How walkable is Gumyōji?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gumyōji has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Yokohama, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,180 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gumyōji. The nearest grocery is 食品館あおば 弘明寺店, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 横濱屋 弘明寺店4 min
- 餃子の雪松 弘明寺店6 min
- 炭焼処 鶏ゆう1 min
- Wahr Bar1 min
- セブンイレブン 京急ST弘明寺店1 min
- ダイソー 横浜弘明寺店1 min
- ドトールコーヒーショップ3 min
- パーラー泉4 min
- 神奈川銀行 井土ヶ谷支店14 min
- 横浜銀行六ツ川支店18 min
- 六ツ川中央公園9 min
- 大岡公園10 min
- 横浜市立大岡小学校5 min
- 横浜国大附属中学校7 min
- 弘明堂書店7 min
- 鳥取専門書店「鳥取堂」10 min
- 弘明寺音楽院2 min
- ビッグエコー横浜六ツ川店10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gumyōji at 35.4245, 139.5976. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 190 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gumyōji
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Gumyōji. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Yokohama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kōnan-ku | 2.6 km | 83 |
| Minami-ku | 2.9 km | 91 |
| Nishi-ku | 3.7 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Yokohama page.
Questions about walking in Gumyōji
Is Gumyōji walkable?
Yes. Gumyōji in Yokohama has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Gumyōji more walkable than the rest of Yokohama?
Gumyōji is more walkable than Yokohama as a whole: it scores 97, against 86 for the 5 km around Yokohama's centre. It ranks 1st of the 4 Yokohama neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Yokohama?
Of the 4 Yokohama neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Gumyōji (97), Nishi-ku (96) and Minami-ku (91).
How is the walkability score of Gumyōji 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 Gumyōji it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 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.