Is Kita city safe? Moving to Wards in Tokyo,Japan

What you will learn from this article: The livability of Kita Ward, Tokyo compared to the other 23 wards

Contents

Livability of Kita Ward | Conclusion First
Comparison of Kita Ward and Other Wards
Earthquake Risk in Kita Ward
Summary | Livability of Kita Ward

Livability of Kita Ward | Conclusion First

Advantages

The real estate market is cheaper compared to other Tokyo 23 wards

Disadvantages

There are fewer hospitals compared to other Tokyo 23 wards

When we talk about the livability of Kita Ward, Tokyo, it is a town with a cheap real estate market. On the other hand, the downside is the small number of hospitals.

Below, we will introduce in detail with specific numbers, so please take a look until the end.

Comparison of Kita Ward and Other Wards

5-point evaluation criteria for each item

▼Accessibility
Calculated by the time it takes to get out to the Yamanote Line station.
5 = within 15 minutes
4 = within 20 minutes
3 = within 25 minutes
2 = within 30 minutes
1=more than 30 minutes

▼ Future Population
Calculated as percent change in population in 2045 relative to current population.
Over 110% = 5
Over 100% = 4
Over 90% = 3
Over 80% = 2
Less than 80% = 1

▼ Public Safety
The number of perceived crimes per 1,000 population is evaluated using the following criteria
5= less than 4 crimes per 1,000 people
4= less than 5
3= less than 6
2= less than 8
1= more than 8

▼ Property prices
Compared to the respective averages for rentals and condominiums in the 23 wards of Tokyo
5＝30% or more reasonable price
4＝10% or more but less than 30% of the price of the property
3＝Less than 10% of the price before or after
2 = 10% or more but less than 30% more expensive price
1 = 30% or more expensive price
and then summed and re-evaluated.

▼ Number of medical facilities
（The number of medical facilities is evaluated against the average of Tokyo’s 23 wards (excluding extremely expensive wards) using the following criteria.
5=30% or more
4=10% or more but less than 30
3=10% or more, but less than 10%.
2=10% or more but less than 30
1=30% or more

▼ Child Care
The following criteria are used to evaluate against the number of children on waiting lists.
5 = 0 children on waiting list
4=Less than 5 children on the waiting list
3=Less than 10 children on the waiting list
2=Less than 50 children on the waiting list
1 = 50 or more children on the waiting list

Above, the green line is the evaluation of Kita Ward, and the orange line is the average evaluation of other Tokyo 23 wards. Let’s take a closer look at each.

Access Power of Kita Ward

List of lines and stations in Kita Ward

JR Yamanote Line: “Tabata Station”
JR Keihin Tohoku Line: “Akabane Station”, “Higashi-Jujo Station”, “Oji Station”, “Kaminakazato Station”, “Tabata Station”
JR Tohoku Main Line (Ueno-Morioka): “Oji Station”, “Akabane Station”
JR Saikyo Line: “Jujo Station”, “Akabane Station”, “Kita-Akabane Station”, “Ukima-Funado Station”
JR Takasaki Line: “Oji Station”, “Akabane Station”
JR Shonan Shinjuku Line (Takasaki Line-Tokaido Main Line): “Akabane Station”
JR Shonan Shinjuku Line (Tohoku Main Line-Yokosuka Line): “Akabane Station”
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: “Nishigahara Station”, “Oji Station”, “Oji Kamiya Station”, “Shimo Station”, “Akabane Iwabuchi Station”
Saitama High-Speed Railway: “Akabane Iwabuchi Station”
Toden Arakawa Line: “Kajiwara Station”, “Sakaemachi”, “Ojiekimae Station”, “Asukayama Station”, “Takinogawa 1-chome Station”, “Nishigahara 4-chome Station”

Kita Ward has 10 lines and 19 stations.

There are several lines that can go directly to Tokyo Station and Ikebukuro-Shinjuku Station.

Population & Future Population of Kita Ward

The population of Kita Ward is about 350,000 people.

The future population in 2045 is expected to decrease to about 336,000 people (95.28%). While a population decrease is predicted nationwide, Kita Ward is also expected to decrease.

Is Kita city safe?

The public safety of Kita Ward is “average”.

The number of crimes in 2022 was about 2,000. This was 5.46 cases per 1,000 people in Kita Ward.

The number of crimes per 1,000 people in other wards is an average of about 6 to 7 cases. Compared to that, the public safety of Kita Ward was rated as “average”.

Real Estate Market of Kita Ward

One-room rental = about 70,000 yen
2LDK rental = about 200,000 yen
Condominium = about 49 million yen
House = about 63.5 million yen

The rental and condominium market prices in Kita Ward are as above.

Compared to the surrounding wards, the real estate market in Kita Ward is slightly cheaper.

Number of Hospitals in Kita Ward

There are 292 medical facilities in Kita Ward. This is 0.83 cases per 1,000 people. This number is small compared to other Tokyo 23 wards.

Childcare in Kita Ward

According to the data in 2022, there were 16 children on the waiting list in Kita Ward. Also, there are 81 pediatric clinics and 97 authorized childcare facilities.

There are wards in the Tokyo 23 wards where no children are waiting. If you want to leave your child, avoid Kita Ward.

Earthquake Risk in Kita Ward

https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bosai/chousa_6/home.htm

The above is a diagram color-coded with the 5-level “comprehensive risk” calculated from the two “building collapse risk” and “fire risk”.

Kita Ward ranges from the least dangerous rank 1 (light blue area) to the dangerous rank 5 (brown area).

The areas in Kita Ward that are particularly high in danger (rank 5) are as follows:

Tokyo Kita Ward Honcho 3-chome
Tokyo Kita Ward Kami-Jujo 5-chome
Tokyo Kita Ward Kaminakazato 3-chome
Tokyo Kita Ward Kishimachi 2-chome
Tokyo Kita Ward Shimo 4-chome & 5-chome
Tokyo Kita Ward Toshima 3-chome

For more details, please see the Kita Ward page of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Urban Development. If you want to move to Kita Ward, please take a look.