Living in Katakura, Sakai-shi Minami-ku: rent, safety & local area
Katakura is a neighborhood in Sakai-shi Minami-ku, Japan, with 50 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: 泉ヶ丘 (25 min walk). Rent for singles/couples averages ¥3.4〜5.5万. sonar covers Japan's major metro areas — you can search a specific neighborhood to check whether it fits your own commute, budget and lifestyle, and also get area recommendations that match you.
Around 1,226 residents; 1.6% are non-Japanese.
Getting around Katakura
Rent
Safety in Katakura (crime data)
Violent crime (robbery, arson, etc.) in Katakura 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).
Local amenities
Katakura has day-to-day shopping covered, a good range of eateries within walking distance.
For families, Katakura has 4 nurseries/kindergartens, 5 schools, 7 parks nearby.
Disaster risk (hazard map)
Terrain of Katakura (slopes & elevation)
Katakura has notable elevation change (about 31 m within the area). Even a "X-min walk" involves going up and down, so check the actual route when you view a place.
Quiet
No major road or railway noise sources are found near Katakura — a calm residential setting.
Other areas in Sakai-shi Minami-ku
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Get your personalized scoreSources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.