How walkable is Chiba?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Chiba has a walkability score of 78 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 21st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,463 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Chiba. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Lupicia, 7 min
- ザ・ガーデン自由が丘, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- 燗屋ta ma me., 1 min
- 焼鳥Base SAUCE or SALT, 2 min
Shopping
- Ｓｕｄｏ−Ｂａｇｓ, 2 min
- Bonobo, 2 min
Coffee
- シャポードパイユ 鈴木店, 2 min
- Apartment M Cafe, 3 min
Banks
- 中央労働金庫千葉支店, 6 min
- 京葉銀行 本店営業部, 7 min
Parks
- 椿森公園, 9 min
- 栄町公園, 9 min
Schools
- 千葉市立弁天小学校, 6 min
- 個別教室のトライ 千葉駅前校, 8 min
Books & libraries
- 千葉市立図書館, 6 min
- くまざわ書店, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- ハロー貸会議室千葉駅前, 5 min
- 千葉市民会館, 5 min
Measured from the centre at 35.6156, 140.1167, the point near Chiba'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 193 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Chiba's score of 78 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 71 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 75% 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 Chiba. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 88% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 71 | 63% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Matsudo, Japan | 28 km | 79 |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 32 km | 77 |
| Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 37 km | 85 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 40 km | 98 |
| Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | 43 km | 87 |
Questions about walking in Chiba
Is Chiba a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Chiba has a walkability score of 78 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 98. 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 21st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 152nd 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. Chiba ranks joint 21st with 78.
How does Chiba compare with nearby cities?
Chiba sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 78, against Matsudo (79, 28 km away), Kashiwa (77, 32 km away) and Kawasaki, Kanagawa (85, 37 km away).
Which part of Chiba is most walkable?
Chiba's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 88) and falls most to the south-west (1).
How is Chiba's walkability score calculated?
For Chiba it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 54 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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