How walkable is Minami-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Minami-ku has a walkability score of 91 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 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kyoto, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,273 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Minami-ku. The nearest grocery is 上田商店本店, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- フレスコ 東寺店6 min
- 株式会社 一休堂6 min
- ずんどう屋京都豊田店2 min
- 居酒屋くらのすけ3 min
- 日栄無線1 min
- クシタニ京都店2 min
- うを一2 min
- アプレシオ 京都南区役所前店2 min
- 京都信用金庫 十条支店7 min
- 京都中央信用金庫九条支店7 min
- 有料拝観エリア6 min
- 琵琶塚公園10 min
- 京都府立鳥羽高校4 min
- 南大内小学校7 min
- ブックオフ京都東寺駅前店10 min
- 大垣書店京都駅前店15 min
- DX東寺13 min
- T・ジョイ京都16 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Minami-ku at 34.9766, 135.7464. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 146 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Minami-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 Minami-ku. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kyoto
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Shimogyō-ku | 1.5 km | 98 |
| Higashiyama-ku | 3.6 km | 85 |
| Nakagyō Ward | 3.8 km | 98 |
| Kamigyō-ku | 6 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kyoto page.
Questions about walking in Minami-ku
Is Minami-ku walkable?
Yes. Minami-ku in Kyoto has a walkability score of 91 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 Minami-ku more walkable than the rest of Kyoto?
Minami-ku is more walkable than Kyoto as a whole: it scores 91, against 88 for the 5 km around Kyoto's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Minami-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 Minami-ku it is the average of 61 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.