HOJO SHIKA
Hojo Shika is a neighborhood dental clinic tucked into the ground floor of the Mori Palace building in Musashino City, a quieter residential pocket of western Tokyo. It’s a general dentistry practice — cleanings, fillings, extractions, the everyday stuff — rather than a specialist center. The website has some English content, which suggests they’ve at least thought about non-Japanese patients, but whether that translates to a fully English-capable front desk is genuinely unclear. This is the kind of local clinic where Google Translate on your phone is a reasonable backup plan. If you live in the Musashino or Mitaka area and need a reliable neighborhood dentist without trekking into central Tokyo, it’s worth a look. Just go in with realistic expectations about language: you’ll likely manage, but don’t expect a fully bilingual experience.
Patient Feedback
Patient feedback points to a calm, unhurried clinic with a thorough approach to examinations — the kind of place that explains what it’s doing rather than rushing you out. Wait times appear reasonable for a neighborhood practice. The atmosphere is low-key and local rather than slick and clinical. No strong pattern of complaints, but also not a lot of English-language reviews to draw from, so the picture is incomplete.
English Language Proficiency
For translating forms, prescriptions, or discharge summaries, Jozu is worth having on your phone.
Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://hojo-dc.com
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東京都武蔵野市中町３－５－１３ モリパレス１階
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Musashino Station (JR Chuo Line) — 5 min walk
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