Ikemura Shika Kurinikku
Ikemura Shika Kurinikku is a neighborhood dental clinic tucked into the ground floor of a residential building in Ikegami, Ota Ward — a quiet residential pocket in southern Tokyo, about 15 minutes from Gotanda or Kamata. It’s a local practice, not an expat-facing international clinic, so don’t expect a bilingual front desk. The website has some English content, which suggests they’ve made some effort to reach non-Japanese patients, but whether that translates to actual English-speaking staff during your appointment is genuinely unclear. If your dental Japanese is zero, bring a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend. That said, dentistry has a lot of pointing and gesturing involved — many expats get through routine cleanings and fillings at clinics like this without fluent conversation. Good option if you live nearby in Ota and want a local dentist rather than trekking to central Tokyo.
Patient Feedback
No substantial English-language review base exists for this clinic, so there’s no crowd-sourced picture yet. Based on the clinic profile, it reads as a small, neighborhood practice — likely the kind of place where the dentist is thorough, appointment slots are reasonable, and the atmosphere is calm rather than clinical-factory. Expect a standard Japanese dental experience: organized, punctual, and professional, but not oriented around hand-holding foreign patients through every step.
English Language Proficiency
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Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://www.ikemura-dental.com
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東京都大田区池上７－６－８ ルシェルガーデンＩＩ １Ｆ
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Ikegami Station (Ikegami Line) — 3 min walk
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