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

Based on 25 sample points76% score 60+36% score 80+

Groceries

79

Restaurants & Cafes

65

Public Transit

75

Healthcare

92

Education

75

Parks & Recreation

62

Shopping

46

Entertainment

49

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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 4791, 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
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

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

6,875 restaurants & cafes1,820 groceries1,121 healthcare774 shopping336 public transit282 entertainment241 education223 parks & recreation

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.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top area下京区
863
中京区
863
上京区
852
北区
821
東山区
73(54-92)2
西京区
671
鶏冠井町
651
南区
613
伏見区
57(34-77)5
久我
451
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