How walkable is Shimogyō-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Shimogyō-ku has a walkability score of 98 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kyoto, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,829 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Shimogyō-ku. The nearest grocery is エビスク七条, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 西川油店3 min
- 京つけもの西利本店5 min
- Tomisen1 min
- 鮨こまつ1 min
- セブン-イレブン下京区役所前店1 min
- ファミリーマート 七条堀川店1 min
- クワトロ 京都駅前店2 min
- バイカルカフェ2 min
- ゆうちょ銀行 京都店4 min
- ゆうちょ銀行大阪支店Jr京都駅内出張所7 min
- 梅小路公園9 min
- 春日公園11 min
- 元京都市立安寧小学校3 min
- つくば開成高等学校京都校4 min
- ヴィレッジヴァンガード アウトレット京都ヨドバシ店6 min
- 大垣書店京都駅ビル6 min
- 美術館えきKYOTO4 min
- 嵐山モンキーパーク4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Shimogyō-ku at 34.9877, 135.7554. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 137 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 Shimogyō-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 Shimogyō-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minami-ku | 1.5 km | 91 |
| Higashiyama-ku | 2.2 km | 85 |
| Nakagyō Ward | 2.5 km | 98 |
| Kamigyō-ku | 4.7 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kyoto page.
Questions about walking in Shimogyō-ku
Is Shimogyō-ku walkable?
Yes. Shimogyō-ku in Kyoto has a walkability score of 98 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 Shimogyō-ku more walkable than the rest of Kyoto?
Shimogyō-ku is more walkable than Kyoto as a whole: it scores 98, against 88 for the 5 km around Kyoto's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Shimogyō-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 Shimogyō-ku it is the average of 61 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.