Maejima Shikaiin
Maejima Shikaiin is a neighborhood dental clinic sitting on the ground floor of Grand Terrace Shinjuku in Kita-Shinjuku — not the busy tourist-facing part of Shinjuku, but a quieter residential pocket a bit northwest of the main hub. It’s a standard Japanese private dental practice covering routine care, cleanings, fillings, and likely cosmetic work. The website has some English content, which is a decent sign, but don’t assume you’ll walk in to fluent English-speaking staff waiting for you. That’s not guaranteed. This feels like a local clinic that serves the neighborhood first — which means it probably runs efficiently and doesn’t feel like a tourist trap, but you’ll want to come with some Japanese prepared or a translation app ready. If you’re in Kita-Shinjuku and need a dentist without trekking to a big international clinic, this is worth a call to check their current English capacity before booking.
Patient Feedback
No large volume of English-language reviews exists for this clinic publicly. Based on its profile as a small neighborhood dental practice in a residential part of Shinjuku, patients likely get attentive one-on-one care without the long waits common at bigger facilities. Japanese patients tend to rate local clinics like this on punctuality and thoroughness — both typically strong suits of smaller private practices. Expats should go in with realistic expectations: solid dental work, less hand-holding on communication.
English Language Proficiency
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Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://www.maejima-shika.jp
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東京都新宿区北新宿2-20-1 グランドテラス新宿1F
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Shinjuku Station (JR/Metro/Toei) — 5 min walk
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