Sendai nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 1.1M

Score Range

45-90 (best: 93)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 25 sample points68% score 60+20% score 80+

Groceries

79

Restaurants & Cafes

49

Public Transit

68

Healthcare

92

Education

75

Parks & Recreation

59

Shopping

31

Entertainment

42

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Sendai

Calculated August 24, 2026

The median sampled point scores 68. A total of 68% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 4590, a 45-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (92). The weakest is Shopping (31).

Median access
68/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
68%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
55/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
39/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
25 analyzed of 25 points
Estimated scored area
53.9 km²
Mapped place records
4,988(92.5/km²)
Named-area coverage
32% 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 Sendai

68% 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.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (92), Groceries (79), Education (75)

Weakest categories

Entertainment (42), Shopping (31)

Scores range from 20 to 93 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Sendai

2,483 restaurants & cafes875 groceries798 healthcare327 shopping140 public transit139 education128 parks & recreation98 entertainment

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Named-area data for Sendai

NearbyIndex matched 8 of 25 grid points (32%) to source neighborhood boundaries. That is not enough for a responsible area ranking, so this page does not generate neighborhood results from compass labels.

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