FOOD AND HEALTH HANDOUT 2014

Food and Exercise Websites:

Recipe websites: en.cookpad.com - Japanese recipes in English
- bbcgoodfood.com - classic recipes
- yummly.com - recipe search engine
Calorie Info: www.eiyoukeisan.com/JapaneseFoodCalorie/index.html (EN)
www.eiyoukeisan.com/dietary_logs/multi_edit_food (JP)
Couch to 5K: www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Riceball Fillings

Rice Cooker Recipe

Foreign Food Shops

Shop

jupiter-coffee.com
yamaya.jp
kaldi.co.jp/english
kobebussan.co.jp

Online themeatguy.jp
theflyingpig.com
yoyomarket.jp
jp.iherb.com
amazon.co.jp

warabemura.net
fbcusa.com

ALT-recommended doctors in Yamagata prefecture

Remember to get your doctors certificate (shindansho) to qualify for sick leave!

Internal medicine, surgery, gastroenterology

(Umetsu-iin)
Location: Nagai-city ( 2 27 )
Tel: 0238-88-2078, 0238-84-2948
http://naganishi-med.or.jp/hospital-nagai/umetsu.html
Other details: also include cardiology,
Kinebuchi-iin
Location: Shinjo-city ( 2764-1)
Tel: 0233-23-5866
http://www.ic-net.or.jp/home/kine/
Haga Gastrointestinal Medical Clinic
Location: Yamagata-city ( 2151)
Tel: TEL 023-624-8686
http://haga-ichouka.com/
Orthopedics
Shida-seikei-geka
Location: Tsuruoka-city ( 18-5)
Phone: 0235-22-8070
http://website.infomity.net/c8200109/
Other details: good for athletic injuries, also does MRI
(Yahagi-sekkotsu-in)
Location: Yamagata-city ( 4-21-27)
Tel:023-615-6720
http://toukai.fc2web.com/yahagi1.html
Dermatologist
(Kasuga Hifuka)
Location: Yonezawa city ( 2-3-50)
Tel: 0238-23-5700
Dentist
(Kurotani Clinic)
Location: Tsuruoka city ()
Tel: 0235-22-4182
http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~kurotani/
(Igarashi-shika-iin)
Location: Oe-machi ( 396-1)
Tel: 0237-62-4648

Notes: the hygienist speaks great English

(Shinoda-shika-iin)
Location: Yamagata city ( 1 8 14-2)
Tel: 023-647-5022
http://shinoda-d.jp/
Gynecologist
Marikos Ladies Clinic
Location: Yamagata city 6-35
Tel: 023-632-0666
http://www.mariko-ladiesclinic.com/n-aisatsu.html
Other details: female doctor
Takayama Ladys Clinic
Location: Yamagata-city ()
Tel: 023-632-0666
http://www.web-clover.net/lc-takayama/
Other details: male doctor
(Yume Clinic)
Location: Yonezawa ( 9-3)
Tel: 0238-26-1537
http://www.yumeclinic.com/
Mental Health
Nakagawa Mental Health Clinic
Location: 3-1-40 Tokamachi, Yamagata-city
TEL: 023-632-7333
Other details: hours: 9:30 - 12:30, 14:00 - 18:00, Mon - Wed, Fri, closed on Thu,
Sat, Sun and Holidays
(Nihonkai General Hospital)
Tel:0234-26-2001
http://www.nihonkai-hos.jp/hospital/
Psychiatrist
Ichibancho Mental Clinic
Dr. Saito
022 221 2277
Ichibancho 2-2-13, Senken Building 5th floor.
7 minute walk from Sendai Station
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri: 9:30am-12:30pm & 2:30pm-6:30pm
Thurs & Sat: 9:30am-12:30pm

Holiday and Night Emergency Clinics

Yamagata City
Night
Emergency
Clinic

Yamagata City
Physicians
Association
Holiday
Emergency
Clinic

1-1-21 Midorimachi,
Yamagata-shi

2-9-13 Kasumicho, Yamagatashi

023-6415555

Monday

Saturday
, Sunday
and
Holidays
Monday
to
Saturday

023-6413650

Sunday
and
Holidays

Murayama
Holiday Clinic

1-3-6
Chuo,
Murayama-shi

0237-552972

Sunday
and
Holidays

Higashine City
Holiday Clinic

1-5-1
Chuo,
Higashine-shi

0237-432120

Sunday
and
Holidays

0233-296300

Monday

Saturday
Sunday
and
Holiday

Internal Department
19:0023:00

Pediatrics 19:00
22:30
Internal Department
Pediatrics
Surgical Department
9:00-12:00,
13:0017.00
Internal
Department
Pediatrics
9:00-12:00,
13:0016:00
Internal
Department

Pediatrics
9:00-12:00,
13:0016:00
Internal Department
Pediatrics
18:3021:00
Internal Department
Pediatrics
8:30
16:30
Internal Department
Pediatrics
18:3021:00
Internal Department
Pediatrics
8:30
16:30
Internal Department
Pediatrics
Surgical Department
8:3016:30

