Ikuma Shikaiin

Ikuma Shikaiin is a neighborhood dental clinic in Aoto, Katsushika — the quieter, residential eastern side of Tokyo that most expats never end up in unless they actually live there. If you’re based out that way, this is a solid local option rather than making the trek into central Tokyo for routine dental work.

The clinic handles standard dentistry: cleanings, fillings, checkups, the usual. Staff have conversational English, which means you can get through an appointment without resorting entirely to pointing and Google Translate. Don’t expect fluent clinical explanations in English, but you’re not going in completely blind either. Simple things — describing pain, understanding instructions, booking follow-ups — should be manageable.

It’s a small practice, so you get the feel of a local family dentist rather than a slick urban clinic. If you need complex specialist work, you’d probably want to look elsewhere. But for keeping your teeth in order while living in Katsushika, it does the job without unnecessary hassle.