How walkable is Koshigaya?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Koshigaya has a walkability score of 70 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 42nd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,079 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Koshigaya. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 東武ストア 越谷店, 6 min
- フードスクエアカスミアルコ越谷店, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- こむぎ, 2 min
- カラオケくつろぎ, 2 min
Shopping
- なかざわ法律事務所, 1 min
- 東京きもの越谷店, 1 min
Coffee
- came came 30 CAFE & BURGER, 2 min
- 珈琲処晴れ晴れ 越谷店, 3 min
Banks
- 三井住友銀行越谷支店, 4 min
- 栃木銀行越谷支店, 5 min
Parks
- 東越谷第二公園, 13 min
- 東越谷第四公園, 14 min
Schools
- 越谷市役所市立越ヶ谷小学校, 6 min
- 萩原学園萩原第一幼稚園, 8 min
Books & libraries
- 越谷市立図書館, 18 min
- 宮脇書店越谷店, 26 min
Culture & entertainment
- Happy Wing Hanasan'ya, 4 min
- アビーロード, 5 min
Measured from the centre at 35.8903, 139.7892, the point near Koshigaya'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 212 street intersections per km², and blocks average 66 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Koshigaya's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 68 from 3 to 5 km out. 58% 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 Koshigaya. 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 | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 53% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 68 | 56% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | 12 km | 87 |
| Saitama, Japan | 12 km | 79 |
| Matsudo, Japan | 16 km | 79 |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 17 km | 77 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 24 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Koshigaya
Is Koshigaya a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Koshigaya has a walkability score of 70 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 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 42nd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 285th 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. Koshigaya ranks joint 42nd with 70.
How does Koshigaya compare with nearby cities?
Koshigaya is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Kawaguchi, Saitama (87, 12 km away), Saitama (79, 12 km away) and Matsudo (79, 16 km away).
Which part of Koshigaya is most walkable?
Koshigaya'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 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 83) and falls most to the north-west (53).
How is Koshigaya's walkability score calculated?
For Koshigaya it is the average of 91 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 53 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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