chotCAST (Osaka HIV testing and counselling centre)
NGO / charity service · Osaka, Japan
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026Same-day test sessions are reserved through the Smart Life Clinic site (Japanese), from two weeks to three days before. Results are given verbally only; no certificates are issued.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — No residency condition appears on the site, and it runs sessions for people who do not speak Japanese; visitors are not mentioned.
About
Osaka's permanent free, anonymous HIV testing centre in Shinsaibashi, open afternoons and evenings including weekends, with same-day results on reserved sessions and syphilis and hepatitis B tests alongside.
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: Same-day sessions about 60 to 90 minutes; standard session on a return visit
Booking, access & languages
Same-day test sessions are reserved through the Smart Life Clinic site (Japanese), from two weeks to three days before. Results are given verbally only; no certificates are issued.
Languages: Japanese — The website is in Japanese.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free Free and anonymous. |
| Syphilis test | Everyone | Free Free and anonymous. |
| Hepatitis B & C test | Everyone | Free Hepatitis B test, free and anonymous. |
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. PEP must start within 72 hours.
Emergency number: 119
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.chotcast.com — Centre home page: address, weekly opening table, permanent HIV test sessions (same-day by reservation; standard without), tests (HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B), free and anonymous, results verbal only, monthly Chinese and Vietnamese session, 2026 notices. Testing and counselling are run by the NPO Smart Life Net.
- e2 · Community-endorsed CHARM (Center for Health and Rights of Migrants) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.charmjapan.com — CHARM's multilingual HIV testing page lists chotCAST sessions with Chinese and Vietnamese support (free, anonymous, reservation).
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.smartlifeclinic.com — Smart Life Clinic (the NPO clinic running the tests): HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B testing and counselling at chotCAST are free and anonymous.
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