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Most livable neighborhoods in Tokyo 23 wards: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Tokyo's 23 wards 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. The top 20 cluster in Bunkyo-ku (6 of 20).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Chiyoda-kuSambancho13.3 recorded crimes/year · 97 local amenities · 10 min walk to Hanzomon Sta.97ptssafety 93 · convenience 100 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  2. 2Kita-kuNishigahara 3-chōme10.7 recorded crimes/year · 50 local amenities · 4 min walk to Nishigahara Sta.97ptssafety 92 · convenience 94 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  3. 3Minato-kuMotoazabu 1-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 117 local amenities · 7 min walk to Azabu-juban Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 95 · childcare 90 · quietness 100
  4. 4Bunkyo-kuKohinata 2-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · 48 local amenities · 6 min walk to Edogawabashi Sta.96ptssafety 100 · convenience 88 · childcare 100 · quietness 96
  5. 5Bunkyo-kuHakusan 2-chōme11.3 recorded crimes/year · 59 local amenities · 9 min walk to Hakusan Sta.95ptssafety 90 · convenience 96 · childcare 95 · quietness 100
  6. 6Bunkyo-kuHonkomagome 2-chōme19.7 recorded crimes/year · 62 local amenities · 5 min walk to Sengoku Sta.95ptssafety 87 · convenience 94 · childcare 99 · quietness 100
  7. 7Shibuya-kuHiroo 4-chōme14.7 recorded crimes/year · 132 local amenities · 5 min walk to Hiro-o Sta.95ptssafety 83 · convenience 98 · childcare 97 · quietness 100
  8. 8Bunkyo-kuKoishikawa 4-chōme10.3 recorded crimes/year · 30 local amenities · 10 min walk to Myogadani Sta.94ptssafety 100 · convenience 86 · childcare 100 · quietness 91
  9. 9Taito-kuYanaka 2-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · 79 local amenities · 6 min walk to Sendagi Sta.94ptssafety 99 · convenience 86 · childcare 92 · quietness 100
  10. 10Bunkyo-kuSendagi 5-chōme9.3 recorded crimes/year · 58 local amenities · 8 min walk to Sendagi Sta.94ptssafety 90 · convenience 89 · childcare 97 · quietness 100
  11. 11Sumida-kuKotobashi 5-chōme8.3 recorded crimes/year · 80 local amenities · 8 min walk to Kikugawa Sta.94ptssafety 85 · convenience 94 · childcare 97 · quietness 98
  12. 12Suginami-kuNaritahigashi 4-chōme15.7 recorded crimes/year · 63 local amenities · 5 min walk to Minami-asagaya Sta.93ptssafety 83 · convenience 98 · childcare 92 · quietness 100
  13. 13Setagaya-kuSakura 1-chōme6.3 recorded crimes/year · 61 local amenities · 7 min walk to Miyanosaka Sta.93ptssafety 98 · convenience 94 · childcare 91 · quietness 87
  14. 14Bunkyo-kuSekiguchi 2-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · 50 local amenities · 11 min walk to Edogawabashi Sta.92ptssafety 100 · convenience 85 · childcare 92 · quietness 91
  15. 15Shinjuku-kuHigashigokencho8.3 recorded crimes/year · 77 local amenities · 9 min walk to Kagurazaka Sta.92ptssafety 81 · convenience 92 · childcare 94 · quietness 100
  16. 16Ota-kuSanno 1-chōme14 recorded crimes/year · 117 local amenities · 17 min walk to Nishi-Oi Sta.92ptssafety 88 · convenience 100 · childcare 85 · quietness 94
  17. 17Minato-kuMinamiazabu 4-chōme17.7 recorded crimes/year · 102 local amenities · 8 min walk to Hiro-o Sta.92ptssafety 68 · convenience 98 · childcare 100 · quietness 100
  18. 18Shinjuku-kuTsukijimachi0.7 recorded crimes/year · 65 local amenities · 4 min walk to Kagurazaka Sta.92ptssafety 100 · convenience 88 · childcare 78 · quietness 100
  19. 19Shinagawa-kuKoyama 5-chōme8 recorded crimes/year · 66 local amenities · 4 min walk to Nishi-koyama Sta.92ptssafety 84 · convenience 95 · childcare 87 · quietness 100
  20. 20Meguro-kuMegurohoncho 5-chōme12 recorded crimes/year · 80 local amenities · 8 min walk to Nishi-koyama Sta.92ptssafety 83 · convenience 95 · childcare 92 · quietness 96

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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.