Kyoto City night-time HIV test (at Kyoto Kojo Hokenkai)
一般財団法人 京都工場保健会
Public sexual health clinic · Kyoto, Japan
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
Published by Kyoto City· 19 Sep 2026Runs on two Monday evenings a month, 17:30 to 19:00; dates are in a PDF on the city page. Book by phone on freephone 0120-636-040 (Japanese; works only from within Japan). To use an English interpreter, contact the NPO CHARM on 06-6354-5902 (Monday to Thursday, 10:00 to 17:00).
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The city page states no residency condition and offers English interpreting; visitors are not mentioned.
About
Kyoto City's free, anonymous evening HIV test with same-day results, which can be taken with an English interpreter arranged through the NPO CHARM, plus optional syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia tests.
Why you might feel comfortable here
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
Results: HIV the same evening (1 to 1.5 hours); syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia about two weeks later, in person
Booking, access & languages
Runs on two Monday evenings a month, 17:30 to 19:00; dates are in a PDF on the city page. Book by phone on freephone 0120-636-040 (Japanese; works only from within Japan). To use an English interpreter, contact the NPO CHARM on 06-6354-5902 (Monday to Thursday, 10:00 to 17:00).
Languages: Japanese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free Kyoto City's HIV testing is anonymous and free of charge. |
| Full STI check | Everyone | Free Free; the syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia tests are offered only together with the HIV test. |
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. Japan's national AIDS Clinical Center says PEP after sex is not an approved use of HIV medicines in Japan, so health insurance does not cover it and you pay the whole cost yourself; at its own Tokyo clinic that is a 20,000 yen first consultation plus 10,000 yen a day for the medicine (280,000 yen for 28 days), before tax. Some private clinics prescribe imported generic medicines for much less; the nearest one we list is in Osaka, about 30 minutes away by train. PEP must start within 72 hours.
Emergency number: 119
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Kyoto City · 19 Sep 2026 · www.city.kyoto.lg.jp — Kyoto City night-time HIV test page (updated 1 April 2026): venue and access, two Mondays a month 17:30 to 19:00, tests, free, anonymous, phone reservation, English interpreting via CHARM, same-day HIV result, in-person results only, three-month window advice.
- e2 · Community-endorsed CHARM (Center for Health and Rights of Migrants) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.charmjapan.com — CHARM's multilingual HIV testing page lists this Kyoto session with English support (the dates shown there were old).
- e3 · Published by Kyoto City · 22 Sep 2026 · www.city.kyoto.lg.jp — Kyoto City's HIV testing overview (Japanese, English heading 'Free HIV Test and Consultation provided by Kyoto City'): HIV and STI tests and consultation are anonymous and free; STI tests only with the HIV test; reservation line.
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