COVID-19 Testing Sites for Travelers to Japan
January 27, 2023
[Updated: January 27, 2023]
1. The COVID-19 testing sites included below administer nasopharyngeal swab tests that are, as of March 4th, approved by the Government of Japan, and are able to release results, as well as the MHLW required certificate, within 72 hours. Prior to getting tested at one of these locations, please read our “Important Points to Consider” and call the testing site directly to confirm that they are able to fulfill your request.
(Important Points to Consider)
[Connecticut]
2. In addition to the nasopharyngeal swab tests mentioned above, starting at midnight, March 9th, 2022 (JPT), Japan will begin to approve test results taken from NAAT nasal swab tests (RT-PCR, LAMP, TMA, TRC, Smart Amp, NEAR) as acceptable for entry into Japan.
Many institutions in the area may be administering NAAT nasal swab tests, but it can be difficult for us to list specific facilities/institutions here. If you take an NAAT nasal swab test at a facility/institution that is not listed above, please make sure you verify that test, the time taken to receive your test result, as well as the test certificate itself, fit all of the required regulations within the guidelines put forth by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.
Please follow the link below to find a document created by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to help answer some frequently asked questions regarding the confirmation of certificate of testing:
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000905811.pdf
1. The COVID-19 testing sites included below administer nasopharyngeal swab tests that are, as of March 4th, approved by the Government of Japan, and are able to release results, as well as the MHLW required certificate, within 72 hours. Prior to getting tested at one of these locations, please read our “Important Points to Consider” and call the testing site directly to confirm that they are able to fulfill your request.
(Important Points to Consider)
- The testing sites included below are not endorsed by the Consulate General of Japan in Boston. The Consulate is merely providing them as recommended places that travelers to Japan can use to get tested.
- This is not an exhaustive list of all of the COVID-19 testing sites in New England where the tests accepted by the Government of Japan are administered.
- The COVID-19 tests administered by the testing sites below are not free of charge. You will be required to pay for the test itself and any associated fees.
- All of the testing sites included below have confirmed that they will be able to fill out and sign the Certificate of Testing issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.
- There are a limited number of test kits per site. Because of the increase in demand for testing, these sites may not be able to meet your request. Due to this possibility, we highly recommend that you call the site beforehand to confirm that they will be able to fulfill your request.
- AFC Urgent Care Arlington
- Phone: 781-648-4572
- https://www.afcurgentcarearlington.com
- Those interested in getting tested at AFC Urgent Care Arlington are able to make an appointment on their website 10 days prior to the test. They offer three types of tests performed via nasopharyngeal swab; please make sure to select the RT-PCR test. The average turnaround time for results is 2-3 hours.
- AFC Urgent Care Malden
- Phone: 781-322-7300
- https://www.afcurgentcaremalden.com
- This testing site administers an RT-PCR test, administered via nasopharyngeal swab. The average test result turnaround time is about 2 hours.
[Connecticut]
- AFC Urgent Care Bridgeport
- Phone: 203-333-4400
- https://www.afcurgentcarebridgeport.com
- This testing site administers an RT-PCR test administered via nasopharyngeal swab. The average turnaround time for results is less than 24 hours.
- AFC Urgent Care Bridgeport Main
- Phone: 203-916-5151
- https://afcurgentcarebridgeport.com
- This testing site administers an RT-PCR test administered via nasopharyngeal swab. Typically, if the test is done during the morning, the test result should be released by 7PM that night, and if the test is done in the afternoon, the test results should be released by 3PM the next day.
2. In addition to the nasopharyngeal swab tests mentioned above, starting at midnight, March 9th, 2022 (JPT), Japan will begin to approve test results taken from NAAT nasal swab tests (RT-PCR, LAMP, TMA, TRC, Smart Amp, NEAR) as acceptable for entry into Japan.
Many institutions in the area may be administering NAAT nasal swab tests, but it can be difficult for us to list specific facilities/institutions here. If you take an NAAT nasal swab test at a facility/institution that is not listed above, please make sure you verify that test, the time taken to receive your test result, as well as the test certificate itself, fit all of the required regulations within the guidelines put forth by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.
Please follow the link below to find a document created by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to help answer some frequently asked questions regarding the confirmation of certificate of testing:
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000905811.pdf