How walkable is Kamata?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Kamata has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,714 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kamata. The nearest grocery is まいばすけっと 蒲田東邦医大通り店, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- まいばすけっと 蒲田5丁目店3 min
- まいばすけっと 蒲田3丁目3 min
- lober 【ロベル】1 min
- クレープマン891 min
- セブン-イレブン1 min
- 花屋 Juuri2 min
- SALON CAFE3 min
- 蒲田ゆるカフェ会4 min
- きらぼし銀行 蒲田支店/西六郷支店5 min
- みずほ銀行蒲田支店7 min
- 蒲田一丁目公園6 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- 東調布中学校軟式テ二ス部9 min
- パール幼稚園10 min
- くまざわ書店蒲田店8 min
- 東京工科大学蒲田キャンパス図書館8 min
- Studio Pohasa4 min
- Catfish Tokyo5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kamata at 35.5637, 139.7217. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 242 street intersections per km², and blocks average 66 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kamata
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of Kamata. Rings mark 250 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kawasaki
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Haneda | 2.9 km | 91 |
| Saiwai-ku | 3.8 km | 93 |
| Den'en Chōfu | 6.1 km | 89 |
| Nakahara-ku | 6.1 km | 92 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kawasaki page.
Questions about walking in Kamata
Is Kamata walkable?
Yes. Kamata in Kawasaki has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Kamata more walkable than the rest of Kawasaki?
Kamata is more walkable than Kawasaki as a whole: it scores 99, against 85 for the 5 km around Kawasaki's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Kamata 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 Kamata it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 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.