Hair loss · Online · Nationwide
AGA and FAGA medication prescribed after a doctor’s review and posted to you. It is a treatment you take every month for years — which is exactly why it should not require a monthly trip to a clinic.
Hair loss medication starts at ¥4,800 a month and is posted anywhere in Japan for ¥550. The online consultation is free. You message the clinic on LINE, fill in a questionnaire, speak to a doctor for 10 to 15 minutes, pay by card or bank transfer, and the medication is dispatched once payment clears. Finasteride, dutasteride, minoxidil and the combined Hair Revival tablets can all be prescribed this way.
The whole thing starts with a message. Message us on LINE and we will set up the questionnaire and a time with you, in English.
Priced per month, plus one postage charge per delivery. No joining fee, no minimum term, nothing charged unless you ask for it.
| Medication | What it does | Quantity | Price (incl. tax) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finasteride | Blocks the DHT that drives male pattern hair loss | 31 tablets / 1 month | ¥4,800 |
| Dutasteride | Blocks DHT more broadly than finasteride | 31 tablets / 1 month | ¥4,800 |
| Minoxidil (topical) | Improves blood flow at the follicle to encourage growth | 1 bottle | ¥6,000 |
| Hair Revival | Finasteride 1mg and oral minoxidil 5mg in one tablet | 30 tablets / 1 month | ¥13,800 |
| Hair Revival — 3-month pack | The same tablet, three months at once | 90 tablets / 3 months | ¥18,000 |
| Hair Revival-D | Dutasteride with oral minoxidil, blocking DHT more broadly | 30 tablets / 1 month | ¥15,800 |
| Hair Revival-FF | Female pattern hair loss (FAGA). Minoxidil-based, no finasteride | 30 tablets / 1 month | ¥13,800 |
| Online consultation | ¥0 | ||
| Postage, per delivery, anywhere in Japan | ¥550 | ||
| Example — a first month of finasteride delivered (¥4,800 + ¥550) | ¥5,350 | ||
All prices include consumption tax. Everything here is self-pay; Japanese national health insurance does not apply. Prices can change, and the price confirmed at your consultation is the one that applies. The full list is on the price page.
The tablets come in a bottle, not a blister strip — a month is one bottle. Which one you are sent depends on what the doctor prescribes.
Hair RevivalOne bottle is a month. The three-month pack is three of these in one parcel.¥13,800 per month
Hair Revival-DThe same idea with dutasteride, which blocks DHT more broadly.¥15,800 per month
Hair Revival-FFFor women. The label reads “finasteride free” — that is the point of it.¥13,800 per month
Minoxidil, topicalApplied to the scalp. Posted alongside the tablets in the same parcel.¥6,000 per bottleFinasteride and dutasteride on their own are dispensed as plain tablets. Ordering the three-month pack means one parcel and one ¥550 postage instead of three.
If you were treated in another country you probably know these by brand name. Japanese clinics list the active ingredient, which is why the price list above may look unfamiliar.
| Known abroad as | Active ingredient | Listed here as | Price (incl. tax) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propecia | Finasteride | Finasteride, 1 month | ¥4,800 |
| Avodart | Dutasteride | Dutasteride, 1 month | ¥4,800 |
| Rogaine / Regaine | Minoxidil (topical) | Minoxidil, 1 bottle | ¥6,000 |
| — (no single brand) | Finasteride + oral minoxidil | Hair Revival, 1 month | ¥13,800 |
What is dispensed here are generic preparations of those ingredients. The ingredient and the strength are the same; the maker and the appearance are not. If you were already on a brand abroad, tell the doctor which and at what dose — continuing is usually straightforward.
This is the thing to read before you start, because it is the reason most people quit.
In the first weeks some people shed more than usual. It is called shedding, and it happens because follicles moving into a new growth phase push the old hair out ahead of the new. It looks exactly like the treatment making things worse. It is not, and it settles.
If it happens, say so at a follow-up rather than stopping on your own. Stopping in week three because of the thing that signals the medication is working is a genuinely common and avoidable outcome.
Hair grows in cycles, so the medication works over months rather than weeks. As a general guide, the changes usually come in this order.
Photographs taken at the start, in the same light and from the same angle, are more reliable than memory. Take them before the first tablet.
Alongside the tablets, we recommend scalp injections — a blend of minoxidil and growth-factor preparations injected directly into the hairline or the areas you most want to thicken, once a month at ¥19,800 per session (incl. tax). They can be combined with the tablets you receive online.
Scalp injections are given at the clinic, so they need a visit to Shimbashi. See the in-clinic hair loss page. The injectable is not approved as a medicine in Japan — please read about the scalp injection.
Hair loss treatment is not a one-off. It is a tablet taken every day for years, and the practical question is not whether it works but whether you will still be taking it in month fourteen.
