How walkable is Kurume?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kurume has a walkability score of 50 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 69th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,570 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kurume. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- セレクトショップvsu, 5 min
- 肉のナカツル, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- 縄文, 3 min
- 知味斉, 3 min
Shopping
- アールグレイ, 3 min
- 田中真商店, 3 min
Coffee
- ルスカフェ, 3 min
- 玄米工房sweetsあるreborn, 4 min
Banks
- 筑後信用金庫 本店, 8 min
- 福岡久留米農業協同組合（ＪＡ福岡くるめ） 本店, 10 min
Parks
- 久留米中央公園, 6 min
- 西鉄久留米駅ロータリー広場, 7 min
Schools
- あかつき幼稚園事務所園舎, 7 min
- 久留米市立良山中学校, 8 min
Books & libraries
- サウンドコスモ一番街店, 9 min
- 菊竹金文堂六ツ門店, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- ジャズ喫茶ルーレット, 6 min
- まねきねこ久留米, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 33.3167, 130.5220, the point near Kurume'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 173 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Kurume's score of 50 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 69 from 1 to 3 km out and 33 from 3 to 5 km out. 33% 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 Kurume. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 69 | 60% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 33 | 6% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka, Japan | 33 km | 87 |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 59 km | 73 |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 67 km | 75 |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 86 km | 51 |
| Ōita, Japan | 101 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Kurume
Is Kurume a walkable city?
Partly. Kurume has a walkability score of 50 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 99. 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 69th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 595th 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. Kurume ranks 69th with 50.
How does Kurume compare with nearby cities?
Kurume is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 50, against Fukuoka (87, 33 km away), Kumamoto (73, 59 km away) and Kitakyushu (75, 67 km away).
Which part of Kurume is most walkable?
Kurume's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 67) and falls most to the north-east (20).
How is Kurume's walkability score calculated?
For Kurume it is the average of 86 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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