Ii Heya Net Livability & Desirable Towns Ranking 2026 <Tokyo Edition>
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. announced the 'Ii Heya Net Livability & Desirable Towns Ranking 2026 <Tokyo Edition>', compiled from the largest-ever residential satisfaction survey. Daikanyama topped the livability (station) ranking, Chuo Ward was first in livability (municipality) for the 8th consecutive year, and Kichijoji was first in desirable towns (station) for the 8th consecutive year.
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- 📰 Published: May 13, 2026 at 20:10
- 🔍 Collected: May 13, 2026 at 11:31
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Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Akira Takeuchi) conducted the largest-ever residential satisfaction survey and compiled the results as the 'Ii Heya Net Livability Ranking 2026 ' and 'Ii Heya Net Desirable Towns Ranking 2026 '.
*If two or more adjacent stations were integrated, 'A (area)' is appended after the station name.
* [Tsukiji / Shintomicho A] Tsukiji, Higashi-Ginza, Tsukiji Market, Shintomicho; [Tachikawa A] Tachikawa, Tachikawa-Kita, Tachikawa-Minami; [Shinjuku A] Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Sanchome, Seibu-Shinjuku, Tochomae, Shinjuku-Nishiguchi; [Ariake A] Ariake, Kokusai-Tenjijo, Tokyo Big Sight, Ariake Tennis-no-Mori; [Ningyocho / Suitengumae A] Suitengumae, Ningyocho, Hamacho; [Togoshi A] Togoshi-Ginza, Togoshi; [Tama Center A] Odakyu Tama Center, Keio Tama Center, Tama Center.
* The 'Livability (Station) Ranking' is compiled targeting stations where 30 or more respondents reside within a 15-minute walk. The 'Livability (Municipality) Ranking' targets municipalities with 50 or more respondents.
* The 'Livability Ranking' accumulates five years of responses from 2022 to 2026. However, if the number of people for each target municipality/station does not meet the criteria with the accumulated total from 2022-2026 (less than 50 respondents for municipalities, less than 30 for stations), responses from 2021 are also accumulated. If the criteria are still not met even with 2021 data, responses from 2020 are accumulated, and if still insufficient, responses from 2019 are accumulated. There are no duplicate respondents.
* The 'Desirable Towns (Station) Ranking' compiles rankings based on 2026 responses from Tokyo residents, targeting stations within the Tokyo metropolitan area. The 'Desirable Towns (Municipality) Ranking' compiles rankings based on 2026 responses from Tokyo residents, targeting municipalities nationwide.
Overall Summary
■ Daikanyama is the top in Livability (Station) Ranking.
Daikanyama (Tokyu Toyoko Line) in Shibuya Ward took 1st place, moving up from 2nd place last year. 2nd place went to Shirokanedai (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line), which moved up from 6th place last year, and 3rd place was Roppongi-itchome (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line), both stations located in Minato Ward. Within the top 10, Kitamachi (50th last year) at 6th place and Sangubashi (89th last year) at 9th place significantly rose in rank from last year.
■ Chuo Ward is the top in Livability (Municipality) for the 8th consecutive year.
The top 2 places are held for the 8th consecutive year by Chuo Ward at 1st place and Bunkyo Ward at 2nd place. Musashino City is 3rd place for the 2nd consecutive year.
■ Kichijoji is the top in Desirable Towns (Station) for the 8th consecutive year.
Kichijoji (JR Chuo Line) in Musashino City ranked 1st for the 8th consecutive year. 2nd place was Tachikawa A (integrating nearby stations Tachikawa, Tachikawa-Kita, and Tachikawa-Minami) for the 2nd consecutive year. 3rd place was Yokohama (JR Tokaido Main Line) in Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, moving up from 5th place last year.
■ Minato Ward is the top in Desirable Towns (Municipality) for the 2nd consecutive year.
The top 2 places are held for the 2nd consecutive year by Minato Ward at 1st place and Setagaya Ward at 2nd place. Shibuya Ward is 3rd place for the 4th consecutive year. Tachikawa City is 5th place, moving up from 8th place last year to enter the top 5. For 'Desirable Towns (Municipality)', Tokyo residents selected desirable towns nationwide, but all top 5 municipalities are located in Tokyo.
Livability of Towns (Station) Ranking 2026 Station TOP 20 and Factor-Specific TOP 5
● Daikanyama, which ranked 1st in 'Livability (Station)', was 1st in the factors of 'Administrative Services', 'Familiarity', and 'Disaster Prevention', achieving extremely high evaluations with deviation values in the 80s, especially for 'Administrative Services' and 'Familiarity'.
● For the 'Living Convenience' factor, stations with shopping streets around them (Oyama, Akabane) and stations where supermarkets and mass retailers are concentrated (Akabane, Kinshicho, Nakano) received high evaluations.
● For the 'Quietness and Safety' factor, stations in relatively natural residential areas within Tokyo (Den-en-chofu, Myogadani) and stations in calm, high-end residential areas located in Minato Ward (Takanawadai, Shirokanedai) received high evaluations.
● For the 'Vibrancy' factor, stations located in Minato Ward, where commercial facilities and restaurants are concentrated and there are many tourists (Roppongi-itchome, Roppongi, Omotesando), received high evaluations.
Factor-Specific Ranking Topics for Stations Outside the TOP 20
● Oyama (Tobu Tojo Line) was 1st in Living Convenience, Kinshicho (JR Sobu Line) was 2nd, and Akabane (JR Keihin-Tohoku Line) was 3rd.
● Sengakuji (Toei Asakusa Line) was 1st in Transportation Convenience, and Shinanomachi (JR Chuo Line) was 2nd.
● Den-en-chofu (Tokyu Toyoko Line) was 1st in Quietness and Safety, and Inagi (Keio Sagamihara Line) was 3rd.
● Togoshi A (Toei Asakusa Line) was 3rd in Familiarity.
● Roppongi (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line) was 3rd in Vibrancy.
● Musashi-Hikida (JR Itsukaichi Line) was 1st in Prices/Rent, Tama Center A (Odakyu Tama Line) was 2nd, and Musashi-Masuko (JR Itsukaichi Line) was 3rd.
● Disaster Prevention 2nd