Kojima Shika

Kojima Shika sits on the ground floor of a small residential building in Minami-Tokiwadai, a quiet pocket of Itabashi that most expats never find unless they live nearby. It’s a neighborhood dental clinic — not a big English-friendly chain, not a tourist-facing practice. The website has some English content, which is a decent sign, but don’t expect fluent English at the front desk as a guarantee. What you’re getting here is a local dentist serving local people, with the kind of unhurried, thorough approach that smaller Japanese clinics tend to do well. If you’re in Itabashi and need routine dental work — cleanings, fillings, checkups — this is worth considering. If you need complex treatment and require real-time English communication throughout, bring a Japanese-speaking friend or lean on a translation app. The clinic’s web presence suggests some awareness of international patients, but confirm before you book.