How walkable is Minami-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Minami-ku has a walkability score of 91 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 3rd most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Yokohama, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,485 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Minami-ku. The nearest grocery is 玉喜園, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- まいばすけっと 横浜高根町3丁目店5 min
- まいばすけっと 阪東橋店6 min
- モスバーガー1 min
- 三明寿司1 min
- セブンイレブン 横浜浦舟町3丁目店2 min
- メガネショップひろ3 min
- Cafe Leaf3 min
- PIRO CAFE3 min
- 神奈川銀行 横浜橋支店4 min
- 横浜銀行阪東橋支店9 min
- 中村公園4 min
- Unnamed park5 min
- Minami-Yoshida Elementary School4 min
- Kids R Us Academy - Preschool/Afterschool5 min
- Tsutaya阪東橋店8 min
- 紅葉堂長倉屋書店8 min
- 音楽スタジオ エーフラット9 min
- カラオケスナック鳥末9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Minami-ku at 35.4344, 139.6273. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 204 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 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 Yokohama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nishi-ku | 2.3 km | 96 |
| Gumyōji | 2.9 km | 97 |
| Kōnan-ku | 4.9 km | 83 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Yokohama page.
Questions about walking in Minami-ku
Is Minami-ku walkable?
Yes. Minami-ku in Yokohama has a walkability score of 91 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 Minami-ku more walkable than the rest of Yokohama?
Minami-ku is more walkable than Yokohama as a whole: it scores 91, against 86 for the 5 km around Yokohama's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 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.