How walkable is Hachiōji?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hachiōji has a walkability score of 73 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 36th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,179 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hachiōji. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- エコス八王子大横店, 5 min
- セレモア八王子, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- まちはぐ, 2 min
- 日本亭 八王子八幡町店, 2 min
Shopping
- なるしまエコ・ドーム, 1 min
- 日本の心 八王子本店, 1 min
Coffee
- experience, 4 min
- ブーケ, 5 min
Banks
- 多摩信用金庫 八王子中央支店, 6 min
- 三菱東京Ufj銀行八王子中央支店, 8 min
Parks
- 天神公園, 5 min
- 東平岡公園, 8 min
Schools
- 八王子市立第七小学校, 7 min
- 八王子幼稚園, 7 min
Books & libraries
- 古書むしくい堂, 12 min
- メロンブックス 八王子店, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- 八王子市役所 郷土資料館, 7 min
- 八王子市こども科学館, 9 min
Measured from the centre at 35.6597, 139.3267, the point near Hachiōji'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 230 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hachiōji's score of 73 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 66 from 3 to 5 km out. 63% 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 Hachiōji. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 66 | 42% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sagamihara, Japan | 12 km | 69 |
| Machida, Tokyo, Japan | 17 km | 81 |
| Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | 21 km | 69 |
| Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | 32 km | 58 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 33 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Hachiōji
Is Hachiōji a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Hachiōji has a walkability score of 73 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 97. 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 36th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 240th 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. Hachiōji ranks joint 36th with 73.
How does Hachiōji compare with nearby cities?
Hachiōji sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 73, against Sagamihara (69, 12 km away), Machida, Tokyo (81, 17 km away) and Tokorozawa, Saitama (69, 21 km away).
Which part of Hachiōji is most walkable?
Hachiōji's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 87) and falls most to the north (47).
How is Hachiōji's walkability score calculated?
For Hachiōji it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 55 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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