OTSUKASHIKA

OTSUKASHIKA is a general dental clinic tucked into the first floor of White Plaza in Kamishakujii, a quiet residential pocket of Nerima. They handle the standard range — cleanings, fillings, crowns, implants — without the boutique pricing you’d find closer to central Tokyo. The website has some English content, which is a decent sign, but don’t assume you’ll walk in and have a fluent conversation at the front desk. Nerima isn’t exactly expat central, so this clinic likely serves a mostly Japanese-speaking patient base. That said, the English web presence suggests they’ve at least thought about non-Japanese patients. Bring a translation app as backup and write down your symptoms beforehand. For expats living in western Tokyo suburbs — Nerima, Shakujii, that whole stretch — this is a geographically sensible option rather than trekking into Shinjuku every time you need a cleaning.