How walkable is Chikusa-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chikusa-ku has a walkability score of 94 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nagoya, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,768 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chikusa-ku. The nearest grocery is パレマルシェ サンクレア池下店, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 梅屋光孝3 min
- なちゅらるこーと 覚王山4 min
- 節骨麺たいぞう池下店1 min
- ひきざんたしざん1 min
- あだち脳神経クリニック池下1 min
- ダイソー パレマルシェ池下店1 min
- カフェローシャサンクレア池下店2 min
- 茶屋いけした3 min
- 三菱東京Ufj銀行 覚王山7 min
- ゆうちょ銀行千種店14 min
- Unnamed park8 min
- 二ツ池公園8 min
- 春岡小学校8 min
- 椙山女学園中学校11 min
- 聖文舎10 min
- 子どもの本専門店 メルヘンハウス11 min
- Music & Dining Bar GURUxGURU4 min
- Club Upset5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chikusa-ku at 35.1665, 136.9464. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 306 street intersections per km², and blocks average 59 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chikusa-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 Chikusa-ku. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nagoya
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Naka-ku | 3.3 km | 97 |
| Mizuho-ku | 4 km | 89 |
| Atsuta-ku | 5.4 km | 92 |
| Nakamura-ku | 7.2 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nagoya page.
Questions about walking in Chikusa-ku
Is Chikusa-ku walkable?
Yes. Chikusa-ku in Nagoya has a walkability score of 94 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 Chikusa-ku more walkable than the rest of Nagoya?
Chikusa-ku is about as walkable as Nagoya as a whole: it scores 94, against 92 for the 5 km around Nagoya's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Chikusa-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 Chikusa-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.