Kyoto nearby infrastructure and amenity access
NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.
Population: 1.5M
Score Range
47-91 (best: 93)
10th-90th percentile
Groceries
Restaurants & Cafes
Public Transit
Healthcare
Education
Parks & Recreation
Shopping
Entertainment
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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0
Evidence profile for Kyoto
Calculated August 25, 2026
The median sampled point scores 74. A total of 76% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 47–91, a 44-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (92). The weakest is Shopping (46).
- Median access
- 74/100
- The middle analyzed grid-point score.
- High-access coverage
- 76%
- Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
- Consistency
- 56/100
- 100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
- Category balance
- 54/100
- 100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
- Grid evidence
- 25 analyzed of 25 points
- Estimated scored area
- 97.8 km²
- Mapped place records
- 11,672(119.3/km²)
- Named-area coverage
- 88% of grid points
Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.
Nearby infrastructure across Kyoto
76% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.
What the result shows
Kyoto shows strong service access in central districts and weaker access toward the wider edge. The percentile range makes this contrast visible.
Local planning context
Kyoto has a dedicated Walkable City programme. It joins pedestrian space, public transport, accessibility, and traffic management. City of Kyoto Walkable City programme.
Important limit: The municipality includes mountains and low-density land. An unweighted grid can give those places more influence than their resident population.
Strongest categories
Healthcare (92), Groceries (79), Public Transit (75)
Weakest categories
Entertainment (49), Shopping (46)
Scores range from 34 to 93 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.
What's in Kyoto
Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.
How Kyoto compares
Kyoto ranks 6 of 10 reviewed cities by amenity access coverage. In this sample, 76% of points score 60 or better. The reviewed-city median is 78% across the set. By overall score it ranks 5, so it has a stronger median than its coverage rank suggests. See the full ranking.
Amenity access by sampled area in Kyoto
These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 22 of 25 grid points (88%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.
| Neighborhood | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
Top area下京区 | 86 | 3 |
中京区 | 86 | 3 |
上京区 | 85 | 2 |
北区 | 82 | 1 |
東山区 | 73(54-92) | 2 |
西京区 | 67 | 1 |
鶏冠井町 | 65 | 1 |
南区 | 61 | 3 |
伏見区 | 57(34-77) | 5 |
久我 | 45 | 1 |
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