How walkable is Kawaguchi, Saitama?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kawaguchi, Saitama has a walkability score of 87 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 7th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,942 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kawaguchi, Saitama. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- オーケー 川口中青木店, 5 min
- 牛田米店, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- 韓国料理 いつも, 4 min
- 四川印象, 4 min
Shopping
- ローソン 川口西青木店, 1 min
- ドラッグセイムス 並木店, 3 min
Coffee
- タカノ珈琲, 6 min
- Klyn, 9 min
Banks
- 青木信用金庫 本店, 9 min
- 川口信用金庫 川口中央支店, 13 min
Parks
- 並木町南公園, 8 min
- 並木元町公園, 9 min
Schools
- 川口市立青木北保育所, 3 min
- 川口市立並木東保育園, 5 min
Books & libraries
- ブックオフ西川口駅東口店, 17 min
- 西川口児童図書館, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- カラオケ山ちゃん, 13 min
- 西川口 Hearts, 13 min
Measured from the centre at 35.8130, 139.7163, the point near Kawaguchi, Saitama'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 192 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Kawaguchi, Saitama's score of 87 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, 90 from 1 to 3 km out and 85 from 3 to 5 km out. 93% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Kawaguchi, Saitama. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 90 | 96% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 85 | 90% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Koshigaya, Japan | 12 km | 70 |
| Saitama, Japan | 12 km | 79 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 13 km | 98 |
| Matsudo, Japan | 17 km | 79 |
| Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | 22 km | 69 |
Questions about walking in Kawaguchi, Saitama
Is Kawaguchi, Saitama a walkable city?
Yes. Kawaguchi, Saitama has a walkability score of 87 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 95. 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 7th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 42nd 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. Kawaguchi, Saitama ranks joint 7th with 87.
How does Kawaguchi, Saitama compare with nearby cities?
Kawaguchi, Saitama sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 87, against Koshigaya (70, 12 km away), Saitama (79, 12 km away) and Tokyo (98, 13 km away).
Which part of Kawaguchi, Saitama is most walkable?
Kawaguchi's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 93) and falls most to the north (80).
How is Kawaguchi, Saitama's walkability score calculated?
For Kawaguchi, Saitama it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 79 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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