Asou shika

Asou Shika is a small dental clinic tucked on the second floor of Sun Plaza Den-en-chōfu, a low-key shopping building in Setagaya’s Okusawa neighborhood. This is solidly residential Tokyo — quiet, family-oriented, not the kind of area built for international foot traffic. The clinic has some English content on its website, which is a decent sign, but don’t expect a bilingual front desk or English-language forms waiting for you. That said, many Japanese dental clinics manage routine work — cleanings, fillings, basic extractions — through gesture, diagrams, and patience. If you come in with a translation app loaded and your symptoms written out in Japanese, you’ll probably be fine. The bigger question is whether your specific dental issue needs nuanced communication. For anything complex, call ahead or bring a Japanese-speaking friend. The clinic is straightforward, local, and not trying to be an international clinic — which also means it’s not priced like one.