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title: "Is Iwaki, Fukushima walkable? Walkability score 42/100"
description: "Iwaki, Fukushima scores 42/100 for walkability, likely an underestimate as open map data lists few places outside its centre."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/iwaki
updated: 2026-10-22
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# How walkable is Iwaki, Fukushima?

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

Iwaki, Fukushima has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 94, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the least walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.

42 out of 100: Car-Dependent

Most errands require a car.

*   #70 of 70 in Japan
*   #649 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   94 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=37.05000&lon=140.88896&q=Iwaki%2C%20Fukushima%2C%20Japan) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

936 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Iwaki, Fukushima. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and culture & entertainment.

### Groceries

2.8 of 3 points

*   こくみん共済 coop 共済ショップいわき店(いわき支所), 6 min
*   マルト平尼子店, 7 min
*   アイス・氷商・坂本商店, 8 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   イタリアンダイニング いわきアリオス, 1 min
*   雅城, 2 min
*   おもてなしどころ 光亭, 3 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   パティスリーウメノ, 2 min
*   スポーツショップナインいわき店, 2 min
*   アンティーク家具と洋食器のお店stable-ステイブル, 2 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Pique Nique, 1 min
*   喫茶ハニー, 5 min
*   Taro's Cafe, 5 min

### Banks

0.7 of 1 point

*   大東銀行 平支店, 10 min
*   秋田銀行いわき支店, 10 min
*   福島銀行平支店, 10 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   平中央公園, 1 min
*   菱川町公園, 3 min
*   小太郎町公園, 5 min

### Schools

0.8 of 1 point

*   ひなた保育園, 8 min
*   学習塾ドリーム-福島県いわき市平・四倉, 9 min
*   いわき市立勿来第三小学校, 9 min

### Books & libraries

0.7 of 1 point

*   ヤマニ書房本店, 10 min
*   ヤマニ書房 ラトブ店, 13 min
*   アニメイト, 13 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   ALIOS-Iwaki Performing Arts Center(いわき芸術文化交流館), 1 min
*   いわき市立美術館, 3 min
*   アクアマリンふくしま, 9 min

Measured from the centre at 37.0500, 140.8890, the point near Iwaki, Fukushima'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 160 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Iwaki, Fukushima's score of 42 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 49 from 1 to 3 km out and 29 from 3 to 5 km out. 20 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 23% 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 Iwaki, Fukushima, one hexagon per square kilometre. 22% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/japan/iwaki.svg?v=98ceb389d2c1)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Iwaki, Fukushima. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 94    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 87    | 86%         | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 49    | 26%         | 27             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 29    | 8%          | 37             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                          | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Kōriyama](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/koriyama), Japan     | 59 km    | 61    |
| [Utsunomiya](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/utsunomiya), Japan | 104 km   | 73    |
| [Sendai](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/sendai), Japan         | 135 km   | 79    |
| [Kashiwa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/kashiwa), Japan       | 155 km   | 77    |
| [Koshigaya](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/koshigaya), Japan   | 162 km   | 70    |

## Questions about walking in Iwaki, Fukushima

### Is Iwaki, Fukushima a walkable city?

Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Iwaki, Fukushima has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 94. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 70th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 649th 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. Iwaki, Fukushima ranks 70th with 42.

### How does Iwaki, Fukushima compare with nearby cities?

Iwaki, Fukushima is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 42, against Kōriyama (61, 59 km away), Utsunomiya (73, 104 km away) and Sendai (79, 135 km away).

### Which part of Iwaki, Fukushima is most walkable?

Iwaki's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 43) and falls most to the north-east (12).

### How is Iwaki, Fukushima's walkability score calculated?

For Iwaki, Fukushima it is the average of 71 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 16 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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