How walkable is Higashiyama-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Higashiyama-ku has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 1.5 km 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 Kyoto, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
7,271 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Higashiyama-ku. The nearest grocery is 京山城屋, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- フレスコ 東山安井店4 min
- 菱六5 min
- 力餅食堂1 min
- 金沢フルーツ大福 凛々堂 京都清水店1 min
- フ ルーストッキンク1 min
- ファミリーマート1 min
- wattacos2 min
- Cafe30322 min
- 東山郵便局貯金 保険9 min
- 京都銀行河原町支店15 min
- 大仏殿跡緑地公園11 min
- 本町公園12 min
- 京都市立六原小学校5 min
- 京都市立新道小学校8 min
- 京都極楽堂書店6 min
- 京都天狼院10 min
- 京都井伊美術館6 min
- 清水三年坂美術館7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Higashiyama-ku at 34.9971, 135.7765. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 88 street intersections per km², and blocks average 104 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Higashiyama-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Higashiyama-ku. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kyoto
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Shimogyō-ku | 2.2 km | 98 |
| Nakagyō Ward | 2.7 km | 98 |
| Minami-ku | 3.6 km | 91 |
| Kamigyō-ku | 4 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kyoto page.
Questions about walking in Higashiyama-ku
Is Higashiyama-ku walkable?
Yes. Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Higashiyama-ku more walkable than the rest of Kyoto?
Higashiyama-ku is less walkable than Kyoto as a whole: it scores 85, against 88 for the 5 km around Kyoto's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Kyoto neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kyoto?
Of the 5 Kyoto neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Nakagyō Ward (98), Shimogyō-ku (98) and Kamigyō-ku (97).
How is the walkability score of Higashiyama-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 Higashiyama-ku it is the average of 56 points spread evenly across the 1.5 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.