Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato City

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English-speaking pharmacies in Japan

508 pharmacies in Japan that work in English, in 25 cities. Tokyo (155), Osaka (45) and Kobe (44) hold 48% of them.

508pharmacies
25cities
90%of all pharmacies here
Photo: David Kernan (CC BY 4.0)

Showing all 25 cities.

Japan508 in 25 cities

Tokyo skyline with Tokyo Tower at golden hour, Minato CityTokyoJapan155EnglishOf all pharmacies here155 of 17589% Osaka Castle outer moat with stone walls and turret reflected in water, modern Business Park skyscrapers in the backgroundOsakaJapan45EnglishOf all pharmacies here45 of 5582% The harbour and Meriken Park of Kobe, JapanKobeJapan44EnglishOf all pharmacies here44 of 4892% Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond on a sunny day, Kyoto, JapanKyotoJapan43EnglishOf all pharmacies here43 of 4988% Fukuoka Tower and Seaside Momochi beach skylineFukuokaJapan38EnglishOf all pharmacies here38 of 3997% Nagoya Castle keep with golden shachihoko, Nagoya, JapanNagoyaJapan32EnglishOf all pharmacies here32 of 3786% The river and Korakuen garden at Okayama with the city behindOkayamaJapan20EnglishOf all pharmacies here20 of 20100% Sapporo TV Tower rising above Odori Park on a sunny daySapporoJapan19EnglishOf all pharmacies here19 of 2095% Sakurajima volcano across the bay from KagoshimaKagoshimaJapan18EnglishOf all pharmacies here18 of 18100% The black keep of Matsumoto Castle, JapanMatsumotoJapan16EnglishOf all pharmacies here16 of 16100% The keep of Kumamoto Castle on its stone baseKumamotoJapan11EnglishOf all pharmacies here11 of 11100% Nagasaki in its valley above the harbourNagasakiJapan9EnglishOf all pharmacies here9 of 9100% Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River with Hiroshima skylineHiroshimaJapan8EnglishOf all pharmacies here8 of 1267% The pond and arched bridge of Ritsurin Garden at TakamatsuTakamatsuJapan8EnglishOf all pharmacies here8 of 8100% Matsuyama Castle, one of twelve original keeps left in JapanMatsuyamaJapan7EnglishOf all pharmacies here7 of 888% Downtown Sendai cityscape seen from the rooftop of Sendai Station on a sunny daySendaiJapan7EnglishOf all pharmacies here7 of 888% The night view over Hakodate from the mountainHakodateJapan6EnglishOf all pharmacies here6 of 6100% Yukitsuri rope-supported pine trees over the pond at Kenroku-en garden, KanazawaKanazawaJapan5EnglishOf all pharmacies here5 of 5100% The Aomori Bay Bridge, with the mountains across the waterAomoriJapan4EnglishOf all pharmacies here4 of 4100% The willow-lined Bikan canal with white storehouses and boats, Kurashiki, JapanKurashikiJapan4EnglishOf all pharmacies here4 of 580% The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, JapanNaraJapan4EnglishOf all pharmacies here4 of 4100% The Great Buddha of Kamakura, JapanKamakuraJapan2EnglishOf all pharmacies here2 of 2100% The original wooden keep of Matsue Castle, Shimane, JapanMatsueJapan1EnglishOf all pharmacies here1 of 1100% The city of Naha and the ocean viewed from Shuri Castle Park, Okinawa, JapanNahaJapan1EnglishOf all pharmacies here1 of 1100% TakayamaJapan1EnglishOf all pharmacies here1 of 1100%

Where these came from

These English-speaking pharmacies come from 1 source, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (508).

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

Questions

How many English-speaking pharmacies are there in Japan?
We list 508, in 25 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 155 of the 508.
Is English unusual for pharmacies in Japan?
90% of the 562 pharmacies 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.