Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato City

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Chinese-speaking pharmacies in Japan

69 pharmacies in Japan that work in Chinese, in 15 cities. Tokyo (27), Osaka (10) and Kyoto (6) hold 62% of them.

69pharmacies
15cities
12%of all pharmacies here
Photo: David Kernan (CC BY 4.0)

Showing all 15 cities.

Japan69 in 15 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan27ChineseOf all pharmacies here27 of 17515% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan10ChineseOf all pharmacies here10 of 5518% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan6ChineseOf all pharmacies here6 of 4912% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan5ChineseOf all pharmacies here5 of 3913% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan4ChineseOf all pharmacies here4 of 3711% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan3ChineseOf all pharmacies here3 of 1225% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan3ChineseOf all pharmacies here3 of 486% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan3ChineseOf all pharmacies here3 of 2015% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan2ChineseOf all pharmacies here2 of 540% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 186% The willow-lined Bikan canal with white storehouses and boats, Kurashiki, JapanKurashikiJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 520% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 813% The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, JapanNaraJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 425% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 205% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan1ChineseOf all pharmacies here1 of 813%

Where these came from

These Chinese-speaking pharmacies come from 1 source, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (69).

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

Questions

How many Chinese-speaking pharmacies are there in Japan?
We list 69, in 15 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 27 of the 69.
Is Chinese unusual for pharmacies in Japan?
12% of the 562 pharmacies we hold in Japan are recorded as working in Chinese. 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.