Ishiguro Shikaiin

Ishiguro Shikaiin is a neighborhood dental clinic tucked into a residential stretch of Takaido-higashi in Suginami. This is a local practice — the kind where the same dentist has been treating the same families for years. The website has some English content, which is a good sign, but don’t show up expecting fluent English-speaking staff. You’ll likely need a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend for anything beyond pointing at a tooth and saying “itai.” That said, Suginami has a decent expat population, and smaller clinics like this often handle non-Japanese patients more patiently than their big-city counterparts. Standard dental services: cleanings, fillings, extractions, basic restorative work. No obvious specialty in implants or orthodontics from what’s publicly available. Closest access is via Takaido or Fujimigaoka Station. If you live in western Suginami and need a nearby dentist for routine care, this is worth a look — just go in with realistic expectations about language.