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Best neighborhoods in Kyoto for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Kyoto Prefecture whose other scores (safety, convenience, quiet) all hold up, we ranked by the number and proximity of nurseries and kindergartens, plus schools and parks.

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-kuKakimotocho8 nurseries · 16 schools · 0 parks · 13 min walk to Tambaguchi Sta.24places2.2× the metro average
  2. 2Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-kuNishinokyo Nagamotocho10 nurseries · 13 schools · 0 parks · 5 min walk to Nijo Sta.23places2.1× the metro average
  3. 3Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-kuShokokujimonzencho8 nurseries · 11 schools · 3 parks · 7 min walk to Imadegawa Sta.22places2.0× the metro average
  4. 4Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-kuNishinokyo Umaryocho9 nurseries · 13 schools · 0 parks · 9 min walk to Nijo Sta.22places2.0× the metro average
  5. 5Nagaokakyo-shiImazato9 nurseries · 10 schools · 2 parks · 16 min walk to Nagaokatenjin Sta.21places1.9× the metro average
  6. 6Kyotanabe-shiTanabe7 nurseries · 7 schools · 6 parks · 8 min walk to Kyotanabe Sta.20places1.8× the metro average
  7. 7Kameoka-shiYadamachi2 nurseries · 17 schools · 0 parks · 15 min walk to Kameoka Sta.19places1.7× the metro average
  8. 8Joyo-shi寺田南寺田7 nurseries · 9 schools · 2 parks · 25 min walk to Nagaike Sta.18places1.6× the metro average
  9. 9Yawata-shiOtokoyama Izumi7 nurseries · 8 schools · 3 parks · 27 min walk to Kuzuha Sta.18places1.6× the metro average
  10. 10Kyotanabe-shiKawara8 nurseries · 8 schools · 2 parks · 5 min walk to Shin-Tanabe Sta.18places1.6× the metro average
  11. 11Yawata-shiOtokoyama Kanaburi6 nurseries · 8 schools · 3 parks · 27 min walk to Kuzuha Sta.17places1.6× the metro average
  12. 12Joyo-shiHirakawa7 nurseries · 9 schools · 0 parks · 3 min walk to Kutsukawa Sta.16places1.5× the metro average
  13. 13Uji-shiGokasho Hirano6 nurseries · 6 schools · 3 parks · 6 min walk to Obaku Sta.15places1.4× the metro average
  14. 14Joyo-shiTono8 nurseries · 6 schools · 1 parks · 17 min walk to Nagaike Sta.15places1.4× the metro average
  15. 15Kyotanabe-shiKodo4 nurseries · 9 schools · 2 parks · 16 min walk to Doshishamae Sta.15places1.4× the metro average
  16. 16Uji-shiKohata Hirao6 nurseries · 6 schools · 2 parks · 23 min walk to Rokujizo Sta.14places1.3× the metro average
  17. 17Uji-shiGokasho Shibanohigashi4 nurseries · 9 schools · 1 parks · 7 min walk to Obaku Sta.14places1.3× the metro average
  18. 18Nagaokakyo-shiKaiden 4-chōme6 nurseries · 8 schools · 0 parks · 6 min walk to Nagaokatenjin Sta.14places1.3× the metro average
  19. 19Kizugawa-shiSaganaka Kitashinden7 nurseries · 7 schools · 0 parks · 18 min walk to Takanohara Sta.14places1.3× the metro average
  20. 20Nagaokakyo-shiShimokaiinji4 nurseries · 7 schools · 2 parks · 12 min walk to Nishiyama-Tennozan Sta.13places1.2× the metro average

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Methodology

Source: OpenStreetMap and municipal open data. Ranked with the same objective scores as the sonar app; unpopulated areas are excluded (one entry per neighborhood).For detailed sources and data vintages, see the privacy policy & sources.