How walkable is Hamamatsu?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hamamatsu has a walkability score of 76 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 25th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,077 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hamamatsu. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools.
Groceries
- 西友浜松船越店, 10 min
- マックスバリュエクスプレス 浜松中央店, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Boulangerie ASAYA, 4 min
- ラ・ブーランジェリー麻や, 4 min
Shopping
- リベリュル, 1 min
- バラエティ・ハウス, 2 min
Coffee
- たんばりん, 6 min
- 異豆珈琲店, 7 min
Banks
- 静岡銀行相生支店, 8 min
- 静岡銀行浜松中央支店, 8 min
Parks
- 野口公園, 1 min
- 佐藤第1公園, 6 min
Schools
- クラーク記念国際高等学校浜松キャンパス, 9 min
- キラリ高等学校 浜松スクーリング会場, 11 min
Books & libraries
- 浜松市立積志図書館, 16 min
- Books and Prints, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- 音楽工房ホール, 10 min
- 浜松市楽器博物館, 10 min
Measured from the centre at 34.7117, 137.7415, the point near Hamamatsu'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 209 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hamamatsu's score of 76 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, 87 from 1 to 3 km out and 68 from 3 to 5 km out. 70% 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 Hamamatsu. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 87 | 97% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 68 | 51% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Toyohashi, Japan | 33 km | 70 |
| Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | 59 km | 70 |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 67 km | 74 |
| Toyota, Aichi, Japan | 68 km | 60 |
| Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | 92 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Hamamatsu
Is Hamamatsu a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Hamamatsu has a walkability score of 76 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 91. 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 25th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 181st 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. Hamamatsu ranks joint 25th with 76.
How does Hamamatsu compare with nearby cities?
Hamamatsu is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 76, against Toyohashi (70, 33 km away), Okazaki, Aichi (70, 59 km away) and Shizuoka (74, 67 km away).
Which part of Hamamatsu is most walkable?
The streets just around Hamamatsu's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 91. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 83) and falls most to the east (59).
How is Hamamatsu's walkability score calculated?
For Hamamatsu it is the average of 90 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 63 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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