How walkable is Kochi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kochi has a walkability score of 61 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 61st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,143 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kochi. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- サンシャイン クレア店, 8 min
- エースワン高知駅前店, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- 金子漢方薬局, 2 min
- 焼鳥マロバシ, 2 min
Shopping
- ローソン, 1 min
- T.O 1981, 2 min
Coffee
- アンティック喫茶 ともしび, 3 min
- kruh, 3 min
Banks
- 四国銀行木屋橋支店, 4 min
- 高知信用金庫本店, 5 min
Parks
- はりまや橋公園, 5 min
- 相生町公園, 6 min
Schools
- 桜井幼稚園, 5 min
- 江陽保育園, 7 min
Books & libraries
- いそっぷ館, 9 min
- ブックオフ 高知駅店, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- 高知よさこい情報交流館, 5 min
- かるぽーと, 5 min
Measured from the centre at 33.5617, 133.5468, the point near Kochi'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 274 street intersections per km², and blocks average 60 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Kochi's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 42 from 3 to 5 km out. 18 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. 52% 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 Kochi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 42 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama, Japan | 78 km | 72 |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 99 km | 76 |
| Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan | 105 km | 60 |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 117 km | 56 |
| Okayama, Japan | 128 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in Kochi
Is Kochi a walkable city?
Partly. Kochi has a walkability score of 61 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 98. 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 61st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 439th 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. Kochi ranks joint 61st with 61.
How does Kochi compare with nearby cities?
Kochi sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Matsuyama (72, 78 km away), Takamatsu (76, 99 km away) and Fukuyama, Hiroshima (60, 105 km away).
Which part of Kochi is most walkable?
Kochi's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 83) and falls most to the north (24).
How is Kochi's walkability score calculated?
For Kochi it is the average of 73 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 38 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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