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Living in Motocho 2-chōme, Saitama-shi Urawa-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
87
Top 2% in Greater Tokyo
🧺 Convenience top 10%🧒 Childcare top 7%

Motocho 2-chōme is a neighborhood in Saitama-shi Urawa-ku, Japan, with 85 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Kita-Urawa (10 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥62K–¥129K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

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Rent

¥62K–¥129K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥83K–¥173K

train

Getting around

10 min walk
Kita-Urawa Sta. · JR Keihin-Tohoku Line

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people

Total population

3,623
Foreign residents 50 (1.4%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 43.9
19%
11%
14%
16%
15%
10%
16%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Saitama-shi Urawa-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

11m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

89pts
Top 10% in Greater Tokyo
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Supermarket2
🏪
Convenience8
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Pharmacy11
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Park3
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Hospital12
Café2
🍴
Dining19

Within walking distance

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Childcare

90pts
Top 7% in Greater Tokyo
🧒Nurseries14
🏫Schools6
🌳Park3

For families: 14 nurseries/kindergartens, 6 schools, 5 cram schools nearby.

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Quiet

91pts
Top 51% in Greater Tokyo
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseFar from tracks
Night noiseIzakaya ×3

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

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Safety (crime data)

76pts
Top 53% in Greater Tokyo · 0.28 per 100 people/yr · 埼玉県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Snatching / Bike theft11
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)

0
floodFloodNone
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