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Most livable neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) on four measures: safety (police open data), 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 2026-11-02

  1. 1Yokohama-shi Izumi-kuIzumicho18 recorded crimes/year · 77 local amenities · 18 min walk to Shimoiida Sta.99ptssafety 99 · convenience 98 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  2. 2Yokohama-shi Naka-kuYamatecho7 recorded crimes/year · 208 local amenities · 10 min walk to Motomachi-chukagai Sta.98ptssafety 93 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  3. 3Yokohama-shi Totsuka-kuKamiyabecho20 recorded crimes/year · 65 local amenities · 33 min walk to Odoriba Sta.98ptssafety 100 · convenience 97 · childcare 96 · quietness 100
  4. 4Yokohama-shi Hodogaya-kuBukkocho8.7 recorded crimes/year · 59 local amenities · 13 min walk to Wadamachi Sta.98ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 96 · quietness 100
  5. 5Kashiwa-shiShikoda12.7 recorded crimes/year · 55 local amenities · 11 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.98ptssafety 98 · convenience 94 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  6. 6Chiyoda-kuSambancho13.3 recorded crimes/year · 97 local amenities · 10 min walk to Hanzomon Sta.97ptssafety 93 · convenience 100 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  7. 7Kita-kuNishigahara 3-chōme10.7 recorded crimes/year · 50 local amenities · 4 min walk to Nishigahara Sta.97ptssafety 92 · convenience 94 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  8. 8Minato-kuMotoazabu 1-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 117 local amenities · 7 min walk to Azabu-juban Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 90 · quietness 100
  9. 9Kashiwa-shiTakata9 recorded crimes/year · 39 local amenities · 27 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 91 · childcare 94 · quietness 100
  10. 10Bunkyo-kuKohinata 2-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · 48 local amenities · 6 min walk to Edogawabashi Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 88 · childcare 100 · quietness 96
  11. 11Fujisawa-shiOba30.7 recorded crimes/year · 32 local amenities · 28 min walk to Tsujido Sta.95ptssafety 93 · convenience 85 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  12. 12Chiba-shi Inage-kuSonnocho31.3 recorded crimes/year · 50 local amenities · 13 min walk to Anagawa Sta.95ptssafety 92 · convenience 87 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  13. 13Saitama-shi Omiya-kuHorinouchicho 1-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · 31 local amenities · 25 min walk to Kita-omiya Sta.94ptssafety 100 · convenience 80 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  14. 14Matsudo-shiKamihongo33.7 recorded crimes/year · 109 local amenities · 8 min walk to Kita-Matsudo Sta.94ptssafety 87 · convenience 99 · childcare 96 · quietness 93
  15. 15Kawasaki-shi Nakahara-kuKamihirama11.3 recorded crimes/year · 23 local amenities · 9 min walk to Hirama Sta.94ptssafety 99 · convenience 80 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  16. 16Fujisawa-shiIshikawa3.7 recorded crimes/year · 39 local amenities · 26 min walk to Mutsuai-Nichidaimae Sta.94ptssafety 100 · convenience 79 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  17. 17Machida-shiHommachida86.7 recorded crimes/year · 96 local amenities · 32 min walk to Kobuchi Sta.93ptssafety 73 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  18. 18Matsudo-shiKogane15.3 recorded crimes/year · 274 local amenities · 22 min walk to Minami-Nagareyama Sta.93ptssafety 73 · convenience 100 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  19. 19Kawasaki-shi Takatsu-kuShinsaku 6-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · 79 local amenities · 7 min walk to Musashi-Shinjo Sta.93ptssafety 96 · convenience 94 · childcare 92 · quietness 90
  20. 20Sagamihara-shi Midori-kuKawashiri2 recorded crimes/year · 45 local amenities · 45 min walk to Kiyotaki Sta.93ptssafety 85 · convenience 92 · childcare 95 · quietness 100

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Methodology

Source: Police open data, 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.