Good Room Net "Livability & Desirability of Towns" Ranking 2026 <Hokkaido Edition>

Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kei Takeuchi) conducted its largest-ever resident satisfaction survey and compiled the results as the "Good Room Net Livability of Towns Ranking 2026 <Hokkaido Edition>" and "Good Room Net Desirability of Towns Ranking 2026 <Hokkaido Edition>".

* If two or more adjacent stations are combined, 'A' (area) is appended to the station name.

* [Shin-Sapporo A] Shin-Sapporo, Shin-Sapporo; [Nishi-18-Chome A] Nishi-15-Chome, Nishi-18-Chome; [Hoppei-bashi A] Gyokei-dori, Shusei-gakuen-mae, Hoppei-bashi; [Sapporo A] Sapporo, Sapporo; [Chuo-Toshokan-mae A] Ishiyama-dori, Chuo-Toshokan-mae, Densha-jigyo-sho-mae, Ropeway-iri-guchi; [Nishi-sen-14-jo A] Nishi-sen-11-jo, Nishi-sen-14-jo, Nishi-sen-16-jo; [Nishi-11-Chome A] Chuo-kuyakusho-mae, Nishi-11-Chome, Nishi-8-Chome; [Susukino A] Susukino, Shiseikan-shogakko-mae, Higashi-Honganji-mae, Hosui-Susukino, Tanukikoji

* The "Livability (Station) Ranking" is compiled for stations where there are 30 or more respondents living within a 15-minute walk. The "Livability (Municipality) Ranking" is compiled for municipalities with 50 or more respondents.

* The "Livability Ranking" aggregates responses from 5 years, from 2022 to 2026. However, if the number of respondents for a municipality or station does not meet the criteria with the cumulative data from 2022-2026 (less than 50 respondents for municipalities, less than 30 respondents for stations), responses from 2021 will also be included. If the criteria are still not met after adding 2021, responses from 2020 will be accumulated, and if still insufficient, responses from 2019 will be accumulated. There is no overlap in respondents.

* For the "Desirability of Towns (Station) Ranking," rankings are compiled based on responses from Hokkaido residents in 2026 for stations within Hokkaido. For the "Desirability of Towns (Municipality) Ranking," rankings are compiled based on responses from Hokkaido residents in 2026 for municipalities nationwide.

* In the "Desirability of Towns Ranking," administrative wards are aggregated into a single municipality, but Sapporo City's administrative wards are compiled separately.

Overall Assessment

Top in Livability (Station) is Kuen

Ranked first is Kuen (JR Hakodate Main Line), which was 4th last year, and second is Maruyama Koen (Tozai Subway Line). Both stations are located in Chuo Ward, Sapporo City. Third is Hassamu (JR Hakodate Main Line) in Nishi Ward, Sapporo City, which rose from 5th place last year to enter the top 3. Within the top 10, Kita-13-jo Higashi (Toho Subway Line) (14th last year) at 4th place, Bus Center-mae (Tozai Subway Line) (16th last year) at 8th place, Megumino (JR Chitose Line) (23rd last year) at 9th place, and Kotoni (Tozai Subway Line) (12th last year) at 10th place have all risen in rank from last year to enter the top 10. Nine of the top 10 stations are located within the administrative wards of Sapporo City; only Megumino at 9th place is located in Eniwa City.

Top in Livability (Municipality) is Higashikawa Town, Kamikawa District, for the 5th consecutive year

Higashikawa Town, Kamikawa District, which is rare in Japan for its entire population using well water and having no public water supply, achieved the highest evaluation with a deviation value in the 70s, ranking first for the 5th consecutive year. The 2nd and 3rd places are also for the 5th consecutive year: 2nd is Higashikagura Town, Kamikawa District, and 3rd is Chuo Ward, Sapporo City. The top 2 are towns belonging to Kamikawa District (Higashikawa Town and Higashikagura Town), continuing from last year.

Top in Desirability of Towns (Station) is Sapporo A for the 8th consecutive year

Ranked first for the 8th consecutive year is Sapporo A (combining Sapporo and Sapporo Stations). Second is Shin-Sapporo A (combining Shin-Sapporo and Shin-Sapporo Stations), which rose from 4th place last year. Third is Hakodate (JR Hakodate Main Line) for the 3rd consecutive year. Fourth is Asahikawa (JR Sekihoku Main Line), and fifth is Obihiro (JR Nemuro Main Line) for the 2nd consecutive year.

Top in Desirability of Towns (Municipality) is Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, for the 8th consecutive year

Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, ranked first for the 8th consecutive year. Second is the 23 Wards of Tokyo for the 5th consecutive year. Third is Hakodate City, which rose one rank from 4th place last year. Fifth place is a tie between Obihiro City (2nd consecutive year) and Toyohira Ward, Sapporo City, which newly entered the rankings this time.

Livability of Towns (Station) Ranking 2026 <Hokkaido Edition> Top 20 Stations & Top 5 Factors

● Stations ranking high showed a tendency for particularly high evaluations regarding the three factors of "transport convenience," "friendliness," and "vibrancy." These factors are considered to have a certain correlation with the overall livability of a station.

