Hoshiko Clinic

Hoshiko Clinic is a dermatology practice tucked into Takanawa, a quieter residential pocket of Minato ward near Shinagawa. It handles the usual skin stuff — acne, eczema, rashes, moles — and appears to run as a small, neighborhood-style clinic rather than a big hospital dermatology department.

The website has some English content, which is a decent sign, but don’t assume that means fluent English-speaking staff at the desk. This is still a Japanese clinic in a Japanese neighborhood. Walk-in or appointment, you’ll likely need some Japanese, a translation app, or a Japanese-speaking friend if your skin condition needs detailed explanation. That said, Minato ward attracts enough international residents that staff here probably aren’t completely thrown by a foreign face.

If you live in the Shinagawa or Takanawa area and need a dermatologist without trekking to a major international hospital, this is a reasonable local option. Just go in with realistic expectations on the language front.