How walkable is Naka-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Naka-ku has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nagoya, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
7,929 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Naka-ku. The nearest grocery is ゆきこキッチン 名古屋三越栄店(YUKIKO kitchen), about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 北野エースラシック店4 min
- レキシア銀座栄ラシック店4 min
- ゆで太郎名古屋市中区役所店1 min
- SUBWAY 中日ビル店1 min
- CRAMP1 min
- 青柳堂栄店1 min
- La Maison ensoleille table1 min
- 喫茶 ふる里栄地下街店2 min
- 東京スター銀行 名古屋支店2 min
- 三井住友銀行3 min
- オアシス213 min
- 第2栄公園5 min
- ルネサンス豊田高等学校連携 名古屋栄キャンパス6 min
- 東桜小学校7 min
- ジュンク堂書店名古屋・栄店2 min
- 特殊書店BiblioMania2 min
- カラオケ ビッグエコー広小路店2 min
- ビッグエコー 広小路店2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Naka-ku at 35.1686, 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 161 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Naka-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.7 km around the centre of Naka-ku. Rings mark 850 m and 1.7 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Nagoya
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chikusa-ku | 3.3 km | 94 |
| Nakamura-ku | 3.9 km | 90 |
| Atsuta-ku | 4.5 km | 92 |
| Mizuho-ku | 4.7 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nagoya page.
Questions about walking in Naka-ku
Is Naka-ku walkable?
Yes. Naka-ku in Nagoya has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Naka-ku more walkable than the rest of Nagoya?
Naka-ku is more walkable than Nagoya as a whole: it scores 97, against 92 for the 5 km around Nagoya's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Naka-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 Naka-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.7 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.