Medical clinic and hospital

There are 2 English spoken medical clinics in Hakuba: 1 . Shintani clinic (Ph 0261-75-4177 ) . It is open 8.30am till 5pm everyday except for Mondays and Thursdays (closed) but does close down for lunch between 11.30 and 1.30. You will need to pay for it even if you have insurance- you will need to claim it once you get back home. They have x rays, CT, Ultrasound machines and they do have an orthopaedic surgeon who is great with knee injures and other ski related type injuries. From personal experience this clinic is highly recommended 2 . Hakuba International Clinic (Ph 0261-85-2264) newly opened in 2023, and is open 10.00-17.00. It also has an orthopaedic surgeon. If you have a life threatening injury it is better to get an ambulance (Ph 119) and get straight to either the Omachi General hospital (40 mins by car), the Azumi Hospital (1 hr), or the Matsumoto Hospital (90 mins by car). Don’t count on getting pain killers from anyone until you get to a hospital.

Physio & massage

Hakuba physio & massage is an Australian run centre, so there is no language barrier. They are located next on the main Happo Gondola road. You can book them either via their website or by phone ( 0261-724117 ). Manu’s Healing Massage & Yoga in Misolano near Echoland, offers Deep Tissue Sports Oil massage, Indian Ayurveda oil massage and reflexology massage as well as others. Private yoga lessons are also offered. Altitude physio & massage in Happo on the 2nd floor of the Wadano Gateway hotel is the latest physio to set up in Hakuba. You can book them either via their website or by phone ( 080-3585-9577 ).

Pharmacies

There are 3 main pharmacies in town, the American drug store (near Rapie Mountain shop), Oota Chemist (diagnally opposite the station), and the one below A Coop supermarket just up from the station. You will have fun miming your medical condition to the staff if you do not speak Japanese! Asprin, cold tablets and the like you can get from the convenience stores.