SpanishOf all doctors here6 of 3852% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan6SpanishOf all doctors here6 of 7701% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan5SpanishOf all doctors here5 of 4531% The black keep of Matsumoto Castle, JapanMatsumotoJapan3SpanishOf all doctors here3 of 953% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan3SpanishOf all doctors here3 of 10150% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan3SpanishOf all doctors here3 of 4701% The Aomori Bay Bridge, with the mountains across the waterAomoriJapan2SpanishOf all doctors here2 of 514% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 1021% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 2120% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 652% Nagasaki in its valley above the harbourNagasakiJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 1411% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 1951% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 1891% The pond and arched bridge of Ritsurin Garden at TakamatsuTakamatsuJapan1SpanishOf all doctors here1 of 1221%

Where these came from

These Spanish-speaking doctors come from 1 source, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (63).

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

Questions

How many Spanish-speaking doctors are there in Japan?
We list 63, in 16 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 20 of the 63.
Is Spanish unusual for doctors in Japan?
1% of the 8136 doctors we hold in Japan are recorded as working in Spanish. 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.