Shinjo City Night

and Holiday
Clinic

3-33 Horibatamachi, Shinjoshi

Yonezawa City
Night and
Holiday Clinic

1-5-60
NishiOdori,
Yonezawa-shi

0238-229922

7-10
Mamanoue,
Nagai-shi

0238-845799

Sunday
and
Holidays

420-7
Kunugiduka,
Nanyo-shi

0238-403456

Sunday
and
Holidays

Internal Department
Pediatrics
9:00
17:00

Sunday
and
Holidays

Internal Department
9:00-12:00,13:0017.00,
18:00 -21:00
Pediatrics
9:00
12:00

Nagai Nishi
Okitama Holiday
Emergency
Clinic
Nanyo Higashi
Okitama Holiday
Emergency
Clinic
Tsuruoka City
Holiday Night
Emergency
Clinic

5-30
Izumimachi,
Tsuruoka

0235-235678

Monday Friday
Sunday
and
Holidays

Sakata City
Night
Emergency
Clinic

2-1-31 Funabacho, Sakata-shi

0234-215225

Sunday
and
Holidays

Surgical Department
13:0017:00
Internal Department
Pediatrics
Surgical Department
8:3016:30
Internal
Department

Surgical Department
17:3020:30

Health Centers in Yamagata Prefecture

Health counseling for womens and childrens mental health and sexually
transmitted disease
Anonymous STD and blood testing

Murayama
Center
Mogami
Center
Okitama
Center
Shonai Health

Health

0236271117

Health

166 Toka-machi, Yamagatashi

1218 Wakaba-machi, Shinjo-shi

Health

3126 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi

0238223002

191 Oaza-Yokoyama-AzasodeHigashi, Mikawa-machi

0235664920

Center

0233291268

Counseling Support for Foreign Residents in Yamagata

Prefecture
Name
(Telephone Number)
Association for
International
Relations in Yamagata
Counseling Corner for
Foreign Residents
023-646-8861
E-mail:airy@jan.ne.jp

Counseling Details

Hours of Operation

Everyday life and English: Tue Fri 10:00 17:00

general counseling Chinese (Mandarin): Tue & Fri 10:00
14:00
Korean: Thu & Sat 10:00 14:00
Portuguese: Wed & Fri 10:00 14:00

General Counseling Tue Sun 9:30 17:00 (Closed on

Yamagata City
Monday)
International
English, Chinese, Korean,
Friendship Association Specialized
The first and third Wednesday of the
Foreign Resident
Counseling
month11001500
Counseling
Counseling by specialists
023-647-2275
English, Chinese, Korean
FAX:023-647-2278
Counseling in other languages including Tagalog,
Portuguese, Thai, and Indonesian are available upon
reservation by phone
Dewa Shonai
Everyday life and Tue Sun 9001730 (Closed on
International Forum general counseling Monday)
Telephone
Dispatch
of English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese:
Counseling
Interpreter
available at all time
(Medical Treatment, Counseling in other languages
0235-25-3600
Education
and including Tagalog, Portuguese, Thai,
FAX:0235-25Welfare)
and Indonesian are available upon
3605
reservation by phone
090-9638-5600
Available by cell phone at all time
(English)
090-9638-5621
(Chinese)
IVY Foreign Resident
Everyday life and Mon - Fri 10001800 services in
Lifestyle Counseling
general counseling the following languages are available
023-634-9830
at all time
Mon-Fri090-2365Medical Translators Chinese, Korean, Tagalog,
1208
Dispatch
of Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and
Sat and Sun
Interpreters
English
FAX:023-634-9884
(Medical Treatment, Telephone counseling and
e-mail:
Welfare
interpretation service is free, but is
LER04525@nifty.com
only available during the hours of
operation
There is a charge if you want to be
accompanied by an interpreter
Higashine City
Everyday life and Mon - Fri8301715
General Foreign
general counseling does not provide direct counseling,
Resident Counseling
but makes referrals to volunteer
counselors and counseling
0237-42-1111
specialists

Shonai Town
Counseling Centre
0234-42-0228
Yonezawa City
Counseling Centre
0238-22-5111
Sakata City
International
Association
0234-26-5615
Takahata Town Social
Plaza
TEL:0238-52-5702
FAX:0238-52-5701

Everyday life and ChineseMon - Fri9001715

general counseling
Everyday life and Mon - Fri9001700
general counseling Japanese and English (available by
phone and in-person)
Everyday life and Mon - Fri9001700
general counseling Russian, English, Chinese, Korean
(reservation required)
Everyday life and Mon - Fri9001530
general counseling Chinese, Korean, English (Reservation
required)

Useful Links:
International Mental Health Professionals Japan
http://www.imhpj.org/
Yamagata Prefecture Health Institution Network
http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/medical-net/
Multilingual Medical Questionnaire (English)
http://www.k-i-a.or.jp/medical/english/index.html
International Volunteer Center of Yamagata
http://www.ivyivy.org/e/supportforeigners/
Counseling & Interpretation/translation services
JET Programme Accident Insurance
http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/current/insurance/tokio01.html
Useful Books:
A Guide to Food Buying in Japan, by Carolyn R. Krouse (published by Tuttle)
A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients & Culture, by Richard Hosking
(published by Tuttle), or Lonely Planet World Food: Japan.
Japan Health Handbook
Maruyama, Shimizu & Tsurumaki, published by Kodansha. (available in English
bookstores, or from Amazon Japan: www.amazon.co.jp)