Moving to Kyoto?
Here is where things actually are.
Every number below is a real measurement, not an estimate: we checked 35,670 locations across 京都市, 京都府, 日本 against each set of requirements.
The everyday basics
21%groceries, transit and a park within 10 minutes
7,354 of 35,670 locations qualify.
- 三栖向納所線, 三栖向町 everything within 0.4 min
- 大北山原谷乾町, 大北山 everything within 0.4 min
- 古城, 寺戸町 everything within 0.5 min
- 深草堀田町, 伏見区 everything within 0.5 min
With children
19%a school, groceries and a park within 10 minutes
6,929 of 35,670 locations qualify.
- 西田中瀬, 寺戸町 everything within 0.8 min
- 河原, 宇治市 everything within 0.8 min
- 丸太町通, 岡崎東天王町 everything within 0.9 min
- 北島, 木幡 everything within 1.0 min
Without a car
9%groceries, transit, healthcare and food all within 5 minutes
3,222 of 35,670 locations qualify.
- 上植野町, 向日市 everything within 0.4 min
- 三栖向納所線, 三栖向町 everything within 0.4 min
- 丸太町通, 岡崎東天王町 everything within 0.5 min
- 栗栖野打越町, 山科区 everything within 0.5 min
Out most evenings
12%food, nightlife and transit within 10 minutes
4,131 of 35,670 locations qualify.
- 上植野町, 向日市 everything within 0.4 min
- 東堀川通, 九町目 everything within 0.4 min
- 真橋通, 米屋町 everything within 0.4 min
- 大津宇治線, 木幡 everything within 0.4 min
How to read these numbers
A percentage here is the share of Kyoto where all of the listed requirements are met at once — not the share that has one of them. That is why “without a car” is always the harshest test: four things, all within five minutes, is genuinely rare.
Walking times are straight-line distance at 80 m/min. They are not routed, so in a city split by a river or a motorway they read slightly optimistic. Place data is from OpenStreetMap contributors, last refreshed 2026-03-02.
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