How walkable is Kamigyō-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Kamigyō-ku has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1.5 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 Kyoto, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,417 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kamigyō-ku. The nearest grocery is 大国屋今出川店, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- フレスコプチ 烏丸今出川店3 min
- 加藤商店4 min
- 大判焼の浜長商店1 min
- Cavalletta1 min
- ひらのや1 min
- 京都ヨルダン社1 min
- Hive Coffee2 min
- バザール・カフェ3 min
- 京都銀行15 min
- 京都銀行紫野支店18 min
- 京都御苑5 min
- Unnamed park7 min
- 京都美山高等学校6 min
- Kyoto City Shimmachi Elementary School6 min
- Nitesha Kyoto10 min
- 大垣書店堀川新文化ビルヂング店12 min
- 京都ライブハウスレアレア Kyoto le'ale'a2 min
- 同志社大学寒梅館 クローバーホール5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kamigyō-ku at 35.0295, 135.7566. 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 98 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kamigyō-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 Kamigyō-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nakagyō Ward | 2.2 km | 98 |
| Higashiyama-ku | 4 km | 85 |
| Shimogyō-ku | 4.7 km | 98 |
| Minami-ku | 6 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kyoto page.
Questions about walking in Kamigyō-ku
Is Kamigyō-ku walkable?
Yes. Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Kamigyō-ku more walkable than the rest of Kyoto?
Kamigyō-ku is more walkable than Kyoto as a whole: it scores 97, against 88 for the 5 km around Kyoto's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Kamigyō-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 Kamigyō-ku it is the average of 58 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.