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Best neighborhoods in Kobe for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in the city of Kobe whose other scores (safety, convenience, quiet) all hold up, we ranked by the number and proximity of nurseries and kindergartens, plus schools and parks. The top 20 cluster in Kobe-shi Kita-ku (5) and Kobe-shi Tarumi-ku (4).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Kobe-shi Kita-ku山田町下谷上字中一里山26 nurseries · 27 schools · 89 parks｜24 min walk to Suzurandai Sta.142places11.3× the metro average
  2. 2Kobe-shi Kita-kuYamadacho Obu23 nurseries · 21 schools · 55 parks｜11 min walk to Suzurandai Sta.99places7.8× the metro average
  3. 3Kobe-shi Nagata-kuMiyagawacho 2-chōme24 nurseries · 25 schools · 43 parks｜7 min walk to Kosoku Nagata Sta.92places7.3× the metro average
  4. 4Kobe-shi Nagata-kuIkeda Teramachi23 nurseries · 26 schools · 41 parks｜10 min walk to Kosoku Nagata Sta.90places7.1× the metro average
  5. 5Kobe-shi Nada-kuIwayakitamachi 6-chōme23 nurseries · 22 schools · 27 parks｜2 min walk to Nada Sta.72places5.7× the metro average
  6. 6Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuYamate 8-chōme13 nurseries · 12 schools · 45 parks｜19 min walk to Takinochaya Sta.70places5.5× the metro average
  7. 7Kobe-shi Kita-kuArinocho Arino7 nurseries · 10 schools · 51 parks｜4 min walk to Taoji Sta.68places5.4× the metro average
  8. 8Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuMyodanicho3 nurseries · 17 schools · 39 parks｜40 min walk to Sogo Undo Koen Sta.59places4.7× the metro average
  9. 9Kobe-shi Suma-kuJimbucho 3-chōme10 nurseries · 21 schools · 14 parks｜13 min walk to Itayado Sta.45places3.6× the metro average
  10. 10Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuShimohatacho1 nurseries · 8 schools · 31 parks｜35 min walk to Myodani Sta.40places3.2× the metro average
  11. 11Kobe-shi Nishi-kuIkawadanicho Arise8 nurseries · 11 schools · 18 parks｜37 min walk to Asagiri Sta.37places2.9× the metro average
  12. 12Kobe-shi Kita-kuNagaocho Eibara4 nurseries · 9 schools · 20 parks｜25 min walk to Shintetsu-Dojo Sta.33places2.6× the metro average
  13. 13Kobe-shi Hyogo-kuSannocho 1-chōme11 nurseries · 10 schools · 11 parks｜23 min walk to Minatogawa Sta.32places2.5× the metro average
  14. 14Kobe-shi Nishi-kuOshibedanicho Nishimori4 nurseries · 4 schools · 21 parks｜11 min walk to Oshibedani Sta.29places2.3× the metro average
  15. 15Kobe-shi Suma-kuMyohoji3 nurseries · 13 schools · 11 parks｜9 min walk to Myohoji Sta.27places2.1× the metro average
  16. 16Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuHigashitarumicho6 nurseries · 8 schools · 13 parks｜11 min walk to Takinochaya Sta.27places2.1× the metro average
  17. 17Kobe-shi Nishi-kuIkawadanicho Junna5 nurseries · 5 schools · 15 parks｜29 min walk to Akashi Sta.25places2.0× the metro average
  18. 18Kobe-shi Suma-kuOikecho 5-chōme5 nurseries · 7 schools · 11 parks｜3 min walk to Takatori Sta.23places1.8× the metro average
  19. 19Kobe-shi Kita-kuMinamigoyo 2-chōme8 nurseries · 6 schools · 9 parks｜6 min walk to Nishi Suzurandai Sta.23places1.8× the metro average
  20. 20Kobe-shi Chuo-kuFukiaicho6 nurseries · 12 schools · 4 parks｜22 min walk to Shin-Kobe Sta.22places1.7× the metro average

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Methodology

Source: OpenStreetMap and municipal open data. Ranked with the same objective scores as the sonar app; uninhabitable areas are excluded (one entry per town).For detailed sources and data vintages, see the privacy policy & sources.