● For the two factors of "friendliness" and "vibrancy," stations located in Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, particularly along the Tozai and Namboku Subway Lines, received high evaluations.

● Within ranks 11-20, Kaminohoro (21st last year) at 11th place and Hassamu Minami (27th last year) at 18th place rose in rank from last year to enter the top 20.

"Stations" Outside Top 20: Factor Ranking Topics

● First in living convenience was Shinkotoni (JR Sassho Line), and third was Asabu (Namboku Subway Line).

● First in transport convenience was Oyachi (Tozai Subway Line).

● Second in administrative services was Memuro (JR Nemuro Main Line).

● First in quietness and safety was Memuro (JR Nemuro Main Line), second was Makomanai (Namboku Subway Line), and third was Ainohara Koen (JR Sassho Line).

● Third in vibrancy was Odori A (Tozai Subway Line).

● First in price and rent was Higashi-Kunneppu (South Hokkaido Railway), second was Memuro (JR Nemuro Main Line), and third was Oasa (JR Hakodate Main Line).

● First in disaster prevention was Makomanai (Namboku Subway Line), and second was Midorigaoka (JR Furano Line).

* For factor rankings, if the deviation value is less than 50, it is displayed as "-".

Livability of Towns (Municipality) Ranking 2026 <Hokkaido Edition> Top 20 Municipalities & Top 5 Factors

● Higashikawa Town and Higashikagura Town, Kamikawa District, which ranked 1st and 2nd in "Livability (Municipality)," received high evaluations and dominated the top 2 in the factors of "administrative services," "quietness and safety," "friendliness," "price and rent," and "disaster prevention." Furthermore, Higashikawa Town achieved an extremely high evaluation with a deviation value in the 90s for "quietness and safety" and in the 80s for "friendliness," being the only municipality to do so.

● The top 5 for the two factors of "living convenience" and "transport convenience" consist entirely of administrative wards of Sapporo City. The top 4, with slight differences in ranking, are the exact same municipalities (Higashi Ward, Nishi Ward, Atsubetsu Ward, Toyohira Ward).

● Municipalities ranking high showed a tendency for particularly high evaluations regarding the two factors of "friendliness" and "vibrancy." These factors are considered to have a certain correlation with the overall livability of a municipality.

"Municipalities" Outside Top 20: Factor Ranking Topics

● Third in administrative services was Memuro Town, Kasai District.

● Third in quietness and safety was Biei Town, Kamikawa District.

● Third in friendliness was Biei Town, Kamikawa District.

● Third in disaster prevention was Biei Town, Kamikawa District.

* For factor rankings, if the deviation value is less than 50, it is displayed as "-".

Survey Overview

◇ Survey Method

Survey questionnaires were distributed and collected via the internet from registered monitors of Macromill, Inc.

◇ Respondents

Compiled from a total of 36,402 individuals aged 20 and over residing in Hokkaido (some responses from 2021-2019 were also included).

[Gender Ratio] Male 47.8% : Female 52.2%

[Marital Status] Unmarried 39.3% : Married 60.7% [Children] None 44.2% : Yes 55.8%

[Age Distribution] 20s 11.6%, 30s 19.6%, 40s 23.9%, 50s 24.2%, 60s 15.3%, 70s 5.3%

◇ Survey Period

February 10 (Tue) - March 22 (Sun), 2026: 2026 Survey (Number of respondents: 7,674)

February 21 (Fri) - March 10 (Mon), 2025: 2025 Survey (Number of respondents: 7,273)

February 21 (Wed) - March 14 (Thu), 2024: 2024 Survey (Number of respondents: 7,161)

February 17 (Fri) - March 15 (Wed), 2023: 2023 Survey (Number of respondents: 7,223)

March 8 (Tue) - March 29 (Tue), 2022: 2022 Survey (Number of respondents: 5,422)

March 17 (Wed) - March 30 (Tue), 2021: 2021 Survey (Number of respondents: 505 *Only a portion of responses used)

March 17 (Tue) - April 3 (Fri), 2020: 2020 Survey (Number of respondents: 622 *Only a portion of responses used)

March 26 (Tue) - April 8 (Mon), 2019: 2019 Survey (Number of respondents: 522 *Only a portion of responses used)

Total 36,402 people

◇ Survey System

Survey planning, question design, analysis: Daito Kentaku Living Future Research Institute, Ken So (Fellow); Questionnaire distribution and collection: Macromill, Inc.

◇ Response Method

The Livability Ranking is created from the average score of "Overall current area evaluation (Very Satisfied: 100 points, Satisfied: 75 points, Neutral: 50 points, Dissatisfied: 25 points, Very Dissatisfied: 0 points)" for the town currently being lived in. The Desirability of Towns Ranking is created by counting votes from a free-word suggestion method where multiple candidate municipalities/stations are displayed based on the entered name and selected.

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