How walkable is Amagasaki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Amagasaki has a walkability score of 80 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 16th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,470 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Amagasaki. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot.
Groceries
- マックスバリュ, 8 min
- 業務スーパー 尼崎尾浜店, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- 喰バルちゃん, 7 min
- わぎゅうや 尼崎本店, 7 min
Shopping
- セブン-イレブン, 7 min
- 株式会社 越山酒販, 8 min
Coffee
- Cafe Bass, 9 min
- ニチコラボ, 10 min
Banks
- 三井住友銀行 尼崎市役所出張所, 15 min
- 京都銀行尼崎支店, 19 min
Parks
- 芦原公園市民プール, 8 min
- 橘公園, 12 min
Schools
- 尼崎市立日新中学校, 11 min
- 難波の梅小学校, 13 min
Books & libraries
- ヴィレッジヴァンガード, 21 min
- くまざわ書店あまがさき店, 21 min
Culture & entertainment
- 梅の花マーケット, 10 min
- あまがさき文化芸術情報局, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 7 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest shop is 6 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.7322, 135.4167, the point near Amagasaki'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 165 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Amagasaki's score of 80 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 76 from 3 to 5 km out. 83% 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 Amagasaki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 82 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 76 | 79% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nishinomiya, Japan | 8 km | 82 |
| Osaka, Japan | 8 km | 94 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 9 km | 85 |
| Sakai, Japan | 16 km | 82 |
| Higashiōsaka, Japan | 16 km | 93 |
Questions about walking in Amagasaki
Is Amagasaki a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Amagasaki has a walkability score of 80 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 82. 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 16th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 127th 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. Amagasaki ranks joint 16th with 80.
How does Amagasaki compare with nearby cities?
Amagasaki is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 80, against Nishinomiya (82, 8 km away), Osaka (94, 8 km away) and Toyonaka (85, 9 km away).
Which part of Amagasaki is most walkable?
The streets just around Amagasaki's centre are its most walkable, averaging 92 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 82. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 90) and falls most to the south (27).
How is Amagasaki's walkability score calculated?
For Amagasaki it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 70 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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