Background : The number of Japanese people traveling abroad and foreigners coming to Japan has substantially increased ; however, resources for diagnosis and treatment of tropical and emerging diseases are limited in rural medical institutions. Although previous studies have described the characteristics of post-travel health problems in Japan, most of them were carried out in urban areas. Here, we describe the characteristics of patients at a rural hospital returning from overseas tropical destinations to consider measures against tropical and emerging diseases. Methods : In this single-center retrospective observational study, the characteristics of post-travel patients who visited Toyama University Hospital between January 2013 and December 2019 were collected from medical records. Continuous variables were represented as the mean and standard deviation or median and Inter-Quartile Range (IQR). Categorized variables were compared by Fisherʼs test. The threshold for significance was p<0.05. Results : Sixty-five patients visited our hospital after travelling abroad during the study period. The most popular travel destination and reason for travel were Southeast Asia (53.8%) and leisure (49.2%), respectively. Only 6 (9.2%) patients had attended a pre-travel consultation. Short-term travelers (n=45 ;69.2%) were more numerous than long-term travelers (n=20 ; 30.8%), and most travelers went to Southeast Asia (n=30 ; 66.7%). Short-term travelers were less likely to attend pre-travel consultations than long-term travelers (4.76% vs 71.43%, p=0.0012). The most common diagnosis was gastrointestinal infection (30.8%) followed by dengue fever (7.7%). Conclusion : In todayʼs globalized society, an increasing number of patients with travel-related illnesses are expected, and thus, measures for the prevention and treatment of tropical and emerging diseases are necessary. Especially in regional districts, travelers should be made aware of the importance of visiting a travel clinic before travel.