Finasteride and dutasteride roughly halve PSA, the blood marker used to screen for prostate cancer. A reading that looks normal may not be.
If you are screened, tell the doctor doing the screening that you take this. It is a one-sentence thing to mention and it changes how the number is read. It is on this page because it is rarely said anywhere at the point where you actually start the medication.
Finasteride and dutasteride are for men only. They must not be taken by women or by anyone under 20. For female pattern hair loss there is Hair Revival-FF, which is minoxidil-based with no finasteride — not prescribed during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
The Hair Revival tablets combine finasteride or dutasteride with oral minoxidil. Finasteride and dutasteride are approved medicines in Japan. Oral minoxidil is not, and Japanese regulation requires us to set out exactly what that means before you decide.
If you would rather not take an unapproved medicine, say so. Finasteride or dutasteride on its own, with topical minoxidil if you want it, uses only approved products and is ¥4,800 a month.
Treatment here is self-pay, so national health insurance is not involved either way. That removes most of what usually makes a Japanese clinic hard to use if you are not a long-term resident.
Online works for a prescription. It does not work for everything, and the doctor will say so rather than prescribe around a problem.
The clinic is one minute from Shimbashi Station, open until 21:00 on weekdays. Details are on the hair loss page for in-clinic visits.
You can be treated here without speaking Japanese. There is no English-speaking doctor here — consultations are handled with a translation app and written notes, which works well where the decision is straightforward, as it usually is for a repeat prescription. The booking system and the questionnaire are in Japanese, so message us on LINE first and we will set both up with you.
The consultation is free. Finasteride or dutasteride is ¥4,800 for a month, Hair Revival ¥13,800, and postage is ¥550 per delivery. A first month of finasteride delivered comes to ¥5,350 all in. There is no booking fee and no subscription.
No. Message us on LINE, fill in the questionnaire, speak to the doctor for 10 to 15 minutes, pay the invoice, and the medication is posted. If the doctor decides an online consultation is not enough to prescribe safely, you will be asked to come in.
The three-month pack of Hair Revival is ¥18,000, which works out at ¥6,000 a month rather than ¥13,800. You also pay one ¥550 postage instead of three, and you are not arranging a consultation every month. It is the option most people move to once they know the medication suits them.
Usually not. More hair coming out in the first weeks is common and is called shedding — follicles moving into a new growth phase push the old hair out first. It settles. It is the single most common reason people abandon treatment that was in fact working. Tell the doctor rather than stopping on your own.
As a general guide: around month 1, shedding can briefly increase; around month 2, many people notice more body; around month 3, hair starts to fill in; and by around month 6, many see a clearer increase. From about a year, treatment moves into maintenance. Results vary between people, and six months is the usual point to judge whether it suits you. See what happens, month by month.
The hair that the medication was holding on to is lost over the following months. These treatments maintain rather than cure, so the decision to start is a decision to continue. That is worth knowing before you begin rather than after.
Yes, and it matters. Finasteride and dutasteride lower PSA readings. If you are screened for prostate cancer, tell the doctor doing the screening that you take this — otherwise a normal-looking result can be misread. Nobody tells you this at the point of sale, so it is on this page.
Reduced libido and erectile difficulty are the effects most often reported with finasteride and dutasteride. They are uncommon and usually resolve if the medication is stopped. Liver function changes are rare but recognised. Minoxidil solution can cause scalp itching. Oral minoxidil can cause hair growing where you did not want it, and fluid retention.
Not finasteride or dutasteride — those are for men only, and women who are or may become pregnant should not even handle crushed or broken tablets. For female pattern hair loss there is Hair Revival-FF at ¥13,800 a month, which is minoxidil-based with no finasteride. It is not prescribed during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Yes, but scalp injections are given at the clinic, so they need a visit to Shimbashi. They are a blend of minoxidil and growth-factor preparations injected into the hairline or the areas you want to thicken, once a month at ¥19,800 per session, and can be combined with the tablets. The injectable is not approved as a medicine in Japan; please read about the scalp injection.
No. Treatment here is self-pay, so Japanese national health insurance is not involved and no insurance card is needed. You are not asked for a residence card or a passport either — your name, a contact number and a delivery address are enough.
No. There is no English-speaking doctor here — the consultation is handled with a translation app and written notes, which is usually enough for a prescription decision. Message us on LINE beforehand and we will set up the questionnaire and the booking with you, since both are in Japanese.
We can write the active ingredient and the strength in English so a doctor abroad can continue it, and a longer supply can be prescribed before you go. We cannot advise on another country’s customs or import rules; please check those yourself.
Yes, that is the point of it. Medication is posted anywhere in Japan, so where the clinic is does not matter for anything treated with a prescription.
Consultation ¥0, medication from ¥4,800 a month, ¥550 postage anywhere in Japan. Message us on LINE to arrange a time.
