KANAMACHI SHIDA DENTAL

Kanamachi Shida Dental sits in the LC Place building in Kanamachi, a quiet residential pocket of Katsushika that most expats never wander into. If you’re living in the eastern stretches of Tokyo — think Kanamachi, Mizumoto, or across the Edogawa into Chiba — this is a genuinely convenient option without trekking into central Tokyo for a cleaning or filling.

The clinic handles standard general dentistry: cleanings, fillings, extractions, basic restorative work. Their website has some English-language content, which suggests awareness that non-Japanese patients exist — but don’t assume that means fluent English-speaking staff waiting at reception. It likely means someone made an effort with Google Translate and a web designer.

For straightforward procedures where you can point at a tooth and mime “it hurts here,” you’ll probably manage fine. For anything involving detailed treatment planning or medical history discussion, bring a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend. Not unusual for this part of Tokyo.