Daegu medical tourism: a visitor's guide

Medi-City Daegu

Daegu has used the brand Medi-City Daegu ( 메디시티 대구 ) since 2009, and the official Daegu tourism portal links a Medi-City banner to medicitydaegu.com. The website belongs to the city's medical tourism agency, 대구의료관광진흥원 , which translates roughly as the Daegu Medical Tourism Promotion Agency; we could not confirm an official English name. The agency comments on medical tourism in local news, including the 2026 programmes below.

Foreign patients in Daegu

According to local news, Daegu had about 19,000 foreign patients in 2025, compared with more than 30,000 before COVID-19. In 2019 it was the first region outside the capital area to pass 30,000. Nationally, the number of foreign patients in Korea passed 2 million in 2025.

Programmes in 2026

• Daegu-style Medi-Wellness Signature Products. Under a Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism project for medical-centred wellness tourism clusters, which runs through 2028, Daegu plans to select about 10 operators to develop more than 20 stay-type medical and wellness tourism products (reported August 2026).
• Medical & Wellness Tour. Run for foreign athletes and their families during the 2026 Daegu World Masters Athletics Championships, with Western- and Korean-medicine tracks focused on skin and scalp care, combined with sightseeing at Dongseong-ro, Seomun Market and E-World.
• Jung-gu medical tourism pouch. In 2024, Jung-gu Office gave foreign medical tourists, through partner clinics, a pouch with a multilingual (Korean, English and Chinese) QR e-book guide and a coupon book for local businesses. We could not confirm whether it is still running in 2026.

These programmes are listed as background on how Daegu approaches medical tourism. JRYN Clinic Daegu does not claim to take part in them; it books international patients directly on WhatsApp and LINE.

Where to find information in person

We could not confirm a dedicated, currently operating medical tourism information centre for walk-in visitors in Daegu. A Jung-gu Medical Tour Information Center offering consultation, booking and interpretation appeared only as a June 2026 local-election pledge. For general help, Daegu's tourist information centres are the place to go:

Source: Daegu tourism portal, accessed October 2026.

Choosing a clinic as a medical tourist

Wherever you go, a few questions help you judge whether a clinic suits you. Who will examine you and carry out the treatment? Will you know the device or product, the amount and the total before anything starts, and does the total include VAT? What aftercare will you receive, and how can you ask questions once you are home? How does the treatment's downtime fit your flight?

At JRYN Clinic Daegu, your consultation is 1:1 with the doctor; the clinic is led by Dr. Cho Seon-a, representative director. The device or product, the amount and the total are confirmed with you before treatment, and prices on the clinic's list do not include VAT, so ask for it to be shown in your estimate. The clinic uses certified genuine products in appropriate doses, checks how your skin changes after treatment, and answers aftercare questions on WhatsApp or LINE after you leave Daegu.

Booking at JRYN Clinic Daegu

Message WhatsApp +82-10-5573-7574 in English or LINE @046exsya in Japanese with your concern, photos and travel dates. The clinic is at 20 Dongseong-ro, opposite the ZARA store, a 3-minute walk from Jungangno Station Exit 2, and is open Monday to Friday 10:30–20:00 and Saturday 10:30–16:30.