How walkable is Mizuho-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Mizuho-ku has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nagoya, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
879 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Mizuho-ku. The nearest grocery is ヤマナカ 瑞穂店, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping and coffee. It is weakest for banks.
- クック瑞穂11 min
- バロー 瑞穂店13 min
- さくらんぼ食堂1 min
- ごはんと天ぷら ひねもすの足利1 min
- セブンイレブン 名古屋瑞穂区役所前店1 min
- まるはし化粧品店2 min
- ヒルトン4 min
- カフェレストラン・バルーガ4 min
- 名古屋銀行桜山支店19 min
- 碧海信用金庫 名古屋支店20 min
- 瑞穂公園15 min
- 下山公園17 min
- 愛知県立7 min
- 瑞陵高校7 min
- 名古屋市立大学総合情報センター川澄分館13 min
- 瑞穂図書館19 min
- さくら講堂13 min
- 桜山シェアルーム15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Mizuho-ku at 35.1314, 136.9349. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 211 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 Mizuho-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.9 km around the centre of Mizuho-ku. Rings mark 950 m and 1.9 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nagoya
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Atsuta-ku | 2.3 km | 92 |
| Chikusa-ku | 4 km | 94 |
| Naka-ku | 4.7 km | 97 |
| Nakamura-ku | 7.9 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nagoya page.
Questions about walking in Mizuho-ku
Is Mizuho-ku walkable?
Yes. Mizuho-ku in Nagoya has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Mizuho-ku more walkable than the rest of Nagoya?
Mizuho-ku is less walkable than Nagoya as a whole: it scores 89, against 92 for the 5 km around Nagoya's centre. It ranks 5th 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 Mizuho-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 Mizuho-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.9 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.