Takeo Shika

Takeo Shika is a neighborhood dental clinic in Ome City, in Tokyo’s western suburbs — about an hour from central Tokyo by train. It’s a small, local practice rather than an international clinic, so don’t expect a bilingual front desk or English-language intake forms as standard. That said, the clinic does have some English content online, which suggests at least some awareness of non-Japanese patients. If you’re living out in the Ome area and need a dentist without trekking into Shinjuku or Shibuya, this could be a practical option for routine work — cleanings, fillings, that kind of thing. Come prepared: bring a translation app, write out your symptoms in Japanese beforehand, or bring a Japanese-speaking friend if your issue is complicated. Not the most accessible clinic for English speakers, but if you’re local to western Tokyo, it’s worth knowing about.