How walkable is Akita?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Akita has a walkability score of 64 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 58th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,570 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Akita. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- カヌレと焼菓子のお店 ルル･クロシェ, 8 min
- よこて旬菜市場, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- ステーキ宮, 4 min
- ビッグボーイ 秋田山王店, 4 min
Shopping
- セブン-イレブン, 3 min
- ローソン, 4 min
Coffee
- Nice Time Coffee, 4 min
- Cafe とまとの店（&ふくらはぎ専門店）, 7 min
Banks
- 東北労働金庫 秋田支店, 9 min
- 北日本銀行秋田支店, 10 min
Parks
- 山王遊歩道, 9 min
- 感恩講街区公園, 11 min
Schools
- 秋田市立山王中学校, 6 min
- 馬場目小学校, 11 min
Books & libraries
- ひらのや書店, 9 min
- 中通書店, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- カラオケバンバン 秋田大町店, 7 min
- 赤れんが郷土館, 7 min
Measured from the centre at 39.7167, 140.1108, the point near Akita'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 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Akita's score of 64 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 50 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 56% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 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 Akita. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 83% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 50 | 28% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 174 km | 79 |
| Niigata, Japan | 220 km | 77 |
| Kōriyama, Japan | 259 km | 61 |
| Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | 304 km | 42 |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 351 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Akita
Is Akita a walkable city?
Partly. Akita has a walkability score of 64 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 94. 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 58th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 388th 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. Akita ranks joint 58th with 64.
How does Akita compare with nearby cities?
Akita sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 64, against Sendai (79, 174 km away), Niigata (77, 220 km away) and Kōriyama (61, 259 km away).
Which part of Akita is most walkable?
The streets just around Akita's centre are its most walkable, averaging 95 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 94. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 64) and falls most to the west (33).
How is Akita's walkability score calculated?
For Akita it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 42 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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