HASHIMOTO SHIKAIIN

Hashimoto Shikaiin is a small dental clinic on the second floor of the TS Tashikaya Building in Negishi, Taito — a quiet residential pocket of Tokyo that most tourists never see. It’s a straightforward neighborhood dentist: not a fancy expat clinic, not a multilingual international health center. The website has some English-language content, which suggests they’re at least aware that non-Japanese patients exist, but don’t expect fluent English from reception or a bilingual hygienist walking you through your treatment plan. If your Japanese is functional or you’re comfortable with a translation app, you’ll probably be fine. If you need full English support for complex procedures, you might want to call ahead and test the waters before committing. Good for: routine checkups, cleanings, and basic dental work if you’re already living in the Taito area and don’t want to trek to central Tokyo for a cavity filling.