Ohkado Dental Clinic

Ohkado Dental Clinic is a neighborhood dental practice in Higashi-Nippori, Arakawa — a quiet residential pocket of Tokyo that most expats never end up in unless they live nearby. The clinic has some English content on its website, which is a better sign than nothing, but don’t bank on walking in and having a full English conversation at the front desk. This is a local Japanese dental office serving a local community. That said, Japanese dentists are generally excellent, and smaller neighborhood clinics often give you more time and attention than the big city-center chains. If you’re living in Arakawa or northern Tokyo and need routine dental work — cleanings, fillings, checkups — this is worth knowing about. Come prepared with a translation app, your insurance card, and basic Japanese phrases for dental complaints. The website is worth checking before you go to get a feel for the place.