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Chinese-speaking pharmacies

Chinese-speaking pharmacies, city by city

132 pharmacies that work in Chinese, in 16 cities across 2 countries. Seoul (63), Tokyo (27) and Osaka (10) hold 76% of them between them.

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Showing all 16 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%

South Korea63 in 1 city

Seoul skyline at dusk with Bukhansan mountains in the backgroundSeoulSouth Korea63ChineseOf all pharmacies here63 of 45314%

Where these came from

These come from 3 different sources, led by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (69), Seoul's open data portal (52) and Korea's public data portal (11). A consular list records the language because the mission publishes it for its own citizens, which is why Chinese turns up in 2 countries rather than only where Chinese is spoken.

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

Where we have nothing

We list pharmacies in 18 further cities with no Chinese speaker recorded, among them Matsumoto (16), Kumamoto (11), Nagasaki (9) and Takamatsu (8). That is a gap in what has been published, not proof that nobody there works in Chinese.

Questions

How many Chinese-speaking pharmacies does this page list?
132, in 16 cities. That is the number whose working language we can trace to a published source.
Where are most of them?
Seoul with 63, Tokyo with 27 and Osaka with 10. Together that is 76% of the page.
Does a listing mean the pharmacy speaks Chinese personally?
Not always. Some sources name a practice whose staff include a Chinese speaker rather than the named person, and each card quotes the wording its source used.

All 34 cities where we list pharmacies, whatever the language.