Fukuoka City Chuo Ward Health and Welfare Center – HIV and STI testing

福岡市中央区保健福祉センター HIV・性感染症検査

Public sexual health clinic · Fukuoka, Japan

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Published by Fukuoka City· 22 Sep 2026

Same-day HIV and syphilis sessions run on set Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons (twelve dates in the 2026 financial year) and are booked on a separate online form for each date; the standard test and the mail-in kit are described on the city's testing page. Phone 092 712 8391 on weekdays 9:00 to 17:00.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — The city's pages state no residency condition and do not mention visitors.

What will it cost?

HIV test free

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About

The city's free, anonymous HIV, syphilis and chlamydia testing in central Fukuoka, with same-day HIV and syphilis sessions on about a dozen weekend dates a year that can be booked online.

Why you might feel comfortable here

Anonymous testing available — Yes

The city describes the service as free and anonymous.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes

Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.

Same-day sessions give a result in about an hour; a reactive result needs a weekday return visit for confirmation.

HIV lab test — Yes

Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.

The standard test needs a second visit for the result.

Full STI check — No

HIV, syphilis and genital chlamydia only; no gonorrhoea test.

Throat & rectal swabs — No

Syphilis test — Yes

Blood test.

Seen with symptoms — No

Testing only.

Treatment on site — No

Same-day results — Yes

Some or all results before you leave.

On the scheduled same-day dates only.

PEP (after HIV exposure) — No

PrEP — start here — No

Results: Same-day sessions about one hour; otherwise a return visit.

Booking, access & languages

Online Phone

No ID required

You don’t need to show identification.

Anonymous.

No insurance required

You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.

No referral required

You can come without a doctor’s referral.

Appointment required

You must book before coming.

Same-day sessions are booked online per date; 60 places each.

Anonymous option — Yes

You don’t have to give your name.

Languages: Japanese — The city's testing pages are in Japanese only.

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
HIV lab test	Everyone	Free Free and anonymous, including syphilis and chlamydia, as the city states.

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

After you leave

Results by: in person

Japan: good to know

PEP in this country. PEP in Japan is not covered by health insurance, so you pay the full cost. In Fukuoka, one private clinic in Tenjin publishes 80,000 yen for a 30-day generic course including consultation and tests. Go within 72 hours.
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 119

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · Published by Fukuoka City · 22 Sep 2026 · www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp — City testing page: free and anonymous HIV, syphilis and genital chlamydia at the Hakata and Chuo ward centres, mail-in, standard and same-day options, phone 092 712 8391, calendar.
e2 · Published by Fukuoka City · 22 Sep 2026 · www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp — Same-day HIV and syphilis test page for 2026: Chuo and Hakata venues, twelve weekend dates, 60 places, online booking per date, result in about an hour, weekday return if confirmation is needed, window periods.

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