STD testing · Shimbashi & Ginza
Because this is self-pay care, no insurance card is required and you can be tested anonymously. One visit is enough — you do not need to come back a second time to hear your results. One minute from Shimbashi Station, one stop from Ginza.
STD testing costs ¥8,000 per infection, or ¥12,800 for gonorrhoea and chlamydia together, at Shinbashi Ginza Swift Clinic, one minute from Shimbashi Station. No health insurance card is needed and you can be tested anonymously. The consultation is free when you are tested or treated. You only need to come once — results are given by phone rather than at a second appointment. Consultations are held in private rooms, a female nurse is on staff, and couples may attend together.
| Test | Notes | Price (incl. tax) |
|---|---|---|
| Gonorrhoea test | Genital or throat. Combined with chlamydia: ¥12,800 | ¥8,000 |
| Chlamydia test | Genital or throat. Combined with gonorrhoea: ¥12,800 | ¥8,000 |
| Gonorrhoea + chlamydia | The combination most people take | ¥12,800 |
| Candida test | First-visit price | ¥8,900 |
| STD prevention | Preventive treatment | ¥9,800 |
| Consultation fee | Free when you are tested or treated; ¥3,000 if not | ¥0 |
| What most people actually pay (both tests) | ¥12,800 | |
There is no separate consultation or follow-up charge when you are tested, so the figure above is the whole amount. Prices for other treatments are on the pricing page.
What is collected depends on where you may have been exposed. Oral sex alone can leave an infection in the throat, and throat infections usually cause no symptoms at all — a negative genital test does not rule one out.
| Site | Sample | Tested for |
|---|---|---|
| Genital | Urine | Gonorrhoea, chlamydia |
| Throat | Gargle sample | Throat gonorrhoea, throat chlamydia |
| Skin and mucosa | Examination | Candida, herpes, genital warts |
Tell the doctor what kind of contact you had and they will suggest which sites to test. If a partner has tested positive, get tested regardless of whether you have symptoms — chlamydia in particular is often silent, and untreated infection is a cause of infertility and of passing it on.
Testing too soon after exposure can miss an infection that is present, because it takes time to become detectable — the window period. Tell the doctor the date you are worried about and they will tell you whether it is early enough to matter.
You do not need to work this out yourself. Bring the date and the symptoms, if any, and the doctor will decide.
One visit is enough. You do not need a second appointment to hear the outcome.
Tell us at the consultation when it is safe to call you. We will not contact you in any way that identifies the clinic to your workplace or family.
All treatment here is self-pay (自由診療). Japanese national health insurance is not used, which has a practical consequence worth stating plainly: there is no insurance claim, so nothing is reported to an employer or to a family plan. No insurance card is required and you can be tested anonymously.
Most bacterial STDs are treatable. When we call with the result, we explain what happens next.
The doctor will also tell you when it is safe to have sex again.
| Item | Notes | Price (incl. tax) |
|---|---|---|
| DoxyPEP — single dose | Doxycycline taken within 72 hours of exposure | ¥1,500 |
| DoxyPEP — 10 doses | For people who want it on hand | ¥8,900 |
| Consultation fee | Free; ¥3,000 on a first visit for fewer than 5 tablets | ¥0 |
Taken within 72 hours of sex to reduce the risk of bacterial STDs. It has no effect on HIV and does not replace barrier protection.
DoxyPEP is a newer approach to bacterial STD prevention that has been adopted in the United States and elsewhere as condomless sex has become more common. A dose of doxycycline taken within 72 hours of exposure lowers the chance of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis taking hold. It is generally offered to people who have had an STD before, who have multiple partners, who have had sex without a condom, or who work in higher-risk environments.
1-8-4 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004 — Maruchu Building 7F-B. One minute on foot from Shimbashi Station, which is served by the JR lines, the Tokyo Metro Ginza line, the Toei Asakusa line and the Yurikamome.
From Ginza it is a single stop on the Ginza line, about two minutes. From Ginza 8-chōme it is around an eight-minute walk, so you can also come on foot.
Open weekdays 14:00–21:00 and weekends and public holidays 10:00–18:00. Last booking for a first visit is 30 minutes before closing. Evening appointments after work are usually available.
You can be seen here without speaking Japanese. Consultations are handled with a translation app and written notes rather than by an English-speaking doctor, which works well for treatments where the decision is straightforward — repeat prescriptions, testing, hair removal — and is slower where you have a complicated history to explain. Treatment information, pricing and access details on these pages are in English. The booking system and the pre-visit questionnaire are in Japanese, so message us on LINE beforehand if you would like help completing them.
No card is needed. This is self-pay care, so Japanese national health insurance is not used and you can be tested anonymously. Because there is no insurance claim, nothing is reported to an employer or to a family plan.
Not the same day. Results come back after your visit and we give them to you by phone. Tell us at the consultation when it is safe to call.
No. One visit is enough. Results are given by phone, and if anything is positive we arrange treatment from there.
Gonorrhoea and chlamydia are ¥8,000 each, or ¥12,800 for both together, which is what most people take. Candida is ¥8,900 at a first visit. The consultation is free when you are tested or treated — it is ¥3,000 only if you are neither. There is no separate follow-up charge.
It depends on the kind of contact you had. Oral sex alone can leave an infection in the throat, and throat infections usually cause no symptoms, so a negative genital test does not rule one out. Describe the contact and the doctor will suggest which sites to test.
There is a window period before an infection becomes detectable. Tell the doctor the date you are worried about and they will say whether it is too early. If you already have symptoms, come in without waiting.
Yes — that is the main argument for it. Chlamydia in particular is often silent, and untreated infection is a cause of infertility and of transmission to a partner. If a partner has tested positive, get tested regardless of how you feel.
Most bacterial STDs are treatable. We explain the treatment when we call, and medication can be collected at the clinic or handled by online consultation. We will suggest your partner is tested too, since treating only yourself allows reinfection.
Yes. Couples are welcome to attend together, and consultations happen in private rooms. A female nurse is on staff.
Yes. Weekdays 14:00–21:00, weekends and public holidays 10:00–18:00. Last booking for a first visit is 30 minutes before closing. The clinic is one minute from Shimbashi Station and one stop from Ginza.
Yes. Consultations are handled with a translation app and written notes. The booking system and pre-visit questionnaire are in Japanese, so message us on LINE beforehand if you would like help completing them.
Doxycycline taken within 72 hours after sex to reduce the chance of picking up gonorrhoea, chlamydia or syphilis. It is a single dose at ¥1,500, or ¥8,900 for ten doses if you would rather keep it on hand. It is prevention after exposure, not a substitute for condoms, and it does nothing against HIV.
No insurance card needed. One minute from Shimbashi Station, one stop from Ginza. Weekdays 14:00–21:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–18:00.
