Tokyo’s 23 wards compared: where to buy

All 23 wards

• Chiyoda

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  Central Tokyo around the Imperial Palace, with the Marunouchi and Otemachi business districts, Kasumigaseki government offices, and Kanda and Akihabara. Tokyo Station and many lines meet here.

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• Chuo

  2 for sale

  from JPY 20,300,000 (≈ US$128k)

  Home to the Ginza and Nihonbashi shopping districts and the waterfront areas of Tsukishima, Kachidoki and Harumi, close to Tokyo Station and Otemachi, with many high-rise condominiums.

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• Minato

  4 for sale

  from JPY 20,000,000 (≈ US$126k)

  Roppongi, Akasaka, Azabu, Aoyama, Shirokane and Shibaura, with many embassies and international companies. Tamachi and Hamamatsucho on the Yamanote Line serve the bayside area.

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• Shinjuku

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  Built around Shinjuku Station, one of the busiest stations in the world, with the West Shinjuku skyscrapers and residential areas such as Kagurazaka and Yotsuya.

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• Bunkyo

  1 for sale

  from JPY 78,000,000 (≈ US$493k)

  Known for universities, including the University of Tokyo, and quiet residential streets such as Hongo, Sengoku and Honkomagome, with easy subway and Yamanote Line access to central Tokyo.

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• Taito

  2 for sale

  from JPY 27,800,000 (≈ US$176k)

  Historic neighbourhoods and sights such as Ueno, Asakusa and Yanaka. Ueno Station is a major hub with Shinkansen services, and the area keeps an old downtown feel.

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• Sumida

  1 for sale

  from JPY 29,800,000 (≈ US$188k)

  Home to Tokyo Skytree and the Ryogoku sumo arena, with traditional residential areas along the Sumida River. Oshiage and Kinshicho are the main hubs.

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• Koto

  2 for sale

  from JPY 69,990,000 (≈ US$443k)

  Waterfront districts such as Toyosu and Ariake alongside older neighbourhoods like Monzen-nakacho, Kiyosumi-shirakawa and Morishita, with many large condominium developments by the bay.

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• Shinagawa

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  From the Osaki and Gotanda business areas to residential Musashi-Koyama, near Shinagawa Station (itself in Minato) with Shinkansen services and easy access to Haneda Airport.

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• Meguro

  1 for sale

  from JPY 20,800,000 (≈ US$132k)

  Popular residential neighbourhoods such as Nakameguro, Jiyugaoka and Gakugei-daigaku, mostly along the Tokyu lines, with a calm residential feel.

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• Ota

  1 for sale

  from JPY 76,800,000 (≈ US$486k)

  Home to Haneda Airport, stretching from the Kamata and Omori station areas to residential Den-en-chofu. It is the 23-ward area covered by the special-zone minpaku scheme.

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• Setagaya

  1 for sale

  from JPY 20,350,000 (≈ US$129k)

  The 23 wards' most populous residential ward, with distinct neighbourhoods such as Sangenjaya, Futako-tamagawa, Shimokitazawa and Komazawa along the Tokyu, Odakyu and Keio lines.

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• Shibuya

  1 for sale

  from JPY 58,990,000 (≈ US$373k)

  Shibuya, Harajuku, Omotesando, Ebisu and Yoyogi: a centre for retail, tech companies and fashion, with green space such as Yoyogi Park.

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• Nakano

  2 for sale

  from JPY 20,800,000 (≈ US$132k)

  A largely residential ward around Nakano Station, a few minutes from Shinjuku on the JR Chuo Line, with lively shopping streets such as Nakano Broadway.

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• Suginami

  2 for sale

  from JPY 19,800,000 (≈ US$125k)

  Residential neighbourhoods along the JR Chuo Line, including Ogikubo, Asagaya, Koenji and Nishi-Ogikubo, plus quiet streets along the Keio Inokashira and Seibu lines.

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• Toshima

  8 for sale

  from JPY 20,000,000 (≈ US$126k)

  Centred on Ikebukuro Station, where JR, Tobu, Seibu and subway lines meet, with a busy commercial core and residential areas such as Mejiro and Higashi-Nagasaki.

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• Kita

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  Akabane, Oji and Tabata: residential areas with JR Keihin-Tohoku and Saikyo line access towards central Tokyo and Saitama.

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• Arakawa

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  Nippori, Minami-Senju and Machiya: traditional residential areas served by the Toden Arakawa tram line. Nippori Station has Skyliner services to Narita Airport.

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• Itabashi

  2 for sale

  from JPY 23,800,000 (≈ US$150k)

  Residential areas along the Tobu Tojo Line and the Toei Mita Line, with direct trains to Ikebukuro and Otemachi.

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• Nerima

  2 for sale

  from JPY 59,800,000 (≈ US$378k)

  A green residential ward along the Seibu Ikebukuro and Oedo lines, with large parks such as Shakujii Park.

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• Adachi

  2 for sale

  from JPY 6,500,000 (≈ US$41k)

  Centred on Kita-Senju Station, served by JR, Tobu, the subway and the Tsukuba Express, with residential areas such as Takenotsuka and Nishiarai.

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• Katsushika

  2 for sale

  from JPY 5,980,000 (≈ US$38k)

  Shibamata, Kameari, Kanamachi and Tateishi keep an old downtown feel, with homes along the Keisei and JR Joban lines.

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• Edogawa

  2 for sale

  from JPY 6,500,000 (≈ US$41k)

  Kasai, Koiwa and Funabori at the eastern edge of the 23 wards, with plenty of parks and riverside green, and the Tozai, Toei Shinjuku and JR Sobu lines into central Tokyo.

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