Mejirodai Shika

Total reviews: 345
Mejiro Station (JR Yamanote Line) — 3 min walk
  • English content on website
  • Near central Tokyo
  • Mejirodai Shika is a dental clinic sitting on the ground floor of the River City Mejiro building in Zoshigaya, Toshima — a quiet residential pocket of Tokyo that most tourists never see. It’s a standard general dentistry setup: cleanings, fillings, extractions, the usual. Their website has some English content, which is a good sign, but whether that translates to a fully bilingual experience at the front desk is genuinely unclear. Don’t expect a guaranteed English-speaking dentist waiting for you. What you can reasonably expect is a neighborhood clinic that’s made some effort to be accessible to non-Japanese patients. If your Japanese is zero, bring a translation app as backup. The Zoshigaya area is served by the Toden Arakawa Line and a short walk from Mejiro Station, so access isn’t bad. Good option if you’re living in the Toshima area and need a local dentist without trekking to central Tokyo.

    Patient Feedback

    Patient feedback points to a calm, unhurried atmosphere — typical of a neighborhood dental practice rather than a high-volume city clinic. Dentists are described as thorough and not dismissive. Wait times seem reasonable. It’s not the kind of place where you feel rushed out the chair. No strong reports of English-speaking staff, but the overall vibe reads as patient and accommodating rather than flustered by foreign patients.

    English Language Proficiency

    The clinic has made some effort — their website carries English content, which is more than most neighborhood dentists bother with. But confirmed English-speaking staff at reception or chairside? Unknown. If you walk in with zero Japanese, you might be fine, or you might be pulling out Google Translate. Email them in English before your first visit and see what comes back. That response alone will tell you everything you need to know about the actual English situation.

    Contact & Location

    • https://mejirodaidental.jp
    • 東京都豊島区雑司が谷2-2-1 リバーシティ目白1F
    • Mejiro Station (JR Yamanote Line) — 3 min walk
    Monday 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Tuesday 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Wednesday 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Thursday Closed
    Friday 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Saturday 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Sunday Closed

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