How walkable is Ichinomiya, Aichi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ichinomiya, Aichi has a walkability score of 66 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 51st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 4 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,136 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ichinomiya, Aichi. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- つぼやきいも 芋み, 14 min
- カネスエ新生店, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- なかた牧場, 3 min
- 竹馬, 5 min
Shopping
- スギドラッグ向山店（保険調剤窓口）, 4 min
- 向山調剤薬局, 5 min
Coffee
- Base Coffee, 6 min
- &calm, 9 min
Banks
- 名古屋銀行 一宮支店, 16 min
- 中京銀行一宮南支店, 16 min
Parks
- 岩船公園, 6 min
- 古金公園, 7 min
Schools
- 一宮市立向山小学校, 1 min
- 愛知県立一宮高校, 2 min
Books & libraries
- 精文館書店 尾張一宮店, 18 min
- Tsutaya 尾張一宮店, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- アンテナ, 16 min
- カラオケ ミッキー, 16 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 35.2961, 136.8083, the point near Ichinomiya, Aichi'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 266 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ichinomiya, Aichi's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 71 from 1 to 3 km out and 60 from 3 to 5 km out. 46% 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 Ichinomiya, Aichi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 71 | 63% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60 | 28% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gifu, Japan | 14 km | 76 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 16 km | 92 |
| Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | 17 km | 74 |
| Toyota, Aichi, Japan | 40 km | 60 |
| Yokkaichi, Japan | 41 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Ichinomiya, Aichi
Is Ichinomiya, Aichi a walkable city?
Partly. Ichinomiya, Aichi has a walkability score of 66 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 89. 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 51st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 354th 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. Ichinomiya, Aichi ranks joint 51st with 66.
How does Ichinomiya, Aichi compare with nearby cities?
Ichinomiya, Aichi is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Gifu (76, 14 km away), Nagoya (92, 16 km away) and Kasugai, Aichi (74, 17 km away).
Which part of Ichinomiya, Aichi is most walkable?
The streets just around Ichinomiya's centre are its most walkable, averaging 92 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the south-west (44).
How is Ichinomiya, Aichi's walkability score calculated?
For Ichinomiya, Aichi 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; 41 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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