Most livable neighborhoods in Kansai: Top 20
We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara) on four measures: safety (police open data, 2024), everyday 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)
Get your personalized score- 1Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuYamate 8-chōme98ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 93 · quietness 100
- 2Takarazuka-shiAkura Minami98ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 96 · quietness 94
- 3Himeji-shiShikamaku Suka98ptssafety 100 · convenience 94 · childcare 98 · quietness 98
- 4Takarazuka-shiNigawa Danchi97ptssafety 100 · convenience 97 · childcare 96 · quietness 96
- 5Takarazuka-shiNakasujiyamate 6-chōme97ptssafety 100 · convenience 97 · childcare 90 · quietness 100
- 6Kobe-shi Nagata-kuIkeda Teramachi96ptssafety 100 · convenience 90 · childcare 100 · quietness 95
- 7Kakogawa-shiKakogawacho Kimura96ptssafety 99 · convenience 98 · childcare 88 · quietness 100
- 8Kobe-shi Nagata-kuMiyagawacho 2-chōme96ptssafety 100 · convenience 91 · childcare 100 · quietness 92
- 9Kyoto-shi Nishikyo-kuKatagihara Ujiinishicho94ptssafety 99 · convenience 100 · childcare 95 · quietness 83
- 10Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuIchijoji Nishisuginomiyacho94ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 96 · quietness 80
- 11Nara-shiKitakawabatacho94ptssafety 94 · convenience 100 · childcare 95 · quietness 87
- 12Nara-shiKyobatejikata Higashigawacho94ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 85 · quietness 90
- 13Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuShugakuin Takabecho93ptssafety 100 · convenience 96 · childcare 90 · quietness 86
- 14Kobe-shi Suma-kuJimbucho 3-chōme93ptssafety 96 · convenience 82 · childcare 100 · quietness 94
- 15Kobe-shi Hyogo-kuSannocho 1-chōme93ptssafety 92 · convenience 83 · childcare 96 · quietness 100
- 16Osaka-shi Joto-kuSekime 2-chōme93ptssafety 88 · convenience 84 · childcare 98 · quietness 100
- 17Higashiosaka-shiOmido 3-chōme93ptssafety 100 · convenience 72 · childcare 98 · quietness 100
- 18Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuNambacho93ptssafety 99 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 71
- 19Kobe-shi Kita-kuYamadacho Obu93ptssafety 100 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 70
- 20Kobe-shi Kita-ku山田町下谷上字中一里山92ptssafety 95 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 74
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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.