Announcement of the establishment of Kansai International PCR travel center

Only 2.5hrs till you get negative certificate for overseas travel

Setolabo laboratory has announced the establishment of Kansai International PCR travel center in Umeda, Osaka on October 21, 2021. You can take PCR test at the PCR travel center, go to Kansai International Airport (KIX) without any transit by JR train, and receive your negative certificate for overseas travel as a PDF file by email at the airport.  Since we send PCR specimens to our laboratory 3 times a day,  it takes minimum 2.5hrs till you get your negative certificate for overseas travel.

Setolabo laboratory would like to announce of the establishment of Kansai International PCR travel center in Umeda, Osaka on Thursday the 21st of October, 2021. 

Each country started easing travel restrictions for overseas, but there is a possibility to get COVID-19 infection even you had your vaccinations. Thus, each country sets requirement to submit negative certificate of your PCR test when you enter the country. 

In Japan, mainly health care and medical facilities were used to issue negative certificate for overseas travel. However, the public health center (Hokenjyo), government of Japan has now approved that a sanitary laboratory can issue negative certificate for overseas travel. Thus, we have established Kansai International PCR travel center. Since negative certificate issued by medical centers is expensive and it takes longer to receive the certificate, it was hard for many people who wish to travel overseas. Setolabo laboratory now sets low price for negative certificate for travel overseas. 

Also, there is a risk of not getting your negative certificate before your flights when you have PCR test at other PCR centers or use postal PCR self-test kit. This is because they use outsourcing laboratory or postal delays. In order to resolve this issue, we use own transport system and own laboratory in Osaka, which makes available time of the test results as short as possible.  Also, we send specimens to laboratory 3 times a day, so we are now able to provide the test result in minimum 2.5 hours. 

Most of PCR tests in Setolabo laboratory are entrusted by the government. We were also in charge of PCR testing of the Tokyo Olympics 2021. We are closely working with aged care facilities in Osaka to do screening test as well. 

You can use JR train without transit from Umeda, Osaka to Kansai International Airport (KIX). Thus, after your test is done, you can take a train to the airport, and you can receive your negative certificate as a PDF file by email at the airport. Of course, you can receive it at any destinations including other airports. 

We provide customer support 24/7 by phone after we issued your negative certificate. If you have any problems at the airport, you can call us directly and we will help you.  Also, we are aligned with medical facilities registered with TeCOT to provide online medical counselling. 

We provide our website with multiple languages, and we hope it is easy for people from different countries to use our services as well as Japanese people. Setolabo laboratory is currently working on alliance with some airlines and we are expecting more customers who take international flights. 

 

Setolabo laboratory Kansai International PCR travel center
Setolabo laboratory website:  https://setolabo.jp/en/home-2/
Kansai International PCR travel center website:   https://setolabo.jp/en/osaka-umeda/

Address: 6th floor, Bingoya building, 1-5-12 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka city, 530-0012
(1 minute from north exit of Hankyu Sanbangai at Osaka Umeda station, Hankyu line)

Google Map:   https://goo.gl/maps/QNieR7czXvGg6ZS47

PCR test fee: JPY5,500 (prepayment PayPal),  JPY6,000 (cash at the PCR center)
Negative certificate for overseas travel: JPY13,200 (including 24hrs support and online medical counselling if needed)

Opening hours: 09:00- 17:00

 

PCR test	Result (approximately)	Paper negative certificate (approximately)
10:00	12:30~	12:30~
11:30	14:00~	14:00~
17:00	19:30~	( PDF certificate by email at 19:30 ) Paper document next day 09:00~

                                                                                                                     *as at 10/11/2021
*Please check our website for the most updated information before you visit.
* Kansai International PCR travel center is for checking your negative result and issuing negative certificate. If you are unwell or have any symptoms of COVID, please go to your nearest hospital. Please contact us if any questions. 

 

Ideal way to use our PCR center (Example)

• PCR test before departing from Kansai International Airport (relaxed situation) 

​Departing at 16:00 from Kansai International Airport
10:00    PCR test at our PCR center (Kansai International PCR travel center)
10:30    Shopping (Japanese souvenir) in Umeda
11:30    Japanese lunch at Umeda
12:30    Receiving test result by email and your negative certificate on paper at the PCR center
12:45    Taking JR train (Kansai Airport Rapid Service) from Osaka station to Kansai International Airport
14:00    Arriving at Kansai International Airport
14:10    Check-in at the airline counter 
14:30    Time to relax at the airport
16:00     Departure
 

• PCR test before departing from Kansai International Airport (situation in a hurry)

Departing at 14:00 from Kansai International Airport
10:00    PCR test at our PCR center (Kansai International PCR travel center)
10:30    Taking JR train (Kansai Airport Rapid Service) from Osaka station to Kansai International Airport
11:45    Arriving at Kansai International Airport
11:55    Check-in at the airline counter
12:15    Japanese lunch at the airport 
12:30    Receiving test result by email and your negative certificate as a PDF file by email
14:00     Departure

*These are just examples. Please check your flight time and schedule carefully.
*At the airline check-in counter, they may ask you to show them your negative certificate.


Benefits to have your PCR test done in Osaka city before going to the airport
・You can stay overnight in Osaka and have time for sightseeing and shopping
・Reasonable price for PCR test than one at the airport
・Hotel price is much cheaper than one around the airport
・Easy access to the airport
 

When you depart from Narita/Haneda Airport 
There are many international flights from Narita Airport. If your flight is from Narita/Haneda Airport, you can have your PCR test at our PCR center, and you can head to the airport. You will receive negative certificate as a PDF file by email before arriving at Narita/Haneda Airport.
 

CONTACT
Please contact us below for any press interviews or questions. 
Setolabo laboratory staff name: Kaneko
Email:  [e-mail]