YATOMI Dental Clinic

YATOMI Dental Clinic sits on the second floor of the Orii Building in Kagurazaka, one of Shinjuku’s more charming neighborhoods — cobblestone streets, French bakeries, and yes, a dentist tucked above it all. They maintain a Facebook presence with some English-language content, which suggests at least some awareness of international patients, but don’t walk in expecting a fully bilingual front desk. This is a neighborhood dental clinic doing standard dental work: cleanings, fillings, check-ups, the usual. Kagurazaka is well-connected — Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai Line is a short walk, and Iidabashi isn’t far either. If your Japanese is basic or nonexistent, come prepared with a translation app and write down your symptoms beforehand. The Facebook-only web presence is a bit unconventional, so booking ahead and confirming hours before you show up is genuinely worth doing.