Information for those bringing medicines for personal use into Japan
2026/5/7
- General information for those bringing medicines for personal use into Japan
- Information concerning narcotics, stimulants and psychotropic medicines and other controlled substances (including ADHD medication), please refer to the following web page.
There are no medication experts at the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney and as such we are unable to provide information pertaining to specific medicines.
If you are unsure about any aspect of importing medicines for personal use into Japan, please contact the office closest to your point of arrival in Japan from the list below.
Contact details for further information and general medicine enquiries (offices are open from Monday to Friday excluding Japanese public holidays):
| Place of Arrival | Name of Department | Contact Information |
| Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) |
Kanto-Shin’etsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare |
TEL: (0011) 81-48-740-0800 10:00 -12:00PM, 1:00- 3:00PM（JST） Email: yakkan@mhlw.go.jp |
| Osaka (Kansai) Nagoya (Chubu) Fukuoka Okinawa (Naha) |
Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare |
TEL: (0011) 81-6-6942-4096 9:30 -12:00PM, 1:00- 5:00PM（JST） Email: kiyakuji@mhlw.go.jp |
Contact details for narcotics, stimulants and psychotropic medicines (offices are open from Monday to Friday excluding Japanese public holidays):
| Area in Charge | Name of Department | Contact Information |
| Tokyo, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Tochigi, Yamanashi |
Narcotics Control Department, Kanto-Shin’etsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-3-3512-8691 FAX: (0011) 81-3-3512-8689 Email: tokyoncd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Osaka, Kyoto, Fukui, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama |
Narcotics Control Department, Kinki Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-6-6949-6336 FAX: (0011) 81-6-6949-6339 Email: osakancd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Hokkaido | Narcotics Control Department, Hokkaido Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-11-726-3131 FAX: (0011) 81-11-709-8063 Email: sapporoncd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Aomori, Akita, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata | Narcotics Control Department, Tohoku Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-22-221-3701 FAX: (0011) 81-22-221-3713 Email: sendaincd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Aichi, Gifu, Ishikawa, Mie, Shizuoka, Toyama | Narcotics Control Department, Tokai Hokuriku Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-52-951-6911 FAX: (0011) 81-52-951-6876 Email: nagoyancd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Yamaguchi | Narcotics Control Department, Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-82-227-9011 FAX: (0011) 81-82-227-9174 Email: hiroshimancd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Ehime, Kagawa, Kouchi, Tokushima | Narcotics Control Department, Shikoku Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-87-811-8910 FAX: (0011) 81-87-823-8810 Email: takamatsuncd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita , Saga | Narcotics Control Department, Kyushu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare | TEL: (0011) 81-92-472-2331 FAX: (0011) 81-92-472-2336 Email: fukuokancd@mhlw.go.jp |
| Okinawa | Narcotics Control Department, Okinawa Office | TEL：(0011)81-98-854-2584 Fax：(0011)81-98-834-8978 Email: nahancd@mhlw.go.jp |