New: hip, knee, IVF and LASIK

Compare
Wait or Fly

From Ireland · Health check-up · Japan

Health check-up in Japan from Ireland: what the trip costs against paying at home

Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

For Irish patients, a health check-up in Japan costs €464–€877 at the clinic we checked, or about €1,640 once an example return flight and 2 hotel nights are added.

Clinic price
€464–€8771 provider, one package for one person
Example trip
€1,640clinic €464 + flight €1,000 + 2 hotel nights €180
Pay privately in Ireland
Not verified
Wait in Ireland
No official figure found
Time there
Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days
Rank from Ireland
4 of 6 countries by total trip cost

Figure 1Where the money goes, in EUR

Trip total €1,640

Lowest published clinic price, an example return fare from Ireland and 2 hotel nights at €90. Examples, not quotes.

Figure 2Health check-up: cheapest trip from Ireland, by country

Total trip in EUR: lowest to highest published price plus the same example flight and hotel rules. Click a country for its page for Irish patients.

Published health check-up prices in Japan

Each row is a price the provider publishes itself, in its own currency, with what it includes. The converted amounts use a fixed European Central Bank rate.

Health check-up prices in Japan
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
Tokyo Midtown ClinicTokyo¥81,400 to ¥154,000about £388–£735 · €464–€877 · C$727–C$1,370 · $519–$982Basic course with endoscopy (81,400) to Original Special course with brain MRI/MRA (154,000)Tax included. Basic: chest CT, abdominal ultrasound, blood tests, ECG and gastroscopy; no colonoscopy. Brain MRI/MRA can be added to a course for 38,500. The pages say nothing either way about prices for overseas visitors. Price list as of April 2025.Tokyo Midtown Clinicread 26 October 2026
NCGM (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)Tokyo¥68,200 to ¥127,600about £325–£609 · €389–€727 · C$609–C$1,140 · $435–$814Day basic dock (68,200 men, 75,900 women) to same-day gastroscopy and colonoscopy dock (119,900 / 127,600)Tax included, as listed. The hospital’s page for foreign nationals says people without Japanese insurance or Japanese language pay “twice the displayed amount” and must book through a registered medical-interpreter agency; ask for a written quote.Not comparableNational Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospitalread 26 October 2026

Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.

Japanese check-up centres price for people living in Japan. NCGM in Tokyo says that people without Japanese health insurance or who do not speak Japanese pay “twice the displayed amount” for its health checks, must book through a registered medical-interpreter agency, and get results in 3 to 4 weeks (NCGM, in Japanese). For other hospital care it bills uninsured patients ¥30 per insurance point (NCGM FAQ). Tokyo Midtown Clinic's price list is silent on visitors, so ask before booking.

Against waiting or paying in Ireland

We have not found an official waiting-time figure for a health check-up in Ireland.

Can the HSE pay?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach Japan. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in Japan is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

Planning the trip from Ireland

  1. Get a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for a health check-up and ask for an itemised price in writing, with the date and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goMost packages need you to fast from the night before. Book a morning slot.
  3. Before you goAsk what happens if a test finds something: is a specialist available the same week, and at what price?
  4. Entry rulesCheck the official advice before booking: Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  5. LanguageJapanese; some hospitals require a registered medical interpreter for foreign patients.
  6. After you returnBring the full report to your doctor, not just the summary page.
  7. After you returnTreat a "borderline" or "follow up" note as a reason to see your doctor, not as a diagnosis.

Add your flight and hotel

Put in your real fare from Ireland and your hotel to see the total for Japan next to every other country.

Open the calculator

Related pages

Health check-up in Japan from Ireland: questions

How much is a health check-up in Japan for Irish patients?

The published prices we found work out at €464–€877 at the clinic, from Tokyo Midtown Clinic. With an example return flight of €1,000 and 2 hotel nights at €90, the trip comes to about €1,640. Your own fares and dates will change the total.

Is it cheaper than paying privately in Ireland?

We have not verified a self-pay price in Ireland for this, so compare the trip total with a written quote from a provider at home.

How long is the wait for a health check-up in Ireland?

We have not found an official waiting-time figure for this in Ireland.

How many days do I need in Japan?

Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice; ask the clinic for its schedule in writing.

Will the HSE pay for it?

No. HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland; Japan is outside them.

Sources

  1. Screening programs price list (as of April 2025). Tokyo Midtown Clinic, April 2025. Read 26 October 2026.
  2. 人間ドック コース・料金 (health check courses and fees). National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  5. 外国籍の方の人間ドック受診について (health checks for foreign nationals). National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
  6. International Health Care Center FAQ. National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
  7. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.