How walkable is Ueno?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ueno has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m 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 Tokyo, which scores 98 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
10,413 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ueno. The nearest grocery is 北野エースフーズブティック, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 川辰商店2 min
- 浜屋食品 上野店2 min
- しちりん炭火焼鉄人上野店1 min
- 鳥道酒場上野本店1 min
- BLOOM 上野マルイ店1 min
- 蓄晃堂1 min
- レイズ・コーヒー 上野マルイ店1 min
- やなか珈琲店1 min
- 日本政策金融公庫 上野支店2 min
- 三菱東京Ufj銀行上野中央支店5 min
- 西町公園6 min
- 御徒町南口駅前広場7 min
- 台東区立御徒町台東中学校7 min
- 岩倉高等学校8 min
- クリップ4 min
- 三省堂書店4 min
- 昭和アメ横劇場 豚坊1 min
- ワンカラ 上野店1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ueno at 35.7106, 139.7754. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 259 street intersections per km², and blocks average 56 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ueno
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Ueno. Rings mark 200 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Tokyo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Akihabara | 1000 m | 100 |
| Asakusa | 2.2 km | 99 |
| Ginza | 4.4 km | 100 |
| Roppongi | 6.6 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Tokyo page.
Questions about walking in Ueno
Is Ueno walkable?
Yes. Ueno in Tokyo has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Ueno more walkable than the rest of Tokyo?
Ueno is about as walkable as Tokyo as a whole: it scores 100, against 98 for the 5 km around Tokyo's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Tokyo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Tokyo?
Of the 5 Tokyo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Ginza (100), Ueno (100) and Akihabara (100).
How is the walkability score of Ueno 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 Ueno it is the average of 56 points spread evenly across the 450 m 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.