Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccination in Beppu City

Updated on 17 March 2023

Please refer to the website of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan for detailed information about the COVID-19 vaccination in Japan.
You can view Beppu City Official Website (Japanese) from the "Relevant Page" below.
(Please select the desired language from the button in the upper right corner of the linked page. Machine translation is available.)

Foreign nationals who have resident registration in Beppu City are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

For those who have moved to Beppu City from other municipality in Japan:
New Beppu City vaccination vouchers will be issued. Please use them for inoculation.
* Those who moved to Beppu City before January 2022 should come to the Beppu City Vaccine Section Office with proof of vaccination history in the previous municipality.
For those who have moved directly into Beppu City from overseas:
Please come to the Beppu City Vaccine Section Office with proof of vaccination history overseas.
* Vaccination vouchers will be issued based on the vaccination history of vaccines approved in Japan.

Types of vaccines and vaccination locations currently available in Beppu City

Pfizer Vaccine for infants (mRNA vaccine targeting the original strain) (Relevant page)
- 6 months to 4 years old of age: primary series (3 doses)
  Kono Pediatrics (Regular patients only), Matsui Children’s Clinic, Yada Children’s Clinic
Pfizer Vaccine for children (mRNA vaccine targeting the original strain)(Relevant page)
- 5-11 years old of age: primary series (2 doses)
- Booster (3rd dose) (Up to 31 March 2023)

*The booster session will start again with Pfizer Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster for 5-11 years old (mRNA vaccine targeting the original strain and the BA.4-5 variants) when it is ready.

Eto Children’s clinic, Kono Pediatrics (Regular patients only), Kojo Pediatrics (Regular patients only), Matsui Children’s Clinic, Matsumoto Children’s Clinic, Yada Children’s Clinic

Novavax (Protein-based vaccine targeting the original strain)
*Please refer to the Oita Prefectural Vaccination Center for Novavax
- 12 year-old and above, primary series (2 doses) (Relevant page)
- 12 year-old and above, one inoculation as one of the 3rd, 4th, or 5th dose (Relevant page) 　Mass Vaccination Site (Beppu Arena)
Pfizer Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster (mRNA vaccine targeting the original strain and the BA.4-5 variants)
- 12 year-old and above, one inoculation as 3rd, 4th, or 5th dose
  Medical institutions in Beppu city (PDF List in Japanese)

*The Novavax booster and Pfizer Omicron bivalent booster for 12 years old and above will be conducted up to 7 may 2023.

The Vaccination planned after 8 May 2023

Details will be announced later.

May-August 2023 (Omicron-adapted bivalent booster) targeting:
- 65 years old and above.
- 5-64 years old and having underlying medical conditions.
- Those who are working at medical institutions, senior citizens’ homes, institutions for disabled people.
September-December 2023
- 12 years old and above who have finished primary series of vaccination.

Reservations

Please make a reservation after receiving your vaccination vouchers.
If other vaccines (except influenza) are to be administered, leave a gap of 2 weeks before and after the vaccination.
If you wish to cancel your reservation, please be sure to contact the Call Center.

1. When making a reservation on a computer, smartphone or other devices

Fill out the vaccination reservation form https://beppu.rsv4citizens.jp/
Not available between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. due to maintenance.
If you are using a computer, please use Google Chrome as your browser.
If you are unable to connect, please try at a different time of day, as access may be busy.
How to fill out the reservation form

2. When making a reservation through the Call Center

Phone:: 0120-797-567 (Toll-free)
※Please be careful not to dial a wrong number.
Hours:: 9:00 – 17:00 (Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays) Closed Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

*Although communication in English may be available in some cases, please be prepared to communicate in Japanese if possible.

Vaccination certificate in English for overseas travel(Relevant page)

Required documents:

Application form (PDF)
A copy of your passport ID page
A copy of your residence card
Record of inoculation whith Beppu City vaccination vouchers (If lost, it may take time to issue the certificate).
If applying by mail, please enclose an envelope (84 yen stamped with your name and address).

For inquiries about the COVID-19 vaccination in Beppu city

Beppu City COVID-19 Vaccination Call Center

Phone:: 0120-797-567(Toll-free)
※Please be careful not to dial a wrong number.
Hours:: 9:00 – 17:00 (Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays) Closed Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

*Although communication in English may be available in some cases, please be prepared to communicate in Japanese if possible.

Contact

別府市ワクチン係（874-0902　別府市青山町8-37　べっぷアリーナ内）

Beppu City Vaccine Section

Beppu Arena, 8-37 Aoyama-cho, Beppu, Oita Pin; 874-0902

(Office hours: 8:30-17:00 weekdays) Closed Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

E-mail：corona_kensui@city.beppu.lg.jp