Tokyo Area Resources
Shelters and Support Groups:
HELP (House of Emergency of Love and Peace) Asian Women’s Shelter
#03-3368-8855 rasedill@gbgm-umc.org (also consultation)
2-23-5 Hyakunin-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Abuse/Counseling:
TELL (Tokyo English Lifeline) #03-5774-0992
The Purple Dial #0120-941-826 Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence telephone counseling
*Phone calls from women are accepted around the clock, and men can use the service between 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and from noon to 11 p.m. on weekends. Counseling in English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog and Thai is available from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the week.
HELP (English, Japanese, Thai, Tagalog) 03-3368-8855
Yokohama Child Abuse Hotline #0120-805-240
Birth Centers
Tokyo Mothers Clinic 4-5-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-0098 +81 3-3426-1131
Aiku Hospital 1−16-10 Shibaura, Tokyo 105-8321 +81 3-6453-7300
(Dr. Sakamoto or Dr. Sen allow doulas)
Sanno Hospital 8-10-16, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 +81 3-3402-3151
Dr. Oshiba Dr. Takahashi *Fertility services specialty*
St Luke’s International Hospital
9-1 Akashicho, Chuo, Tokyo 104-8560 #03-5550-7120
St Luke’s Birth Clinic (for natural births) #03-5550-7177
Yokohama area:
Keiyu Hospital /Yokohama Red Cross
#045-221-8181 3-7-3, Minatomirai, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
Birth Doulas
Celia Hughes celia.hughes@mac.com
Stephanie Kawai skwilson88@hotmail.com
Lori Boss encirclemedoula@gmail.com #070-1430-2677
Childbirth Classes/Resources
BEST---Birth Education Services in Tokyo
Phone: 0268-38-3802 or 090-5326-1455 (Evenings are best.)
E-mail: anntanaka@festa.ocn.ne.jp
Family Doctors/Pediatricians
Breastfeeding helps:
Lactation consultant/doula – Celia Hughes celia.hughes@mac.com
2-12-5 Azabu Juban, Minato ku Tokyo Comfort Azabu #801
The Tokyo Pregnancy Group also offers an abundance of information at http://tokyopregnancygroup.blogspot.com.
Postpartum Resources
Postpartum Care Center Sakurashinmachi http://www.musashino-u.ac.jp/sa_ca/
For reservations and information: #03-5426-2900 or Sa_careAttoMusashino-U.AC.jp
(Women are allowed to stay at this center until the baby has reached four months of age)
Chiropractor’s, Massage therapists, etc.
Dr. Otani
Baby Massage:
celia.hughes@mac.com
Pregnancy Massage:
Neuromuscular Therapy/Deep Tissue Massage (Hiroko Yanagida, TPG Speaker)
Hiroko can provide prenatal massage from her premises in Roppongi as well as make hospital visits after birth. Tel: 03-3584-7670
Kay Akahane "essence k" - Pre & Post-Natal Massage, NY State Licensed Massage Therapist
E-mail: Kay@essencek.com
Phone: 090-9959-2639
Website: http://www.essencek.com/e_index.html
Club 360 Lisa Batey LMT, CLT lbatey@club360.jp
CMA3 B1, 3-1-35 Motoazabu, Minato-ku Tokyo #03-6434-9667
http://www.club360.jp Club 360 offers a 30% discount off your first 60 minute massage
Taxi service to and from hospital w/ trained drivers. Need to register in advance.
http://www.km-group.co.jp/taxi/maternity/
Jintsu Taxi
http://www.nihon-kotsu.co.jp/taxi/use/jintsu.html
Adoption Services
Baby Pocket Ms. Okada # 029-802-0236
Inochi o Tsunagu Yurikago Fumiko Ohaga #048-298-0355