Neurosurgery fellowships in Tokyo.

Funding: Unpaid visiting fellowship; travel expenses are borne by the candidate.

Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.

Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Stipend for daily expenses, funded by specific grants; travel to and from Tokyo not covered.

Exposure: Postgraduate neurosurgical training at a WFNS-listed Japanese centre; current scope, duration and vacancy must be confirmed through the official registry.

Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS training-centre register. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: A stipend of JPY 100,000 per month is published for applicants who apply between July and September of the previous year, subject to available funds; the scholarship reference dates from 2019 and must be reconfirmed.

Exposure: Surgical observation, off-the-job training in microscopic vascular anastomosis and writing clinical research papers.

Eligibility: WFNS Foundation fellowship criteria (all WFNS training centres): completed medical degree (MD or equivalent), a commitment to return to the home country after training, and a recommendation signed by the home department head, dean or hospital director.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official WFNS training-centre profile. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Department-hosted observership or, under ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training, supervised hands-on training; the hospital's statistics list neurosurgery placements (observership and Advanced Clinical Training of 3 weeks to 8 months) between 2017 and 2019.

Eligibility: Offered to foreign medical graduates (four options: Advanced Clinical Training, clinical observership, visitorship and visiting research associate).

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Clinical or translational research hosted through the Graduate School of Medicine; neurosurgical research placement depends on an invitation from the department.

Eligibility: Aimed at foreign faculty members; requires an official invitation and approval by a Graduate School of Medicine committee.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Exposure: Lists core (基幹), partner (連携) and related (関連) facilities of the JNS specialist training programmes across Japan.

Eligibility: Specialist (senior resident) training in Japan; programmes are accredited by the Japanese Medical Specialty Board and participation requires registration as a specialist trainee (専攻医) in Japan.

Still to confirm: Duration · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official Japan Neurosurgical Society page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: No scholarships or financial aid; residents and doctors pay a fee.

Exposure: Observation of neurosurgical operations, ward rounds and conferences in a department covering brain tumours, cerebrovascular disease, functional neurosurgery, spine and paediatric neurosurgery, with intraoperative MRI.

Eligibility: International medical students, residents and doctors meeting the programme's application requirements; observers cannot perform any procedure affecting patients because they do not hold a Japanese medical licence.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Juntendo University Clinical Observership page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.