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Living in Yamabukicho, Shinjuku-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
74
Top 27% in Greater Tokyo
🧺 Convenience top 7%🧒 Childcare top 1%

Yamabukicho is a neighborhood in Shinjuku-ku, Japan, with 141 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Edogawabashi (3 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥89K–¥216K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

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Rent

¥89K–¥216K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥162K–¥349K

train

Getting around

3 min walk
Edogawabashi Sta. · Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line

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people

Total population

4,119
Foreign residents 204 (5.0%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 44.3
12%
16%
17%
17%
13%
9%
16%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Shinjuku-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

9m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

Top 7%
Greater Tokyo · 93 pts
🛒
Supermarket7
🏪
Convenience12
💊
Pharmacy4
🌳
Park7
🏥
Hospital5
Café11
🍴
Dining61

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Top 1%
Greater Tokyo · 98 pts
🧒Nurseries9
🏫Schools12
🌳Park7

For families: 9 nurseries/kindergartens, 12 schools, 7 parks nearby.

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Noise sources nearby

Top 85%
Greater Tokyo · 66 pts
Road noiseNear a major road
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseIzakaya ×13

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

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Safety (crime data)

Top 95%
Greater Tokyo · 37 pts · 0.30 per 100 people/yr · 警視庁 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Assault / Robbery9Burglary1Snatching / Bike theft5

Annual total 15

Violent crime (robbery, arson, etc.) totals 1 a year; assault-type offenses make up a relatively higher share. 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
floodFlood3.0〜5.0m
tsunamiTsunamiNone
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surge0.5〜1.0m
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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.