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

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

Livability of Toshima Ward | Conclusion First

Advantages

• More hospitals compared to the other 23 wards of Tokyo

Disadvantages

• Poor public safety compared to the other 23 wards of Tokyo
• Future population decline

To put it simply, Toshima Ward in Tokyo is a town with high accessibility and many hospitals. On the other hand, the downsides are poor public safety and a declining future population.

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

Comparison of Toshima Ward and Other Wards

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

Access in Toshima Ward

List of lines and stations in Toshima Ward

• JR Yamanote Line: “Mejiro Station”, “Ikebukuro Station”, “Otsuka Station”, “Sugamo Station”, “Komagome Station”
• JR Saikyo Line: “Ikebukuro Station”
• JR Shonan Shinjuku Line (Takasaki Line – Tokaido Main Line): “Ikebukuro Station”
• JR Shonan Shinjuku Line (Tohoku Main Line – Yokosuka Line): “Ikebukuro Station”
• Seibu Ikebukuro Line: “Ikebukuro Station”, “Shiina Station”, “Higashi-Nagasaki Station”
• Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: “Sengawa Station”, “Kanamecho Station”, “Ikebukuro Station”, “Higashi-Ikebukuro Station”
• Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Ikebukuro – Ogikubo): “Ikebukuro Station”
• Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line; “Sengawa Station”, “Kanamecho Station”, “Ikebukuro Station”, “Zoshigaya Station”
• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: “Komagome Station”
• Toei Mita Line: “Sugamo Station”, “Nishi-Sugamo Station”
• Toden Arakawa Line: “Shinkegomazuka Station”, “Gomazuka Station”, “Sugamo Shinden Station”, “Otsuka Ekimae Station”, “Mukohara Station”, “Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome Station”, “Toden Zoshigaya Station”, “Kishibojinmae Station”, “Gakushuin Shita Station”
• Tobu Tojo Line: “Ikebukuro Station”, “Kita-Ikebukuro Station”, “Shimo-Itabashi Station”

Toshima Ward has 12 lines and 23 stations.

Toshima Ward is convenient for moving to the city center. It is also an area that is easy to go out to other prefectures such as Saitama Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Population and Future Population of Toshima Ward

The population of Toshima Ward is about 300,000 people.

The future population in 2045 is expected to decrease to about 294,000 people (98.67%) from the current level. While a population decline is predicted nationwide in Japan, Toshima Ward is also expected to decline.

Is Toshima city safe?

The public safety of Toshima Ward is “poor”.

The number of crimes in 2022 was 3,012. This is 10.12 cases per 1,000 people in Toshima Ward.

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

Property Market in Toshima Ward

• One-room rental = about 70,000 yen
• 2LDK rental = about 194,000 yen
• Condominium = about 63 million yen
• Detached house = about 84 million yen

The rent and condominium market prices in Toshima Ward are as above.

Compared to the surrounding wards, the property market in Toshima Ward is slightly cheaper.

Number of Hospitals in Toshima Ward

There are 438 medical facilities in Toshima Ward. This is 1.47 per 1,000 people. This number is higher compared to the other 23 wards of Tokyo.

Childcare in Toshima Ward

According to the data in 2022, there were 0 children waiting in Toshima Ward. Also, there are 96 pediatric clinics and 93 authorized childcare facilities.

There are wards in the 23 wards of Tokyo where children are waiting. In contrast, Toshima Ward has 0. This is a happy point if you want to leave your child.

Earthquake Risk in Toshima Ward

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

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

The areas in Toshima Ward with particularly high risk (rank 5) are as follows.

• Tokyo Toshima Ward Honcho 3-chome

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

Summary | Livability of Toshima Ward

• Future population is expected to decrease [Bad!]
• Public safety is poor [Bad!]
• Property market is slightly cheaper
• There are many hospitals [Good!]
• The number of children waiting is 0 [Good!]

The livability of Toshima Ward is as above.

It’s good that there are many hospitals and the number of children waiting is 0. On the other hand, it is necessary to be careful about the poor public safety and the decrease in future population.

The information published on this site is the data at the time of the survey. Therefore, please be sure to check the latest data by yourself.

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