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Most livable neighborhoods in Kobe: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Kobe on four measures: safety (police open data), convenience, childcare and quiet. The ranking uses their average, so it favours places that hold up across all four rather than peak at one. The top 20 cluster in Kobe-shi Kita-ku (5) and Kobe-shi Higashinada-ku (5).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuYamate 8-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 155 local amenities｜19 min walk to Takinochaya Sta.98ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 93 · quietness 100
  2. 2Kobe-shi Nagata-kuIkeda Teramachi0 recorded crimes/year · 76 local amenities｜10 min walk to Kosoku Nagata Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 90 · childcare 100 · quietness 95
  3. 3Kobe-shi Nagata-kuMiyagawacho 2-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 80 local amenities｜7 min walk to Kosoku Nagata Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 91 · childcare 100 · quietness 92
  4. 4Kobe-shi Suma-kuJimbucho 3-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 40 local amenities｜13 min walk to Itayado Sta.93ptssafety 96 · convenience 82 · childcare 100 · quietness 94
  5. 5Kobe-shi Hyogo-kuSannocho 1-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 75 local amenities｜23 min walk to Minatogawa Sta.93ptssafety 92 · convenience 83 · childcare 96 · quietness 100
  6. 6Kobe-shi Kita-kuYamadacho Obu1 recorded crime/year · 180 local amenities｜11 min walk to Suzurandai Sta.93ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 70
  7. 7Kobe-shi Kita-ku山田町下谷上字中一里山0 recorded crimes/year · 251 local amenities｜24 min walk to Suzurandai Sta.92ptssafety 95 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 74
  8. 8Kobe-shi Kita-kuMinamigoyo 2-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 47 local amenities｜6 min walk to Nishi Suzurandai Sta.91ptssafety 100 · convenience 84 · childcare 88 · quietness 91
  9. 9Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuSumiyoshihommachi 2-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 92 local amenities｜12 min walk to Mikage Sta.89ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 92 · quietness 70
  10. 10Kobe-shi Nada-kuIwayakitamachi 6-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 346 local amenities｜2 min walk to Nada Sta.89ptssafety 98 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 59
  11. 11Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuMikage 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 52 local amenities｜4 min walk to Mikage Sta.88ptssafety 97 · convenience 93 · childcare 70 · quietness 91
  12. 12Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuMikagegunge 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 41 local amenities｜4 min walk to Mikage Sta.88ptssafety 96 · convenience 88 · childcare 75 · quietness 91
  13. 13Kobe-shi Suma-kuMyohoji0 recorded crimes/year · 28 local amenities｜9 min walk to Myohoji Sta.87ptssafety 100 · convenience 74 · childcare 79 · quietness 94
  14. 14Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuUozakikitamachi 5-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 49 local amenities｜9 min walk to Ogi Sta.87ptssafety 86 · convenience 85 · childcare 86 · quietness 89
  15. 15Kobe-shi Chuo-kuNakayamatedori 7-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 30 local amenities｜10 min walk to Hanakuma Sta.87ptssafety 100 · convenience 61 · childcare 85 · quietness 100
  16. 16Kobe-shi Kita-kuYamadacho Kamitanigami0 recorded crimes/year · 57 local amenities｜11 min walk to Hanayama Sta.86ptssafety 100 · convenience 89 · childcare 63 · quietness 92
  17. 17Kobe-shi Kita-kuArinocho Arino9 recorded crimes/year · 149 local amenities｜4 min walk to Taoji Sta.84ptssafety 77 · convenience 100 · childcare 91 · quietness 68
  18. 18Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuKonancho 3-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 71 local amenities｜11 min walk to Settsu-Motoyama Sta.84ptssafety 93 · convenience 87 · childcare 90 · quietness 65
  19. 19Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuNishimaiko 4-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 21 local amenities｜10 min walk to Nishi-Maiko Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 59 · childcare 76 · quietness 100
  20. 20Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuMaikodai 8-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · 31 local amenities｜10 min walk to Nishi-Maiko Sta.83ptssafety 88 · convenience 77 · childcare 68 · quietness 100

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Methodology

Source: Police open data, 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.