How walkable is Fujisawa, Kanagawa?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Fujisawa, Kanagawa 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
1,777 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Fujisawa, Kanagawa. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- スズキヤ 鵠沼店, 13 min
- Foodway 藤沢オーパ店, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- 増田屋, 5 min
- くげぬまや, 5 min
Shopping
- グジェゴジェ９, 2 min
- セブンイレブン 藤沢本鵠沼2丁目店, 4 min
Coffee
- 藤沢鵠沼・お茶の『古郷鵠沼苑』, 7 min
- ラウンドカフェ, 8 min
Banks
- SAFRA, 13 min
- 湘南信用金庫藤沢支店, 16 min
Parks
- 上岡公園, 10 min
- 橘公園, 11 min
Schools
- 藤沢市立鵠沼小学校, 7 min
- 鵠沼幼稚園, 8 min
Books & libraries
- すきま鎌倉店, 17 min
- 藤沢市南市民図書館, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- スナックきまぐれ, 14 min
- 江ノ島水族館, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest cultural venue is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 35.3337, 139.4767, the point near Fujisawa, Kanagawa'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 160 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Fujisawa, Kanagawa'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 89 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 72 from 3 to 5 km out. 20 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. 79% 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 Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 64% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yokohama, Japan | 18 km | 86 |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 19 km | 66 |
| Machida, Tokyo, Japan | 21 km | 81 |
| Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 29 km | 85 |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 32 km | 69 |
Questions about walking in Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Is Fujisawa, Kanagawa a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Fujisawa, Kanagawa 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 92. 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. Fujisawa, Kanagawa ranks joint 21st with 78.
How does Fujisawa, Kanagawa compare with nearby cities?
Fujisawa, Kanagawa sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 78, against Yokohama (86, 18 km away), Yokosuka (66, 19 km away) and Machida, Tokyo (81, 21 km away).
Which part of Fujisawa, Kanagawa is most walkable?
Fujisawa's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 92. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 87) and falls most to the north (60).
How is Fujisawa, Kanagawa's walkability score calculated?
For Fujisawa, Kanagawa it is the average of 71 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 56 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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