How walkable is Atsuta-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Atsuta-ku has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 1.6 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 Nagoya, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,306 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Atsuta-ku. The nearest grocery is パレマルシェ 神宮前店, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 和浩園のコウちゃん・ワコちゃん8 min
- アオキスーパー 熱田店12 min
- えんむすび 熱田本店1 min
- バーモンジーカフェ1 min
- 神宮前商店街1 min
- セブンイレブン 名古屋熱田駅前店2 min
- 炭焼うなぎ茶屋 旅する象2 min
- 喫茶ゆき4 min
- 岡崎信用金庫 熱田支店20 min
- 三菱UFJ銀行 堀田支店／笠寺支店21 min
- 森後公園5 min
- あじさい公園7 min
- 名古屋市立小学校白鳥小学校8 min
- せんぼう保育園12 min
- 言ノ葉堂3 min
- 三洋堂書店新開橋店13 min
- 熱田神宮宝物館7 min
- 剣の宝庫草薙館8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Atsuta-ku at 35.1285, 136.9102. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 190 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Atsuta-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.6 km around the centre of Atsuta-ku. Rings mark 800 m and 1.6 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nagoya
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mizuho-ku | 2.3 km | 89 |
| Naka-ku | 4.5 km | 97 |
| Chikusa-ku | 5.4 km | 94 |
| Nakamura-ku | 6.6 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nagoya page.
Questions about walking in Atsuta-ku
Is Atsuta-ku walkable?
Yes. Atsuta-ku in Nagoya has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 1.6 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Atsuta-ku more walkable than the rest of Nagoya?
Atsuta-ku is about as walkable as Nagoya as a whole: it scores 92, against 92 for the 5 km around Nagoya's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Nagoya neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Nagoya?
Of the 5 Nagoya neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Naka-ku (97), Chikusa-ku (94) and Atsuta-ku (92).
How is the walkability score of Atsuta-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 Atsuta-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.6 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.