Useful Info

INTERNET ACCESS

There are still very few places in Matsue that have internet access for tourists – here are the few that we know of.

The Shimane International Center on the 3rd floor of Town Plaza building near the prefectural office. See their website at the link below.

Getting There: Take a bus to Ken-cho mae (outside the Prefectural Office), turn left when you get off the bus, walk to the next junction and it’s in the tall building on the opposite corner.  

http://www.sic-info.org/en/service/internet/

The Tokyu Inn opposite the North Exit of Matsue Station apparently has access in the lobby.

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HOSPITALS

There are 4 main hospitals in Matsue – the city hospital, Seikyo hospital and Memorial hospital all located on the south side of the city and the Red Cross hospital on the north. The nearest to the station is Seikyo hospital. There are also numerous small clinics dotted about the city. The nearest internal medicine clinic to the station is Asahi machi clinic in front of the north exit. (English spoken). Most clinics open from around 8:30 to 5:00pm.

Here is a link to the Matsue city guide to hospitals. There is a lot of info about insurance to scroll through before getting to page 9 which has a list of hospitals, clinics and languages spoken.

http://www.city.matsue.shimane.jp/kankou/en/pdf/02medical.pdf

At the hospital you will have to pay the full cost upfront and then get your insurance co. to refund it. (Take your passport and insurance docs.)

You will need to get a prescription from a doctor to get medicine from a pharmacy, but if it’s basic medicine that you need you will find all sorts in the drug stores. There is a large store called Kokumin in the station building.

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