How walkable is Minami-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Minami-ku has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Saitama, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,257 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Minami-ku. The nearest grocery is ヤオコー 武蔵浦和店, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- マルエツ2 min
- 成城石井2 min
- クロカンフット1 min
- 塚田農場 武蔵浦和店1 min
- セブン銀行ATM ザ・マーケットプレイス武蔵浦和 共同出張所1 min
- くすりSTATION1 min
- タリーズコーヒー 武蔵浦和駅前店1 min
- Lion Galetteria & Bar2 min
- 三井住友銀行武蔵浦和支店4 min
- 武蔵野銀行武蔵浦和支店4 min
- 別所あじさい公園7 min
- 西南さくら公園9 min
- スターチャイルドみなみ保育園5 min
- 武蔵浦和クマさん保育所5 min
- 武蔵浦和近辺1 min
- 須原屋 ビーンズ武蔵浦和店2 min
- さとうさんち8 min
- Studio Rise11 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Minami-ku at 35.8453, 139.6454. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 179 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Minami-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 Minami-ku. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Saitama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Urawa-ku | 1.8 km | 91 |
| Sakura-ku | 3.4 km | 69 |
| Chūō-ku | 4.6 km | 92 |
| Ōmiya-ku | 6.4 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Saitama page.
Questions about walking in Minami-ku
Is Minami-ku walkable?
Yes. Minami-ku in Saitama has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Minami-ku more walkable than the rest of Saitama?
Minami-ku is more walkable than Saitama as a whole: it scores 89, against 79 for the 5 km around Saitama's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Saitama neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Saitama?
Of the 5 Saitama neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Chūō-ku (92), Urawa-ku (91) and Ōmiya-ku (90).
How is the walkability score of Minami-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 Minami-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.