Sapporo City Public Health Office – HIV testing

札幌市保健所エイズ検査

Public sexual health clinic · Sapporo, Japan

Check hours with the clinic

Can I go now?

Appointment needed

Published by Sapporo City· 22 Sep 2026

Weekday sessions run on set days at ten ward health centres (for example the Chuo centre on the first and third Friday morning); phone the centre you want. Evening and holiday sessions are listed on separate pages. Results are verbal only; no certificate is issued.

Can a visitor use it?

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

What will it cost?

HIV test free

Full price list ↓

About

The city's free, anonymous HIV and syphilis testing, run on set days at ten ward health centres plus evening and holiday sessions, with results given in person about a week later.

Why you might feel comfortable here

Anonymous testing available — Yes

The city says all tests are 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

HIV lab test — Yes

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

Results are explained in person about one week after the test.

Full STI check — No

HIV and, on request, syphilis only.

Throat & rectal swabs — No

Syphilis test — Yes

Blood test.

RPR and TPHA on request at the same visit.

Seen with symptoms — No

Testing only.

Treatment on site — No

Same-day results — No

PEP (after HIV exposure) — No

PrEP — start here — No

Results: About one week; you return in person for a verbal result.

Booking, access & languages

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.

Walk-in — No

Appointment required

You must book before coming.

Each ward health centre takes its own bookings by phone.

No account needed to book

You can book without registering.

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 All HIV tests are free and anonymous, as the city states; syphilis on request is included.

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

Results can be sent abroad — No

Results are given verbally at a return visit only.

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · Published by Sapporo City · 22 Sep 2026 · www.city.sapporo.jp — City HIV test page: office address, all tests free and anonymous, booking required, results verbal only with no certificate, syphilis available at the same time, links to weekday, evening, holiday and mail-in tests.
e2 · Published by Sapporo City · 22 Sep 2026 · www.city.sapporo.jp — Weekday test page: rotating schedule at ten ward health centres with 5 to 10 places each, booked by phone with each centre, results in person about one week later, syphilis RPR and TPHA on request.

How labels work: How we check.

Something wrong? Tell us