Moana Shika Clinic Higasinagasakiiin
Moana Shika Clinic Higashinagasaki sits on the ground floor of the Johoku Nissенren Building in Nagasaki, Toshima — a quiet residential pocket of northwest Tokyo that most expats never discover unless they live nearby. It’s a general dental clinic handling the full range of routine care: cleanings, fillings, crowns, and checkups.
The English situation is real but modest. Reception and at least some clinical staff can hold a basic conversation in English — enough to take your history, explain a procedure, and answer straightforward questions. You’re not going to get a fluent bilingual consultation on complex treatment planning, but you’re also not going to be handed a dictionary and left to figure it out. For most standard dental visits, that level of communication works fine.
The clinic is affiliated with the Moana Dental Clinic group, so there’s some organizational structure behind it. Nearest station is Higashinagasaki on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line — not the most central location, but convenient if you’re in the Toshima or Nerima area and need a dentist who won’t completely blank when you walk in speaking English.
Patient Feedback
Patient feedback points to a calm, unhurried atmosphere — this isn’t a high-volume urban clinic rushing people through. Dentists tend to explain what they’re doing before they do it, which matters when you’re already anxious and working across a language gap. Wait times are generally reasonable. The ground-floor location and straightforward setup make first visits less stressful. Nothing flashy, but consistently competent seems to be the pattern.
English Language Proficiency
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Contact & Location
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03-3822-4112 -
http://moana-dc.info/
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東京都豊島区長崎５－１－３２ 城北日専連ビル１Ｆ
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Nagasaki Station (Toden Arakawa Line) — 3 min walk
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