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Living in Shimmachi 1-chōme, Osaka-shi Nishi-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
73
Top 13% in Kansai
🧺 Convenience top 1%

Shimmachi 1-chōme is a neighborhood in Osaka-shi Nishi-ku, Japan, with 172 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Nishiohashi (3 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥65K–¥143K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

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savings

Rent

¥65K–¥143K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥93K–¥300K

train

Getting around

3 min walk
Nishiohashi Sta. · Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line

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people

Total population

4,491
Foreign residents 163 (3.6%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 41
15%
16%
20%
18%
12%
8%
12%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Osaka-shi Nishi-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

2m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.

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Local amenities

Top 1%
Kansai · 96 pts
🛒
Supermarket5
🏪
Convenience19
💊
Pharmacy6
🌳
Park4
🏥
Hospital31
Café26
🍴
Dining53

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Top 12%
Kansai · 79 pts
🧒Nurseries5
🏫Schools6
🌳Park4

For families: 5 nurseries/kindergartens, 6 schools, 5 cram schools nearby.

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Noise sources nearby

Top 91%
Kansai · 59 pts
Road noiseNear a major road
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseIzakaya ×12

There is a main road close by. Worth listening for it when you view a place.

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Safety (crime data)

Top 92%
Kansai · 59 pts · 0.57 per 100 people/yr · 大阪府警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Snatching / Bike theft46
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

Violent crime (robbery, arson, etc.) was 0 in the latest year; most reports are theft (bicycle theft, shoplifting and the like). Annual counts per neighborhood from National Police Agency open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized).

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

2
floodFloodNone
tsunamiTsunamiInundation
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surge1.0m+
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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data, using the same formula for every neighborhood.

Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.