Shiihara shikaiin

Shiihara Dental Clinic sits in the residential backstreets of Daizawa, Setagaya — the kind of neighborhood dentist that’s been quietly doing its job for years without needing to shout about it. The clinic covers standard dental work: cleanings, fillings, extractions, and general oral care. Nothing exotic, but solid and local.

The website has some English-facing content, which suggests they’ve thought about international patients at least a little. That said, don’t walk in expecting a fully bilingual experience. Conversational Japanese will help a lot here. If your Japanese is zero, bring a translation app and write down your symptoms beforehand — that’s the practical move.

It’s a neighborhood clinic, not a foreigner-oriented dental center. If you live in Setagaya and need a dentist within reasonable distance who won’t completely blank at a non-Japanese face, this is worth a try. Just go in with realistic expectations about the language situation.