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Is Kitashirakawa Daidocho (Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
65
Top 35% in Kansai
🤫 Quietness top 10%

How safe is Kitashirakawa Daidocho? 1 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 45% of neighborhoods in Kansai (safety score: 72/100).

Kitashirakawa Daidocho is a neighborhood in Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku, Japan, with 23 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Chayama (14 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥47K–¥94K.

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Rent

¥47K–¥94K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥67K–¥178K

train

Getting around

14 min walk
Chayama Sta. · Eizan Main Line

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people

Total population

412
Foreign residents 26 (6.3%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 46.9
16%
15%
10%
13%
12%
11%
23%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

82m
Gentle slopes
FlatSteep

Gentle slopes, about 8 m of relief. The walk takes a little longer than the same distance on flat ground.

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Local amenities

Top 28%
Kansai · 45 pts
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Supermarket1
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Convenience1
💊
Pharmacy3
🌳
Park1
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Hospital7
Café1
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Dining1

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Bottom 40%
Kansai · 44 pts
🧒Nurseries3
🏫Schools1
🌳Park1

For families: 3 nurseries/kindergartens, 4 cram schools nearby.

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Quiet

Top 10%
Kansai · 100 pts
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

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

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 45%
Kansai · 72 pts · 0.34 per 100 people/yr · 京都府警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft1
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

The local force publishes only a total for this block — 1 reported offences a year, without a breakdown by offence type. Annual counts per neighborhood from Metropolitan and prefectural police open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized). See the Kansai safety ranking →

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

2
floodFlood〜0.5m
tsunamiTsunamiNone
landslideLandslideWarning zone
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.