11 May Vaccines Not Commonly Available in Japan: Where to Get Them 【海外渡航のための予防接種】

When traveling abroad or returning to your home country, you may need vaccinations that are not commonly available in Japan.

Here you can find information on medical institutions that provide travel-related vaccinations.

• Vaccines not normally available in Japan

OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine)

• Vaccinations for infections, including those listed below, are available only at selected medical institutions, such as Sapporo-City General Hospital, Ohige Sensei’s Kodomo Clinic, Makomanai Kids Clinic and Sapporo Medical University Hospital

  Please consult your doctor if you would like to have more information on any of vaccines for any of the following diseases:

  • Rabies
  • Malaria
  • Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)　
  • Typhoid
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Mpox

• BCG Vaccination　

In Sapporo, BCG vaccination is available as a standard vaccination from around 5 months of age. The city government designates the place for this kind of mass vaccination of infants. Therefore, there are generally few opportunities to receive this vaccine later, and it is not usually provided at hospitals.

However, for children who have come to Japan from abroad and have not yet received the BCG vaccination, it may still be available under certain conditions.

If the child is over one year old, a tuberculin skin test is required prior to vaccination. BCG will not be given if the test result is positive. The vaccination is available at Sapporo City General Hospital. For children younger than one year old, BCG vaccination is not provided at this hospital.

For more details in Japanese, please visit the following page: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/hospital/vaccination/oversea.html

• Yellow fever vaccinations are available from the Otaru Quarantine Station at the Chitose Airport Quarantine Station (Branch Office) and Sapporo Medical University Hospital.

By appointment only.

As reservation procedures differ between Chitose Airport and Sapporo Medical University Hospital, please check the website for details.

Please refer to this page (in Japanese).

Last reviewed on May 11, 2026