Miyahara Shika

Miyahara Shika is a neighborhood dental clinic sitting on the ground floor of the Lumière Musashino building in Musashino City — western Tokyo, not far from Musashino or Mitaka stations. It’s a small, local practice rather than an international clinic, so don’t expect a bilingual front desk or English intake forms waiting for you. That said, the clinic does have some English content on its website, which suggests at least some awareness that non-Japanese patients exist. Whether that translates to a smooth appointment if you walk in speaking only English is genuinely unclear — bring a translation app, have your dental history written out in Japanese if you can, or ask a Japanese-speaking friend to call ahead. For expats who’ve got basic Japanese or are comfortable using Google Translate in real time, this is a solid local option for routine dental work. For anyone who needs full English communication to feel comfortable, the uncertainty here is real and worth acknowledging before you book.