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Most livable neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) 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.

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Kashiwa-shiShikoda10 recorded crimes/year · 91 local amenities｜11 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.98ptssafety 100 · convenience 94 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  2. 2Yokohama-shi Naka-kuUenocho 3-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 360 local amenities｜14 min walk to Yamate Sta.97ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 89
  3. 3Kita-kuNishigahara 3-chōme12 recorded crimes/year · 61 local amenities｜4 min walk to Nishigahara Sta.97ptssafety 91 · convenience 97 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  4. 4Tama-shiHigashiteragata 3-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 100 local amenities｜18 min walk to Keio-Nagayama Sta.97ptssafety 100 · convenience 97 · childcare 91 · quietness 100
  5. 5Kashiwa-shiTakata8 recorded crimes/year · 72 local amenities｜27 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 91 · childcare 94 · quietness 100
  6. 6Bunkyo-kuKoishikawa 4-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · 34 local amenities｜10 min walk to Myogadani Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 87 · childcare 100 · quietness 96
  7. 7Saitama-shi Kita-kuKushihikicho0 recorded crimes/year · 62 local amenities｜13 min walk to Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 92 · childcare 90 · quietness 100
  8. 8Fujisawa-shiOba34 recorded crimes/year · 53 local amenities｜28 min walk to Tsujido Sta.95ptssafety 91 · convenience 88 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  9. 9Bunkyo-kuHakusan 2-chōme6 recorded crimes/year · 65 local amenities｜9 min walk to Hakusan Sta.95ptssafety 94 · convenience 97 · childcare 95 · quietness 92
  10. 10Bunkyo-kuHonkomagome 2-chōme9 recorded crimes/year · 65 local amenities｜5 min walk to Sengoku Sta.95ptssafety 84 · convenience 95 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  11. 11Yokohama-shi Aoba-kuShinishikawa 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 81 local amenities｜9 min walk to Tama-plaza Sta.95ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 92 · quietness 91
  12. 12Matsudo-shiTakatsukashinden16 recorded crimes/year · 47 local amenities｜18 min walk to Ichikawa-Ono Sta.95ptssafety 96 · convenience 89 · childcare 99 · quietness 94
  13. 13Saitama-shi Omiya-kuHorinouchicho 1-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · 36 local amenities｜25 min walk to Kita-omiya Sta.94ptssafety 100 · convenience 80 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  14. 14Mitaka-shiShimorenjaku 7-chōme11 recorded crimes/year · 60 local amenities｜23 min walk to Mitaka Sta.94ptssafety 85 · convenience 96 · childcare 93 · quietness 100
  15. 15Fujisawa-shiIshikawa5 recorded crimes/year · 45 local amenities｜26 min walk to Mutsuai-Nichidaimae Sta.94ptssafety 100 · convenience 79 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  16. 16Mitaka-shiKamirenjaku 4-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · 50 local amenities｜13 min walk to Mitaka Sta.93ptssafety 91 · convenience 94 · childcare 88 · quietness 100
  17. 17Machida-shiMinamioya1 recorded crime/year · 61 local amenities｜21 min walk to Tamagawagakuen-mae Sta.93ptssafety 100 · convenience 87 · childcare 100 · quietness 86
  18. 18Kashiwa-shiToyoshiki27 recorded crimes/year · 189 local amenities｜3 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.93ptssafety 96 · convenience 100 · childcare 95 · quietness 80
  19. 19Inzai-shiSofuke10 recorded crimes/year · 42 local amenities｜20 min walk to Inzai-makinohara Sta.93ptssafety 100 · convenience 79 · childcare 92 · quietness 100
  20. 20Yokohama-shi Kohoku-kuNakatehara 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 49 local amenities｜8 min walk to Myorenji Sta.93ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 95 · quietness 80

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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.