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Tachikawa Ekimae Ophthalmology sits on the 7th floor of the KDX Tachikawa Ekimae Building, about a two-minute walk from Tachikawa Station’s north exit. It’s a straightforward eye clinic covering the usual bases — glasses and contact lens prescriptions, dry eye, glaucoma screening, cataract consultations, and general eye checkups.

For English speakers, this isn’t a fully bilingual clinic, but staff have conversational English ability and there are some English-language resources available. You won’t need to panic if your Japanese is nonexistent, but having a translation app on your phone is still smart backup. The clinic is part of the Yuyu-kai medical corporation, so it operates with a bit more structure than a solo practice.

Location-wise, Tachikawa is a major hub on the Chuo Line — easy to reach from central Tokyo, and genuinely useful for expats living in the western suburbs who don’t want to trek into Shinjuku every time they need an eye exam. Appointment booking through the website is available.