How walkable is Den'en Chōfu?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Den'en Chōfu has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 800 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,201 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Den'en Chōfu. The nearest grocery is 東急スクエアガーデンサイト, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- TOMIZ 富澤商店6 min
- 東急ストア プレッセ田園調布店6 min
- 魚友5 min
- 鉄板焼 田焼6 min
- マツモトキヨシ 田園調布店6 min
- ひとものこと6 min
- pelican coffee7 min
- かふぇばる 美乃里7 min
- 三井住友銀行8 min
- 城南信用金庫奥沢支店19 min
- 多摩川台公園3 min
- 多摩川玉川公園6 min
- 大田区立田園調布小学校6 min
- SkyCrest International School11 min
- 田園りぶらりあ9 min
- 世田谷区立奥沢図書館 仮事務所16 min
- ピアノ調律センター10 min
- カワサキミュージックキャスト19 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Den'en Chōfu at 35.5934, 139.6656. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 160 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Den'en Chōfu
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 800 m around the centre of Den'en Chōfu. Rings mark 400 m and 800 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kawasaki
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nakahara-ku | 2.1 km | 92 |
| Saiwai-ku | 5.8 km | 93 |
| Kamata | 6.1 km | 99 |
| Haneda | 8.9 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kawasaki page.
Questions about walking in Den'en Chōfu
Is Den'en Chōfu walkable?
Yes. Den'en Chōfu in Kawasaki has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 800 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Den'en Chōfu more walkable than the rest of Kawasaki?
Den'en Chōfu is more walkable than Kawasaki as a whole: it scores 89, against 85 for the 5 km around Kawasaki's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Kawasaki neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kawasaki?
Of the 5 Kawasaki neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Kamata (99), Saiwai-ku (93) and Nakahara-ku (92).
How is the walkability score of Den'en Chōfu calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Den'en Chōfu it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 800 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.