How walkable is Nishi-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Nishi-ku has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.5 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 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Yokohama, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
6,592 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Nishi-ku. The nearest grocery is まいばすけっと 戸部中央店, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 富澤商店4 min
- 今井かまぼこ店5 min
- 大連1 min
- 花水木1 min
- 大向カメラ2 min
- ローソン2 min
- サンローゼ2 min
- 405 Coffee Roasters2 min
- りそな銀行 戸部出張所7 min
- 横浜銀行藤棚支店8 min
- 伊勢町もくせい公園3 min
- Unnamed park7 min
- 西前小学校はまっ子ふれあいスクール2 min
- Nishi Junior High School4 min
- 第七有隣堂藤棚店7 min
- 神奈川県立図書館 前川國男館（旧本館）13 min
- コミュニティーサロンスタジオみひめ7 min
- ブルージェイ8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Nishi-ku at 35.4536, 139.6169. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 285 street intersections per km², and blocks average 58 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Nishi-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Nishi-ku. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Yokohama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Minami-ku | 2.3 km | 91 |
| Gumyōji | 3.7 km | 97 |
| Kōnan-ku | 6.2 km | 83 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Yokohama page.
Questions about walking in Nishi-ku
Is Nishi-ku walkable?
Yes. Nishi-ku in Yokohama has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Nishi-ku more walkable than the rest of Yokohama?
Nishi-ku is more walkable than Yokohama as a whole: it scores 96, against 86 for the 5 km around Yokohama's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Nishi-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 Nishi-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.5 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.