SUGIYAMA SHIKA

Sugiyama Shika is a dental clinic on the third floor of Hiramori Building in Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa — a residential-ish pocket of west Tokyo that’s easy enough to reach but not a major expat hub. They do standard dentistry: cleanings, fillings, crowns, the usual. The website has some English-language content, which suggests they’ve at least thought about non-Japanese patients, but don’t expect a fully bilingual operation. Reception is likely Japanese-only in practice, so come prepared with a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend if your Japanese is zero. That said, dental visits have a relatively low language barrier compared to, say, internal medicine — pointing at a tooth gets you pretty far. A solid neighborhood clinic for expats living or working in the Shinagawa area who need reliable dental care without trekking to a major international hospital.