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Living in Sakawa, Saitama-shi Sakura-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
82
Top 7% in Greater Tokyo
🤫 Quietness top 2%

Sakawa is a neighborhood in Saitama-shi Sakura-ku, Japan, with 36 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Nishi-Urawa (37 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥41K–¥90K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

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Rent

¥41K–¥90K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥68K–¥136K

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Getting around

37 min walk
Nishi-Urawa Sta. · JR Musashino Line

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Terrain (slopes & elevation)

7m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.

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Local amenities

73pts
Top 21% in Greater Tokyo
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Supermarket2
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Convenience8
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Pharmacy2
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Park9
Café2
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Dining5

Within walking distance

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Childcare

54pts
Top 60% in Greater Tokyo
🧒Nurseries4
🏫Schools2
🌳Park9

For families: 4 nurseries/kindergartens, 2 schools, 9 parks nearby.

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Quiet

100pts
Top 2% in Greater Tokyo
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

No major road or railway runs nearby, so it stays quiet.

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Safety (crime data)

100pts
Top 22% in Greater Tokyo · 埼玉県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Snatching / Bike theft1
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

Violent crime (robbery, arson, etc.) was 0 in the latest year; most reports are theft (bicycle theft, shoplifting and the like). Annual counts per neighborhood from National Police Agency open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized).

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

1
floodFlood5.0m+
tsunamiTsunamiNone
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surgeNone
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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data, using the same formula for every neighborhood.

Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions. See something wrong? Email hello@sonar.place