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Best neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) whose other scores (safety, convenience, quiet) all hold up, we ranked by the number and proximity of nurseries and kindergartens, plus schools and parks.

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Adachi-kuMiyagi 2-chōme41 nurseries · 32 schools · 93 parks｜23 min walk to Adachi-odai Sta.166places8.3× the metro average
  2. 2Adachi-kuShikahama 2-chōme37 nurseries · 21 schools · 105 parks｜3 min walk to Koya Sta.163places8.2× the metro average
  3. 3Matsudo-shiKogane55 nurseries · 18 schools · 72 parks｜22 min walk to Minami-Nagareyama Sta.145places7.3× the metro average
  4. 4Machida-shiHommachida39 nurseries · 21 schools · 80 parks｜32 min walk to Kobuchi Sta.140places7.0× the metro average
  5. 5Kashiwa-shiToyoshiki29 nurseries · 19 schools · 77 parks｜3 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.125places6.3× the metro average
  6. 6Yokohama-shi Minami-kuShinkawacho 1-chōme27 nurseries · 21 schools · 54 parks｜5 min walk to Yoshinocho Sta.102places5.1× the metro average
  7. 7Kashiwa-shiToyofuta20 nurseries · 16 schools · 63 parks｜15 min walk to Kashiwanoha-campus Sta.99places5.0× the metro average
  8. 8Machida-shiAiharamachi28 nurseries · 18 schools · 52 parks｜48 min walk to Aihara Sta.98places4.9× the metro average
  9. 9Yokohama-shi Minami-kuMinamiyoshidacho 5-chōme28 nurseries · 20 schools · 50 parks｜4 min walk to Yoshinocho Sta.98places4.9× the metro average
  10. 10Shiroi-shiNe9 nurseries · 11 schools · 73 parks｜20 min walk to Nishi-Shiroi Sta.93places4.7× the metro average
  11. 11Machida-shiYamazakimachi24 nurseries · 18 schools · 49 parks｜36 min walk to Kobuchi Sta.91places4.6× the metro average
  12. 12Yokohama-shi Naka-kuMiyoshicho24 nurseries · 17 schools · 47 parks｜8 min walk to Isezaki-chojamachi Sta.88places4.4× the metro average
  13. 13Yokohama-shi Sakae-kuKamigocho11 nurseries · 15 schools · 61 parks｜24 min walk to Konandai Sta.87places4.4× the metro average
  14. 14Kamagaya-shiHatsutomi10 nurseries · 9 schools · 67 parks｜4 min walk to Shin-Kamagaya Sta.86places4.3× the metro average
  15. 15Chiba-shi Inage-kuSonnocho11 nurseries · 13 schools · 56 parks｜13 min walk to Anagawa Sta.80places4.0× the metro average
  16. 16Chiba-shi Wakaba-kuWakamatsucho7 nurseries · 11 schools · 60 parks｜19 min walk to Tsuga Sta.78places3.9× the metro average
  17. 17Inagi-shiHigashinaganuma17 nurseries · 20 schools · 38 parks｜5 min walk to Inagi-Naganuma Sta.75places3.8× the metro average
  18. 18Kashiwa-shiShikoda17 nurseries · 13 schools · 45 parks｜11 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.75places3.8× the metro average
  19. 19Kodaira-shiOgawacho 1-chōme12 nurseries · 28 schools · 34 parks｜7 min walk to Higashiyamatoshi Sta.74places3.7× the metro average
  20. 20Yachiyo-shiOwadashinden19 nurseries · 21 schools · 33 parks｜17 min walk to Yachiyo-chuo Sta.73places3.7× 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.