Takenaka Ganka

Takenaka Ganka is a small ophthalmology clinic tucked into the first floor of a building in Kameari, Katsushika — a quiet, residential corner of eastern Tokyo that most expats never venture into. They handle the usual eye care workload: vision checks, glaucoma screening, dry eye treatment, and contact lens prescriptions. The clinic has some English content on their website, which is a decent sign, but whether that translates to smooth English communication at reception is genuinely unclear. Katsushika isn’t an expat-heavy area, so don’t assume bilingual staff as a given. If your Japanese is limited, bring a translation app or a Japanese-speaking friend for anything beyond a routine check. That said, for expats living in the eastern wards who need a local eye clinic without trekking to central Tokyo, this is a legitimate option worth a phone call first to gauge the English situation.