KITAJIMA SHIKAIIN
Kitajima Dental Clinic sits on the ground floor of KJ Building in Kawabe-cho, Ome City — that’s western Tokyo, about an hour out from the center on the Ome Line. This is a neighborhood dental practice, not a foreigner-friendly clinic in Shinjuku with multilingual staff and English pamphlets. The website has some English-language content, which is a decent sign, but don’t assume you’ll walk in and have a fluent conversation. For routine work — cleanings, fillings, basic checkups — the language barrier is manageable with a translation app and some patience. The clinic operates under a medical corporation (Kashikai), which usually signals a more structured, professionally run setup than a one-person shop. If you’re living in Ome or the Okutama area and need a local dentist you can actually get to without a 90-minute commute, this is worth knowing about.
Patient Feedback
No substantial English-language patient reviews are publicly available for this clinic. Based on its structure as a medical corporation dental practice in a residential area, patients likely experience a fairly standard Japanese dental clinic — methodical, unhurried appointments, thorough explanations (in Japanese), and a conservative treatment approach. Wait times at smaller neighborhood clinics in this part of Tokyo tend to be reasonable. Don’t expect a lot of small talk.
English Language Proficiency
For translating forms, prescriptions, or discharge summaries, Jozu is worth having on your phone.
Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://www.kitajima-dc.com/sp/
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東京都青梅市河辺町１０－５－１５ ＫＪビル１Ｆ
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Kawabe Station (JR Ōme Line) — 3 min walk
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