Mejirodai Shika

Mejirodai Shika sits on the ground floor of the River City Mejiro building in Zoushigaya, a quieter residential pocket of Toshima that most expats don’t stumble into by accident. It’s a general dental clinic — cleanings, fillings, the usual — and the website has some English content, which suggests at least some awareness that non-Japanese patients exist. Whether that translates to a comfortable English-language appointment is genuinely unclear. The online presence is modest, and there’s no explicit mention of English-speaking staff. If you’re booking here, go in with your translation app ready and maybe a written note about what’s bothering you. It’s not a clinic that markets itself to expats, so expectations should be calibrated accordingly. That said, neighborhood dental clinics like this often deliver solid, no-fuss care — Japanese dentists are generally thorough and unhurried. Worth a call ahead to test the waters before committing to an appointment.