How walkable is Urawa-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Urawa-ku has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1.9 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 Saitama, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,872 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Urawa-ku. The nearest grocery is いなげや 浦和常盤店, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
- 高砂や11 min
- 酒井甚四郎商店11 min
- 吉田屋2 min
- オリガミ2 min
- コスモス薬局2 min
- セブンイレブン3 min
- 珈琲問屋2 min
- カフェ 土瑠茶（ドルチェ）。3 min
- 武蔵野銀行8 min
- 埼玉りそな銀行 県庁支店8 min
- 常盤公園7 min
- 別所沼公園9 min
- 麗和幼稚園8 min
- さいたま市立仲町小学校8 min
- Mejiro University Medical8 min
- J Stage8 min
- Onvo / コミュニティスペース12 min
- カラオケまねきねこ13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Urawa-ku at 35.8617, 139.6455. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 178 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Urawa-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 Urawa-ku. Rings mark 950 m and 1.9 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Saitama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Minami-ku | 1.8 km | 89 |
| Chūō-ku | 3 km | 92 |
| Sakura-ku | 3.3 km | 69 |
| Ōmiya-ku | 4.7 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Saitama page.
Questions about walking in Urawa-ku
Is Urawa-ku walkable?
Yes. Urawa-ku in Saitama has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Urawa-ku more walkable than the rest of Saitama?
Urawa-ku is more walkable than Saitama as a whole: it scores 91, against 79 for the 5 km around Saitama's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Urawa-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 Urawa-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.