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Best neighborhoods in Kyoto for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Kyoto Prefecture 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 Joyo-shi (4) and Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-ku (4).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Joyo-shi寺田南寺田7 nurseries · 9 schools · 73 parks｜25 min walk to Nagaike Sta.89places5.4× the metro average
  2. 2Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-kuUrafurocho26 nurseries · 20 schools · 34 parks｜7 min walk to Imadegawa Sta.80places4.8× the metro average
  3. 3Joyo-shiTerada5 nurseries · 7 schools · 67 parks｜10 min walk to Joyo Sta.79places4.8× the metro average
  4. 4Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-kuShimoyanagiharaminamihancho24 nurseries · 17 schools · 33 parks｜6 min walk to Kuramaguchi Sta.74places4.5× the metro average
  5. 5Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-kuNishikaminocho24 nurseries · 28 schools · 22 parks｜11 min walk to Kitano-Hakubaicho Sta.74places4.5× the metro average
  6. 6Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-kuMatsunokicho24 nurseries · 18 schools · 30 parks｜9 min walk to Demachiyanagi Sta.72places4.3× the metro average
  7. 7Kyotanabe-shiTanabe7 nurseries · 7 schools · 53 parks｜8 min walk to Kyotanabe Sta.67places4.0× the metro average
  8. 8Joyo-shiTono8 nurseries · 6 schools · 40 parks｜17 min walk to Nagaike Sta.54places3.3× the metro average
  9. 9Joyo-shiKuse3 nurseries · 9 schools · 37 parks｜9 min walk to Joyo Sta.49places3.0× the metro average
  10. 10Nagaokakyo-shiImazato9 nurseries · 10 schools · 27 parks｜16 min walk to Nagaokatenjin Sta.46places2.8× the metro average
  11. 11Kyotanabe-shiKawara8 nurseries · 8 schools · 27 parks｜5 min walk to Shin-Tanabe Sta.43places2.6× the metro average
  12. 12Uji-shiKohata Hirao6 nurseries · 6 schools · 25 parks｜23 min walk to Rokujizo Sta.37places2.2× the metro average
  13. 13Nagaokakyo-shiShimokaiinji4 nurseries · 7 schools · 21 parks｜12 min walk to Nishiyama-Tennozan Sta.32places1.9× the metro average
  14. 14Maizuru-shi旧舞鶴クレインズコート8 nurseries · 7 schools · 14 parks｜4 min walk to Nishi-Maizuru Sta.29places1.7× the metro average
  15. 15Kyotanabe-shi東東5 nurseries · 6 schools · 18 parks｜14 min walk to Shin-Tanabe Sta.29places1.7× the metro average
  16. 16Uji-shiMakishimacho Ochiai8 nurseries · 4 schools · 14 parks｜9 min walk to Mukaijima Sta.26places1.6× the metro average
  17. 17Uji-shiGokasho Shibanohigashi4 nurseries · 9 schools · 12 parks｜7 min walk to Obaku Sta.25places1.5× the metro average
  18. 18Uji-shiUji Shitai4 nurseries · 3 schools · 18 parks｜24 min walk to JR-Ogura Sta.25places1.5× the metro average
  19. 19Kyotanabe-shi河原新田辺東住宅6 nurseries · 4 schools · 14 parks｜6 min walk to Shin-Tanabe Sta.24places1.4× the metro average
  20. 20Muko-shiTeradocho Hachinotsubo7 nurseries · 4 schools · 11 parks｜5 min walk to Rakusaiguchi Sta.22places1.3× 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.