MARUYAMA Dental Clinic
Maruyama Dental Clinic sits in Honkomagome, a quiet residential stretch of Bunkyo that most expats pass through without stopping. That’s a shame, because this is a solid neighborhood dental practice with a long local track record. The clinic handles routine dentistry — cleanings, fillings, extractions, basic restorative work — and the setup is traditional Japanese private practice: small, personal, no revolving door of patients.
The website has some English content, which is a decent signal, but don’t assume you’ll walk in and have a fluent English conversation. Reception may manage basic exchanges; anything detailed will likely need a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend. That’s not unusual for this area. If you live in Bunkyo and need a reliable local dentist rather than a specialist English-language clinic, this is worth a call to feel out the situation before booking.
Patient Feedback
Patient feedback points to a calm, unhurried clinic where the dentist takes time to explain what’s happening. Wait times appear reasonable for a private practice. The atmosphere is low-key and neighborhood-y — no big-city anonymity. Patients seem to return regularly, which says something. No strong pattern of English-speaking reviews, so expat experiences here are limited and hard to gauge from public data.
English Language Proficiency
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Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://maruyama-shika.jp
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東京都文京区本駒込５－４４－２
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Komagome Station (Namboku Line) — 5 min walk
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