How walkable is Akashi, Hyōgo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Akashi, Hyōgo has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 42nd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,045 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Akashi, Hyōgo. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and parks. It is weakest for banks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 田中商店, 8 min
- イズミヤ神戸玉津店, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- 風雅, 4 min
- Buns Meat Buns (バンズ ミート バンズ, 4 min
Shopping
- ファッションセンターしまむら 明石店, 5 min
- ローソン, 5 min
Coffee
- Jazz Cafe Pray Notes, 7 min
- Cafe & Live House Waikiki, 15 min
Banks
- 兵庫六甲農業協同組合（ＪＡ兵庫六甲） 西神文化センター出張所, 19 min
- 近畿労働金庫明石ローンセンター, 19 min
Parks
- 玉津東公園, 6 min
- 明石西公園, 6 min
Schools
- 明石市立王子小学校, 9 min
- ホザナ幼児園, 14 min
Books & libraries
- 信長書店神戸伊川谷店, 16 min
- 古本市場西神戸店, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- ジャンボカラオケ広場, 20 min
- ワーサル明石校, 20 min
Further than usual
- The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 19 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.6591, 134.9878, the point near Akashi, Hyōgo's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 151 street intersections per km², and blocks average 64 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Akashi, Hyōgo's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of the centre, 79 from 1 to 3 km out and 60 from 3 to 5 km out. 37 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 69% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Akashi, Hyōgo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 83 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 81 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 79 | 86% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60 | 46% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kobe, Japan | 17 km | 69 |
| Nishinomiya, Japan | 31 km | 82 |
| Himeji, Japan | 33 km | 71 |
| Amagasaki, Japan | 38 km | 80 |
| Sakai, Japan | 43 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Akashi, Hyōgo
Is Akashi, Hyōgo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Akashi, Hyōgo has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 83. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 42nd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 285th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Japan?
Tokyo is the most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with a score of 98. Akashi, Hyōgo ranks joint 42nd with 70.
How does Akashi, Hyōgo compare with nearby cities?
Akashi, Hyōgo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Kobe (69, 17 km away), Nishinomiya (82, 31 km away) and Himeji (71, 33 km away).
Which part of Akashi, Hyōgo is most walkable?
Akashi's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 83. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 81) and falls most to the north (45).
How is Akashi, Hyōgo's walkability score calculated?
For Akashi, Hyōgo it is the average of 54 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 37 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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