How walkable is Kurashiki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kurashiki has a walkability score of 56 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 67th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,443 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kurashiki. The nearest grocery is about 14 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 九州個室酒場 ザ・ゴエモン, 17 min
- みつばち工房花の道倉敷花織店, 18 min
Restaurants & bars
- 寿し膳, 2 min
- ひじきん, 2 min
Shopping
- 家具のひらやま, 4 min
- インテリアショップCratt（クラット）, 4 min
Coffee
- Cafe Niwa, 5 min
- スマイリー, 8 min
Banks
- 中国銀行倉敷支店, 15 min
- みずほ銀行倉敷支店, 15 min
Parks
- 倉敷運動公園, 16 min
- 四十瀬子供広場, 24 min
Schools
- 倉敷市立工業高等学校, 5 min
- 倉敷市役所小学校老松小学校, 6 min
Books & libraries
- 倉敷市立中央図書館, 15 min
- 愛文社書店, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- クッキージャー, 1 min
- STUDIO-REDBOX, 2 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.5950, 133.7585, the point near Kurashiki'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 275 street intersections per km², and blocks average 57 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Kurashiki's score of 56 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, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 39 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 43% 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 Kurashiki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 85 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 39 | 14% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Okayama, Japan | 17 km | 76 |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 38 km | 76 |
| Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan | 38 km | 60 |
| Himeji, Japan | 89 km | 71 |
| Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan | 114 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Kurashiki
Is Kurashiki a walkable city?
Partly. Kurashiki has a walkability score of 56 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 85. 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 67th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 509th 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. Kurashiki ranks 67th with 56.
How does Kurashiki compare with nearby cities?
Kurashiki is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 56, against Okayama (76, 17 km away), Takamatsu (76, 38 km away) and Fukuyama, Hiroshima (60, 38 km away).
Which part of Kurashiki is most walkable?
The streets just around Kurashiki's centre are its most walkable, averaging 89 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 85. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 68) and falls most to the north-west (4).
How is Kurashiki's walkability score calculated?
For Kurashiki it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 33 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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