How walkable is Nakahara-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Nakahara-ku has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,843 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Nakahara-ku. The nearest grocery is マルエツ, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- イトーヨーカドー4 min
- 3rd Avenue Food Market4 min
- Tony’s1 min
- 臥薪1 min
- セブン-イレブン2 min
- 日本調剤 ザ ガーデン薬局2 min
- Koi Cafe3 min
- 猿田彦珈琲武蔵小杉店3 min
- みずほ銀行 武蔵小杉支店4 min
- 三菱UFJ銀行 武蔵小杉支店4 min
- こすぎコアパーク5 min
- こすぎ公園8 min
- 川崎市幼稚園協会5 min
- 東住吉幼稚園6 min
- Tsutaya 小杉店4 min
- 有隣堂武蔵小杉東急スクエア店6 min
- ぐるっ人川崎5 min
- カラオケの鉄人武蔵小杉店6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Nakahara-ku at 35.5763, 139.6558. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 187 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Nakahara-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Nakahara-ku. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kawasaki
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Den'en Chōfu | 2.1 km | 89 |
| Saiwai-ku | 4.5 km | 93 |
| Kamata | 6.1 km | 99 |
| Haneda | 8.8 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kawasaki page.
Questions about walking in Nakahara-ku
Is Nakahara-ku walkable?
Yes. Nakahara-ku in Kawasaki has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Nakahara-ku more walkable than the rest of Kawasaki?
Nakahara-ku is more walkable than Kawasaki as a whole: it scores 92, against 85 for the 5 km around Kawasaki's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Nakahara-ku 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 Nakahara-ku it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 2 km 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.