sowa horinouchi clinic

Sowa Horinouchi Clinic is an internal medicine practice tucked on the third floor of the Hidaka Building in Horinouchi, Hachioji — a residential part of western Tokyo that most expats don’t end up in unless they actually live nearby. This is a neighborhood clinic, not an international health center, so temper expectations accordingly. The website has some English content, which suggests they’ve thought about non-Japanese patients at least a little, but don’t walk in assuming staff will handle a full consultation in English. Bring a Japanese-speaking friend or a solid translation app if your Japanese is shaky. That said, internal medicine covers the everyday stuff — colds, fatigue, blood pressure, checkups — and if you live in the Hachioji area and need a regular GP-style clinic without trekking into central Tokyo, this is worth knowing about.