Our hospital is an Advanced Treatment Hospital with 39 medical departments and 809 beds, providing care for more than 430,000 outpatient visits annually.

We are committed to providing high-quality medical care to international patients, while also training outstanding healthcare professionals and contributing to the advancement of medicine.

Our hospital is equipped with one of the oldest proton beam therapy facilities in Japan and provides advanced proton beam therapy as a cutting-edge medical treatment.

Since 1983, we have accumulated extensive clinical research. In 2001, we launched a full-scale proton beam therapy facility with a gantry, becoming the only university-affiliated hospital in Japan at that time to operate such a facility. To date, we have treated more than 8,700 patients.

In addition, we have established a system that enables safe and minimally invasive surgical treatments, including:

A ceiling-mounted intraoperative MRI operating room

The da Vinci robotic surgical system

Endoscopic surgical equipment

Support for International Patients

When accepting international patients, our hospital works in cooperation with medical coordination companies to assist with the necessary procedures for traveling to Japan and receiving medical care.

Location

〒305-8576
2－1－1, Amakubo, Tsukuba city

Website

https://www.hosp.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

Facility Overview

【Location】

70 minutes by car from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport)

55 minutes by car from Ibaraki Airport

About 45 minutes from Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station (the terminal station) via the Tsukuba Express Line, then 5 minutes by car from Tsukuba Station

【Major Medical Equipment】

Rooftop heliport for doctor helicopters

da Vinci surgical robot system

Gantry-movable intraoperative MRI operating room

Angiography operating room equipped with an integrated high-performance surgical table and angiography system

【Facilities】

In September 2025, the hospital renewed its proton beam therapy facility for the first time in Japan, enabling the use of the latest irradiation techniques.

Specialty

Proton Beam Therapy for Various Cancers and Tumors
https://www.pmrc.tsukuba.ac.jp/overseas/index.html

Available Programs

• Proton Beam Therapy 【University of Tsukuba Hospital】

  In September 2025, a new treatment building was completed at the Proton Beam Therapy Center, enabling even more precise treatment using the spot scanning irradiation method.

  Proton beam therapy at our hospital has the longest history in Japan. Since initiating the world’s first clinical research using a vertical beam in 1983, we have treated more than 8,700 patients, including pediatric cancer patients. In particular, for cancers that occur deep within the body, such as liver cancer, our hospital was among the first in the world to apply proton beam therapy. Today, this treatment method is highly regarded worldwide and recognized as a standard therapy. Proton beam therapy is a patient-friendly treatment that delivers radiation precisely to the tumor while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. It carries a lower risk of affecting growth in children and young patients and is also effective in reducing the risk of secondary cancers in the future. In September 2025, our hospital introduced the Spot Scanning Irradiation Method, which enables even more precise radiation delivery. This technology allows highly accurate treatment even for tumors with complex shapes, improving both the safety and effectiveness of treatment. We will continue striving to provide more effective proton beam therapy while placing great importance on the quality of life (QOL) of our patients, through ongoing clinical practice and research.

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