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title: "Is Kōriyama walkable? Walkability score 61/100"
description: "Kōriyama scores 61/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Japan."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/koriyama
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3.  Kōriyama

# How walkable is Kōriyama?

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

Kōriyama 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.

61 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #61 of 70 tied, in Japan
*   #439 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   89 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=37.39611&lon=140.36920&q=K%C5%8Driyama%2C%20Japan) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

1,321 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kōriyama. The nearest grocery is about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.

### Groceries

1.6 of 3 points

*   静岡屋茶舗, 13 min
*   ヨークベニマル 堤下店, 15 min
*   Ｊａ農産物直売所愛情館, 20 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   マクドナルド, 2 min
*   麦まる 郡山ザ・モール店, 2 min
*   ラァメン オカムラ, 3 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   gecko Lotus ゲッコーロータス, 1 min
*   遠藤種苗店, 2 min
*   ミニストップ, 2 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   すき家 ザ・モール郡山店, 3 min
*   ステラおばさんのクッキー ザ・モール郡山店, 4 min
*   味楽園茶舗, 4 min

### Banks

0.8 of 1 point

*   七十七銀行郡山支店, 9 min
*   東北労働金庫 郡山支店, 12 min
*   東邦銀行 郡山営業部, 16 min

### Parks

0.9 of 1 point

*   21世紀記念公園, 6 min
*   酒蓋公園, 7 min
*   荒池公園, 8 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   セントポール幼稚園, 2 min
*   福島県立安積黎明高等学校, 7 min
*   郡山市立芳山小学校, 10 min

### Books & libraries

1.0 of 1 point

*   リブロ郡山店, 3 min
*   郡山市役所中央図書館, 8 min
*   松文堂書店, 15 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   郡山市歴史情報博物館, 3 min
*   郷さくら美術館, 7 min
*   郡山市久米正雄記念館, 7 min

Measured from the centre at 37.3961, 140.3692, the point near Kōriyama'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 182 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Kōriyama'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 92 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 50% 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 Kōriyama, one hexagon per square kilometre. 50% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 4, is 5 km to the east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/japan/koriyama.svg?v=c994fef97caa)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Kōriyama. 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 | 81    | 87%         | 30             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46    | 23%         | 53             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                           | Distance | Score |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Iwaki, Fukushima](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/iwaki), Japan | 59 km    | 42    |
| [Utsunomiya](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/utsunomiya), Japan  | 103 km   | 73    |
| [Sendai](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/sendai), Japan          | 105 km   | 79    |
| [Niigata](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/niigata), Japan        | 132 km   | 77    |
| [Maebashi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/maebashi), Japan      | 161 km   | 66    |

## Questions about walking in Kōriyama

### Is Kōriyama a walkable city?

Partly. Kōriyama 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 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 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. Kōriyama ranks joint 61st with 61.

### How does Kōriyama compare with nearby cities?

Kōriyama sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Iwaki, Fukushima (42, 59 km away), Utsunomiya (73, 103 km away) and Sendai (79, 105 km away).

### Which part of Kōriyama is most walkable?

The streets just around Kōriyama'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 south (averaging 75) and falls most to the east (36).

### How is Kōriyama's walkability score calculated?

For Kōriyama 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; 45 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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