Hello! I'm Rei, a Japanese woman living in Osaka 😊

I took Friday off, but not for a good reason. I was getting my lower wisdom teeth pulled. This is that whole day, from a rushed konbini breakfast to a five-hour trip home to my parents' place.

The extraction itself took about 30 minutes. In Japan, everyone is covered by public health insurance, so at the counter you pay 30% of the total and the insurance covers the other 70%. The dentist came to 4,190 yen and the medicine to 670 yen — 4,860 yen (about $31) out of my own pocket, which means the real cost was roughly three times that.

Then I set off for my parents' house in Takayama. My non-reserved ticket turned out to be useless: every car on that shinkansen was reserved seating, so I stood in the deck between the cars. By the time I arrived I still couldn't open my mouth much, and my mom had kabocha soup and okayu waiting for me.

What I paid at the dentist: ¥4,860 (about $31)

🌅 The 4:30 AM konbini video I mention → How I Spend a Friday in Japan 🇯🇵 | Up at 4...

How does dental work get paid for where you live?

⏱ Chapters
0:00 A day off I was dreading
0:52 Konbini breakfast in a hurry
4:52 Why I'm going to the dentist
6:00 It's done
6:43 Working on my day off
7:21 When the pain arrives
8:57 How health insurance works in Japan
9:44 What it actually cost me
10:00 Five hours to my parents' house
12:19 Japan is about to have 5 days off
13:36 No non-reserved seats today
15:09 Imo kenpi at Nagoya Station
17:09 Finding something soft to eat
21:05 Arriving at Takayama
22:47 What my mom had ready

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