IVF · Japan
IVF in Japan: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home
Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
We found 1 published price for an IVF cycle in Japan, from ¥258,500, or about £1,230 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £3,800 at the providers we checked.
- Published price
- ¥258,500about £1,230 · about €1,470 · about C$2,310 · about $1,650
- Price is for
- one IVF or ICSI cycle with your own eggs: monitoring, egg collection, lab work and one fresh embryo transfer. Medicines count as included only where the clinic says so
- Where
- Mitaka (Tokyo)
- Providers
- 1 (Kyorin University Hospital)
- Time there
- About 2 to 3 weeks for a fresh cycle if you start the injections at the clinic; less if the clinic lets you start them at home and come for the last scans, egg collection and transfer
- NHS England wait
- No NHS figure for this
Published IVF cycle prices in Japan
Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyorin University HospitalMitaka (Tokyo) | ¥258,500about £1,230 · €1,470 · C$2,310 · $1,650 | Self-pay IVF, worked example with 2–5 eggs and embryos: egg collection 35,200 + 39,600, IVF 35,200, embryo culture 66,000, fresh embryo transfer 82,500, our sumTax included (10%). The hospital says inpatient fees, drugs and tests used in treatment are added on top, and the price changes a lot with the number of eggs. With 6–9 eggs and embryos the same lines come to 305,800 JPY. A university hospital’s self-pay list (public insurance also covers IVF in Japan for eligible residents). Fee list revised 1 June 2024. | Kyorin University 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.
Compared with waiting or paying at home
The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the Japan price converted to that currency. The Japan figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.
| Where you live | Official wait | Pay at home | Here, converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | No official figure found | £3,800 | £1,230before flights and hotel |
| Canada | No official figure found | C$9,000 to C$13,500 | C$2,310before flights and hotel |
| Ireland | No official figure found | €5,300 | €1,470before flights and hotel |
| US | No national figure | $7,990 to $12,8902021 hospital data or a dental school | $1,650before flights and hotel |
Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.
Add your flight and hotel
Put in your own flight and hotel to see the total for Japan next to your wait and your price at home.
How it works for a visitor
- Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the IVF cycle and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
- Before you goCheck what your home health service funds first. NICE in England recommends up to three cycles under 40, but local health boards decide, and the HSE in Ireland funds one round for eligible couples.
- Before you goAsk the clinic for a written plan with dates, medicines and every fee, and agree how embryos are stored if you do not use them all.
- LanguageJapanese; some hospitals require a registered medical interpreter for foreign patients.
- Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
- After you returnTell your GP if you are pregnant after treatment abroad, with the clinic’s report on the transfer.
- After you returnSevere tummy pain, swelling or breathlessness after egg collection can be a reaction to the hormones and needs urgent care.
Can your public system pay for it?
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.
When not to travel for an IVF cycle
- Anyone the destination’s law excludes. Thailand, for example, limits IVF to legally married couples, according to a Bangkok clinic.
- People who have not had fertility tests at home: a clinic abroad will usually ask for them first.
How to compare IVF cycle quotes
In IVF, hormone injections stimulate the ovaries, the eggs are collected in a short procedure, fertilised in the laboratory, and an embryo is transferred to the womb a few days later. ICSI injects a single sperm into each egg. Clinic prices often leave out the medicines, which can cost as much as the cycle, and extras such as freezing embryos. Rules on who may have IVF differ by country.
- Check whether the medicines are in the price. Many clinics quote them separately because doses differ.
- Ask whether ICSI, embryo freezing, storage and a frozen transfer are included or extra.
- Ask how many monitoring scans you need at the clinic, and whether some can be done at home.
- Ask for the clinic’s own success figures for your age group, and how they are counted.
Providers on this page
We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.
- Kyorin University Hospital, Mitaka (Tokyo): ¥258,500
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IVF in Japan: questions
How much does an IVF cycle cost in Japan?
The published prices we found range from ¥258,500, about £1,230 or $1,650. They come from Kyorin University Hospital. Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.
Is an IVF cycle in Japan cheaper than paying privately in the UK?
Before travel, the prices here work out at about £1,230, against about £3,800 at the UK providers we checked. Add a return flight and 14 nights in a hotel before deciding; the calculator on the home page does the sum.
Will the NHS or HSE pay for an IVF cycle in Japan?
No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. Japan is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.
How many days should I plan in Japan?
About 2 to 3 weeks for a fresh cycle if you start the injections at the clinic; less if the clinic lets you start them at home and come for the last scans, egg collection and transfer. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.
What should I check before booking an IVF cycle in Japan?
Check whether the medicines are in the price. Many clinics quote them separately because doses differ. Ask whether ICSI, embryo freezing, storage and a frozen transfer are included or extra.
Sources
- 生殖補助医療 自費料金表 (self-pay fees for assisted reproduction). Kyorin University Hospital, Department of Gynaecology, 1 June 2024. Read 26 October 2026.
- Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
- Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
- 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.
- International Health Care Center FAQ. National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JIHS) Hospital, Tokyo. Read 26 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.