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Osaka International Cancer Institute: booking, waiting time and prices for international patients

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

Osaka International Cancer Institute is a public in Osaka with a service for patients from abroad: international patient acceptance through designated coordinators (SMC, EAJ, JMHC); kokusai-g@oici.jp, 06-6945-1181.

City
Osaka, Japan (airport KIX / ITM)
Type
Public
Accreditation
JIH (Japan International Hospitals), recommended since 16 Apr 2021 (its own claim)
Known for
Cancer care
Booking time
Colorectal cancer surgery: first visit within 1 week of booking; admission 2–3 weeks after the first visit; stay 5–7 days (colon) or 7–14 days (rectum)
Languages
English and Japanese

How soon it can see you, against the wait at home

Each line is Osaka International Cancer Institute's own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.

Waiting times by department

  • Colorectal cancer surgery (table for all patients, updated Sept 2026): First visit within 1 week of booking; admission 2–3 weeks after the first visit; stay 5–7 days (colon) or 7–14 days (rectum) Its words: “大腸がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 1週間以内 | 初診から入院までの日数: 2-3週間 | 入院日数: 結腸5-7日間 直腸7-14日間” Source
  • Stomach cancer surgery: First visit 1–6 days after booking; admission 2–3 weeks later; stay 1–2 weeks Its words: “胃がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 1-6日 | 初診から入院までの日数: 2-3週間 | 入院日数: 1-2週間” Source
  • Breast cancer surgery: First visit 1 week after booking; admission 6–10 weeks later Its words: “乳がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 1週間 | 初診から入院までの日数: 6-10週間” Source
  • Urological cancer robot-assisted surgery: Urological cancer, robot-assisted surgery: first visit 1–7 days after booking; admission 3–6 weeks later Its words: “泌尿器科がん ロボット支援手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 1-7日間 | 初診から入院までの日数: 3-6週間” Source
  • Esophageal cancer surgery: Oesophageal cancer surgery: first visit about 4 days after booking; admission about 2 weeks later Its words: “食道がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 約4日 | 初診から入院までの日数: 約2週間” Source
  • Liver cancer surgery: First visit within 1 week of booking; admission 2–3 weeks later Its words: “肝がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: 1週間以内 | 初診から入院までの日数: 2-3週間” Source
  • Respiratory (lung) cancer surgery: Lung cancer surgery: first visit straight away; admission 2–3 weeks after the pre-operative tests Its words: “呼吸器がん 手術 | 予約から初診までの日数: すぐ | 初診から入院までの日数: 術前検査終了後 2-3週間” Source

What Osaka International Cancer Institute is known for

  • Cancer care. Cancer-only hospital; waiting-time table for surgery by cancer type (all patients). Source

Size and track record, in its own words

  • Founded 1959; moved to its current site March 2017 Source

How to book as a foreign patient

Apply through a designated coordinator; application fee 47,080 JPY per case since 1 Jun 2024 (non-refundable); 30 yen per point. International patients page

Treatments and published prices

Osaka International Cancer Institute does not publish prices on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote: what is included, the implant or lens brand, nights in hospital and follow-up.

Before you book. The waiting table covers all patients, not overseas patients, and does not include the coordinator's time. Application fee 47,080 JPY per case is non-refundable; 30 yen per point vs 10 yen insured.

Other hospitals and clinics in Osaka

Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad and ask about accreditation.

Osaka International Cancer Institute: questions

How do I book Osaka International Cancer Institute as a foreign patient?

Apply through a designated coordinator; application fee 47,080 JPY per case since 1 Jun 2024 (non-refundable); 30 yen per point.

How long is the wait at Osaka International Cancer Institute?

Osaka International Cancer Institute says: Colorectal cancer surgery (table for all patients, updated Sept 2026): Colorectal cancer surgery: first visit within 1 week of booking; admission 2–3 weeks after the first visit; stay 5–7 days (colon) or 7–14 days (rectum); Stomach cancer surgery: Stomach cancer surgery: first visit 1–6 days after booking; admission 2–3 weeks later; stay 1–2 weeks; Breast cancer surgery: Breast cancer surgery: first visit 1 week after booking; admission 6–10 weeks later; Urological cancer robot-assisted surgery: Urological cancer, robot-assisted surgery: first visit 1–7 days after booking; admission 3–6 weeks later; Esophageal cancer surgery: Oesophageal cancer surgery: first visit about 4 days after booking; admission about 2 weeks later; Liver cancer surgery: Liver cancer surgery: first visit within 1 week of booking; admission 2–3 weeks later; Respiratory (lung) cancer surgery: Lung cancer surgery: first visit straight away; admission 2–3 weeks after the pre-operative tests. These are its own words, not a measured wait; ask for a date in writing before you book flights.

Is Osaka International Cancer Institute accredited?

JIH (Japan International Hospitals), recommended since 16 Apr 2021: the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list (since 2021).

What is Osaka International Cancer Institute known for?

Cancer care: Cancer-only hospital; waiting-time table for surgery by cancer type (all patients).

Does Osaka International Cancer Institute publish prices?

Not on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote.

Sources

  1. International patients. Osaka International Cancer Institute. Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Accreditation. Osaka International Cancer Institute. Read 27 October 2026.
  3. Centres and specialties. Osaka International Cancer Institute. Read 27 October 2026.
  4. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.