How walkable is Nakamura-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Nakamura-ku has a walkability score of 90 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 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Nagoya, which scores 92 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,957 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Nakamura-ku. The nearest grocery is 酒とつまみと鶏のからあげ。 酒場 ニューホンジン, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools and culture & entertainment.
- ヤマナカ 則武店6 min
- アミカ 中村井深店9 min
- 鳥貴族本陣店3 min
- 本陣餃子3 min
- 木村建材店 本社1 min
- ファミリーマート3 min
- ミチュア-meture-1 min
- Cafe Tera3 min
- 名古屋銀行 中村支店15 min
- 全国信用協組連合会名古屋支店18 min
- 上ノ宮公園7 min
- 亀島公園9 min
- 上の宮幼稚園7 min
- 笈瀬中学校8 min
- ブックショップマイタウン12 min
- ブックオフ 名古屋栄生駅南店13 min
- Sola note 音楽企画/音楽教室15 min
- 旧豊田商会事務所15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Nakamura-ku at 35.1767, 136.8685. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 235 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Nakamura-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 Nakamura-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 | 3.9 km | 97 |
| Atsuta-ku | 6.6 km | 92 |
| Chikusa-ku | 7.2 km | 94 |
| Mizuho-ku | 7.9 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Nagoya page.
Questions about walking in Nakamura-ku
Is Nakamura-ku walkable?
Yes. Nakamura-ku in Nagoya has a walkability score of 90 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 Nakamura-ku more walkable than the rest of Nagoya?
Nakamura-ku is about as walkable as Nagoya as a whole: it scores 90, against 92 for the 5 km around Nagoya's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Nakamura-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 Nakamura-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.