ICHIGAYA KOKORO NO CLINIC

Ichigaya Kokoro no Clinic sits on the second floor of a small office building in the Ichigaya area of Shinjuku — close enough to the station to find easily, quiet enough to feel like a proper mental health setting. The “kokoro” in the name means heart or mind in Japanese, and the clinic focuses on psychiatric and psychological care under an internal medicine license. That’s a common setup in Japan — mental health services often sit under the internal medicine umbrella for insurance and administrative reasons.

Their website has some English-language content, which suggests they’re at least aware that non-Japanese patients exist. Whether reception can hold a real conversation in English is a different question — and genuinely unclear. If you’re coming here for mental health support, communication matters a lot, so go in prepared. Bring a translation app, a Japanese-speaking friend, or draft your symptoms in Japanese beforehand. The clinic itself appears small and private in feel, which many people prefer for this kind of appointment.