Aoki Daini Shikaiin

Aoki Daini Shikaiin is a neighborhood dental clinic tucked into a quiet residential pocket of Shinjuku, near Kagurazaka and Ushigome-Kagurazaka Station. It’s a small, traditional Japanese dental practice — the kind that’s been serving the local community for years rather than chasing expat clientele.

The website has some English content, which suggests they’ve thought about international patients at least a little. But don’t show up expecting a fully bilingual front desk. This is still a Japanese-first practice. If your dental Japanese is nonexistent, bring a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend. Google Translate will get you pretty far for basic procedures.

For expats living in the Shinjuku or Kagurazaka area who need routine dental work — cleanings, fillings, basic checkups — this is a solid local option. Pricing follows standard Japanese dental rates, and Japan’s national health insurance covers most routine procedures if you’re enrolled. If you need complex specialist work or want everything explained in fluent English, you may want to look at larger English-friendly clinics in central Shinjuku instead.