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I'm going to be in Japan for at least a month, and I'm looking into places to stay that would have a convenient commute to an area north of Tokyo on the Tobu Line. I found a promising place in Adachi-ku (near Takenotsuka station), but I've read that Adachi-ku is "Tokyo's worst neighborhood" so I wanted to get an idea of how bad that actually would be. Anyone here have experience with living there?
I found this previous post on this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/comments/72ilue/is_adachiku_an_okay_place_to_live/
But, most of the comments were centering on the commute to central Tokyo, which as noted won't be an issue for me. Thanks!
Edit: Thanks for all the responses! Sounds like it's fine!
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I mean it’s the worst neighborhood in an insanely safe and clean and modern city. It’s like being the worst among bests.
Kitasenju is a pretty nice area in Adachi-ku, but yeah the ward in general consists mostly of residential areas, and there are not many interesting things to do. I've lived here for over a year (near Ayase station), and compared to other wards I lived in the past (Minato-ku, Kita-ku), I don't think it's any less safe.
Adachi-ku isn't the worst in my opinion. I'm not a fan of Arakawa-ku, it's quite grim. But Adachi has so many nice parks. Of course it's pretty working class, but lots of families and very affordable. Even if the crime is higher than in other areas, it's still Tokyo so it's not like there's stabbings on every corner or something. I quite enjoy exploring Adachi-ku. Takenotsuka isn't the nicest part but it's perfectly fine.
I lived in Adachi-Ku with a host family for a year. It was a perfectly pleasant place. Never felt unsafe for even a second. Felt about a 1000x safer than any place in the US. I guess it could be criticized as boring - there wasn’t much to do but if you’re close to a train line does it matter that much?
Lived in Kita Senju for 3 years. Great place, no trouble. Station is really convenient with a lot of lines and good shopping. Only downside is not as many supermarkets now as they closed down the best local one about 4-5 years ago.
Been living there for 2 years, but planning to move in few months since contract is ending. It’s a nice residential area, very calm and quiet most of the time, also safe.
Nothing much to do here though unfortunately, though you do have access to Hibiya and hanzomon lines through Tobu Skytree line which is nice.
If you commute to work then morning and evening trains are gonna be so packed 😃
i lived in Kita-ayase for 2 years, perfectly safe, nice small parks scattered throughout, everything i needed was a short walk/bike ride away. Probably not the most exciting area but very affordable and not a long train from some hotter spots. Also, if youre commuting in the morning, Kita-ayase is the start of the line so an open seat every rush hour morning, worth its weight in gold.
I live in a city that’s always on one of those “top ten safest cities in America” lists. Rest assured that any neighborhood in Tokyo will be safer, more convenient and more interesting.