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Best neighborhoods in Tokyo 23 wards for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Tokyo's 23 wards whose other scores (safety, convenience, quiet) all hold up, we ranked by the number and proximity of nurseries and kindergartens, plus schools and parks. The top 20 cluster in Bunkyo-ku (4) and Nerima-ku (3).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Adachi-kuMiyagi 2-chōme41 nurseries · 32 schools · 21 parks · 23 min walk to Adachi-odai Sta.94places5.8× the metro average
  2. 2Adachi-kuShikahama 2-chōme37 nurseries · 21 schools · 31 parks · 3 min walk to Koya Sta.89places5.5× the metro average
  3. 3Nakano-kuNakano 1-chōme18 nurseries · 17 schools · 3 parks · 14 min walk to Higashi-nakano Sta.38places2.3× the metro average
  4. 4Koto-kuOjima 5-chōme15 nurseries · 18 schools · 4 parks · 4 min walk to Ojima Sta.37places2.3× the metro average
  5. 5Bunkyo-kuYushima 1-chōme19 nurseries · 16 schools · 1 parks · 2 min walk to Ochanomizu Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  6. 6Bunkyo-kuHonkomagome 6-chōme16 nurseries · 18 schools · 2 parks · 7 min walk to Komagome Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  7. 7Kita-kuNishigahara 1-chōme18 nurseries · 17 schools · 1 parks · 9 min walk to Kami-Nakazato Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  8. 8Itabashi-kuAkatsukashimmachi 3-chōme20 nurseries · 10 schools · 6 parks · 11 min walk to Chikatetsu-akatsuka Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  9. 9Nerima-kuTagara 4-chōme20 nurseries · 12 schools · 4 parks · 12 min walk to Chikatetsu-akatsuka Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  10. 10Nerima-kuHikarigaoka 3-chōme16 nurseries · 11 schools · 9 parks · 4 min walk to Hikarigaoka Sta.36places2.2× the metro average
  11. 11Suginami-kuWada 1-chōme15 nurseries · 15 schools · 5 parks · 6 min walk to Nakano-fujimicho Sta.35places2.1× the metro average
  12. 12Kita-kuOji 6-chōme18 nurseries · 15 schools · 2 parks · 9 min walk to Oji-kamiya Sta.35places2.1× the metro average
  13. 13Nakano-kuChuo 3-chōme16 nurseries · 15 schools · 3 parks · 8 min walk to Shin-nakano Sta.34places2.1× the metro average
  14. 14Bunkyo-kuKoraku 1-chōme9 nurseries · 22 schools · 2 parks · 6 min walk to Korakuen Sta.33places2.0× the metro average
  15. 15Taito-kuTaito 1-chōme15 nurseries · 16 schools · 2 parks · 8 min walk to Akihabara Sta.33places2.0× the metro average
  16. 16Suginami-kuHorinouchi 1-chōme9 nurseries · 17 schools · 7 parks · 10 min walk to Honancho Sta.33places2.0× the metro average
  17. 17Itabashi-kuTakashimadaira 9-chōme15 nurseries · 12 schools · 6 parks · 9 min walk to Nishidai Sta.33places2.0× the metro average
  18. 18Nerima-kuTakamatsu 5-chōme13 nurseries · 12 schools · 8 parks · 11 min walk to Hikarigaoka Sta.33places2.0× the metro average
  19. 19Bunkyo-kuHongo 4-chōme16 nurseries · 16 schools · 0 parks · 7 min walk to Hongo-sanchome Sta.32places2.0× the metro average
  20. 20Taito-kuAsakusabashi 5-chōme17 nurseries · 13 schools · 2 parks · 8 min walk to Asakusabashi Sta.32places2.0× the metro average

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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.