How walkable is Fukuyama, Hiroshima?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Fukuyama, Hiroshima has a walkability score of 60 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 63rd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,431 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Fukuyama, Hiroshima. The nearest grocery is about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- エブリイ 緑町店, 12 min
- GADO・GADO, 15 min
Restaurants & bars
- SUBWAY, 2 min
- 肉のサトウ商店 福山本店, 3 min
Shopping
- auショップ福山港町, 3 min
- 福山ゴム工業株式会社, 3 min
Coffee
- 天満屋ポートプラザ アフタヌーンティー, 6 min
- ドトールコーヒーショップ福山イトーヨーカドー店, 6 min
Banks
- もみじ銀行福山御船出張所, 14 min
- 伊予銀行福山支店, 16 min
Parks
- 港町公園, 5 min
- 松浜公園, 6 min
Schools
- 福山市立旭小学校旭放課後児童クラブ, 12 min
- 福山市立旭小学校, 13 min
Books & libraries
- Book Meets Coffee, 16 min
- 福山市中央図書館, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- ふくやま芸術文化ホール・リーデンローズ, 2 min
- カラオケパブキス＆サミット, 5 min
Further than usual
- The nearest school is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.4833, 133.3776, the point near Fukuyama, Hiroshima'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 164 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Fukuyama, Hiroshima's score of 60 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, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 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. 49% 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 Fukuyama, Hiroshima. 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 | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 22% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kurashiki, Japan | 38 km | 56 |
| Okayama, Japan | 55 km | 76 |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 65 km | 76 |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 85 km | 76 |
| Matsuyama, Japan | 91 km | 72 |
Questions about walking in Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Is Fukuyama, Hiroshima a walkable city?
Partly. Fukuyama, Hiroshima has a walkability score of 60 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 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 63rd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 459th 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. Fukuyama, Hiroshima ranks joint 63rd with 60.
How does Fukuyama, Hiroshima compare with nearby cities?
Fukuyama, Hiroshima sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 60, against Kurashiki (56, 38 km away), Okayama (76, 55 km away) and Takamatsu (76, 65 km away).
Which part of Fukuyama, Hiroshima is most walkable?
The streets just around Fukuyama's centre are its most walkable, averaging 89 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-east (averaging 79) and falls most to the south-west (13).
How is Fukuyama, Hiroshima's walkability score calculated?
For Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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; 35 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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