How walkable is Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Takatsu-ku has a walkability score of 90 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 the 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,251 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Takatsu-ku. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- オーケー 溝ノ口店, 4 min
- 東急ストア 溝の口店, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Kona, 1 min
- 焼き鳥こけこっこー, 1 min
Shopping
- スタジオ入江, 1 min
- コスモス 高津区役所前店, 1 min
Coffee
- 二坪喫茶 アベコーヒー, 3 min
- PRONTO, 4 min
Banks
- 株三井住友銀行 溝ノ口法人営業部, 6 min
- 三井住友銀行 溝ノ口支店, 6 min
Parks
- 久本公園, 9 min
- 溝口南公園, 11 min
Schools
- 高津幼稚園, 6 min
- すこやか 溝口保育園, 9 min
Books & libraries
- 文教堂書店溝の口駅前店, 6 min
- Tsutaya 溝の口駅前店, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- カラオケ JOYSOUND溝の口店, 7 min
- 歌広場 溝の口店, 7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki at 35.5995, 139.6080. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 147 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 Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
- 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 Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kawasaki
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Miyamae-ku | 2.9 km | 87 |
| Nakahara-ku | 5 km | 92 |
| Saiwai-ku | 9.4 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kawasaki page.
Questions about walking in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
Is Takatsu-ku walkable?
Yes. Takatsu-ku in Kawasaki has a walkability score of 90 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 Takatsu-ku more walkable than the rest of Kawasaki?
Takatsu-ku is more walkable than Kawasaki as a whole: it scores 90, against 85 for the 5 km around Kawasaki's centre. It is the 3rd most walkable of the 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Kawasaki on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kawasaki?
Of the 4 Kawasaki neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Saiwai-ku (93), Nakahara-ku (92) and Takatsu-ku (90).
How is the walkability score of Takatsu-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 Takatsu-ku it is the average of 58 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. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.
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