Sample Health
Medical help lines in Osaka
Phone numbers to use when you are sick or injured, and places where you can ask for help in your own language.
Life-threatening emergency
Ambulance (life-threatening)
119Trouble breathing, unconscious, serious injury.
- Hours
- 24 hours
Source:大阪府「救急・夜間の急病で困ったとき」(2026-10-15)
Not sure whether to call an ambulance
Osaka Emergency Consultation Center
#7119Call when you are not sure whether to call an ambulance or go to hospital now. Nurses and staff answer.
- Hours
- 24 hours, every day
- From rotary-dial or IP phones
- 06-6582-7119
- Languages
- 日本語 (the official page does not mention other languages)
Source:大阪府「救急・夜間の急病で困ったとき」(2026-10-15)
Pediatric Emergency Phone Consultation
#8000When your child gets sick at night and you are not sure whether to go to hospital.
- Hours
- 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., every day
- From rotary-dial or IP phones
- 06-6765-3650
- Languages
- 日本語 (the official page does not mention other languages)
Source:大阪府「救急・夜間の急病で困ったとき」(2026-10-15)
Finding a hospital you can go to now
Osaka Emergency Medical Information Center
06-6693-1199Tells you which hospitals you can go to now. It does not give medical advice.
- Hours
- 24 hours, every day
- Languages
- 日本語 (the official page does not mention other languages)
Source:大阪府「救急・夜間の急病で困ったとき」(2026-10-15)
Osaka medical information website for foreign residents
おおさかメディカルネット for ForeignersUseful information for when you suddenly get sick or injured and need a hospital.
- Hours
- Any time
Source:大阪府「大阪府の外国人患者への医療について」(2026-10-15)
Consulting in your own language
AMDA International Medical Information Center
0120-339-266Guides you to hospitals where your language is spoken, and explains Japan's medical and welfare systems. Free.
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 (closed on holidays and Dec 29–Jan 3)
- From rotary-dial or IP phones
- 03-6233-9266
- Languages
- Available languages change by day of the week. Please check by phone.
Source:AMDA国際医療情報センター「電話医療相談」(2026-10-15)
Osaka Prefecture Information Corner for Foreign Residents
06-6941-2297Ask about any problem in daily life in your language, including hospitals.
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 9:30–17:30 (4th Friday until 20:00; also open on the 3rd Sunday; closed on holidays and New Year)
- Languages
- English中文한국어PortuguêsEspañolTiếng ViệtFilipinoไทยBahasa Indonesiaनेपालीမြန်မာ日本語
Source:大阪府「大阪府外国人情報コーナー」(2026-10-15)
This guide is a sample of the multilingual help-line guide we will build by field in 17 languages in 2027. Karinoyado does not answer individual consultations.