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title: "Is Ichinomiya, Aichi walkable? Walkability score 66/100"
description: "Ichinomiya, Aichi scores 66/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/ichinomiya
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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# How walkable is Ichinomiya, Aichi?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

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.

66 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #51 of 70 tied, in Japan
*   #354 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   89 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=35.29611&lon=136.80826&q=Ichinomiya%2C%20Aichi%2C%20Japan) 

## 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

3.0 of 3 points

*   カネスエ 北園通店, 5 min
*   つぼやきいも 芋み, 14 min
*   カネスエ新生店, 17 min

### Restaurants & bars

2.9 of 3 points

*   きらく 一宮, 3 min
*   なかた牧場, 3 min
*   竹馬, 5 min

### Shopping

1.9 of 2 points

*   ファミリーマート 一宮北園通店, 4 min
*   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

1.9 of 2 points

*   ココットカフェ, 4 min
*   Base Coffee, 6 min
*   &calm, 9 min

### Banks

0.5 of 1 point

*   三菱Ufj銀行一宮支店, 14 min
*   名古屋銀行 一宮支店, 16 min
*   中京銀行一宮南支店, 16 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   真清公園, 5 min
*   岩船公園, 6 min
*   古金公園, 7 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   向山小学校, 1 min
*   一宮市立向山小学校, 1 min
*   愛知県立一宮高校, 2 min

### Books & libraries

0.3 of 1 point

*   精文館書店尾張一宮店, 17 min
*   精文館書店 尾張一宮店, 18 min
*   Tsutaya 尾張一宮店, 18 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.9 of 1 point

*   Studio 3km - スタジオ サンキロメートル, 7 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Ichinomiya, Aichi, one hexagon per square kilometre. 45% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 26, is 4 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/japan/ichinomiya.svg?v=d2b2fc33fb3e)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 89    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 92    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 71    | 63%         | 30             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60    | 28%         | 53             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                           | Distance | Score |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Gifu](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/gifu), Japan              | 14 km    | 76    |
| [Nagoya](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/nagoya), Japan          | 16 km    | 92    |
| [Kasugai, Aichi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/kasugai), Japan | 17 km    | 74    |
| [Toyota, Aichi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/toyota), Japan   | 40 km    | 60    |
| [Yokkaichi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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