How walkable is Saiwai-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Saiwai-ku has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,819 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Saiwai-ku. The nearest grocery is Maharaja Spice, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 中村海苔店7 min
- まいばすけっと 戸手本町店8 min
- 南国飯苑4 min
- おぎはら4 min
- コイケヤ 川崎小向店2 min
- Nitto Sake Shop4 min
- Cafe Denim9 min
- Grain Coffee Roaster10 min
- 横浜銀行12 min
- 三井住友銀行矢向支店14 min
- 小向第７公園9 min
- 塚越4丁目公園10 min
- 川崎市立戸手小学校4 min
- 御幸小学校8 min
- 青馬堂書店矢向店13 min
- BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR 国道1号多摩川大橋店14 min
- のさり家の広場7 min
- 東芝グループ連合会館13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Saiwai-ku at 35.5444, 139.6870. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Saiwai-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.8 km around the centre of Saiwai-ku. Rings mark 900 m and 1.8 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kawasaki
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kamata | 3.8 km | 99 |
| Nakahara-ku | 4.5 km | 92 |
| Haneda | 5.4 km | 91 |
| Den'en Chōfu | 5.8 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kawasaki page.
Questions about walking in Saiwai-ku
Is Saiwai-ku walkable?
Yes. Saiwai-ku in Kawasaki has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Saiwai-ku more walkable than the rest of Kawasaki?
Saiwai-ku is more walkable than Kawasaki as a whole: it scores 93, against 85 for the 5 km around Kawasaki's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Saiwai-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 Saiwai-ku it is the average of 58 points spread evenly across the 1.8 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.