How walkable is Himeji?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Himeji has a walkability score of 71 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 40th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,150 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Himeji. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- パントリー姫路店, 4 min
- コロッケと…神戸 水野家 ピオレ姫路店, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- いざかや眞幌, 2 min
- 溶岩焼・がんくろう, 2 min
Shopping
- 三井住友海上火災保険(株)兵庫支店 姫路支社, 1 min
- セブン-イレブン, 2 min
Coffee
- Cafe Dining & Spa Ohana, 2 min
- カフェリッチ, 2 min
Banks
- みなと銀行 姫路中央支店, 2 min
- 播州信用金庫本店, 2 min
Parks
- キャスティ21公園, 11 min
- 城南公園, 11 min
Schools
- Ktc学園屋久島おおぞら高等学校, 11 min
- 城陽小学校, 13 min
Books & libraries
- 大塚書店, 8 min
- Animate Himeji, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- HOP THEATRE (ホップシアター), 8 min
- JOYSOUND 姫路みゆき通り店, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 34.8244, 134.6891, the point near Himeji'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 204 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
Himeji's score of 71 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 64 from 3 to 5 km out. 55% 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 Himeji. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 64 | 35% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan | 33 km | 70 |
| Kobe, Japan | 46 km | 69 |
| Nishinomiya, Japan | 59 km | 82 |
| Amagasaki, Japan | 66 km | 80 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 70 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Himeji
Is Himeji a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Himeji has a walkability score of 71 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 99. 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 40th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 267th 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. Himeji ranks joint 40th with 71.
How does Himeji compare with nearby cities?
Himeji sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 71, against Akashi, Hyōgo (70, 33 km away), Kobe (69, 46 km away) and Nishinomiya (82, 59 km away).
Which part of Himeji is most walkable?
Himeji's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 80) and falls most to the east (49).
How is Himeji's walkability score calculated?
For Himeji it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 46 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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