How walkable is Machida, Tokyo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Machida, Tokyo has a walkability score of 81 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 15th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,418 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Machida, Tokyo. The nearest grocery is about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 餃子の雪松町田店, 17 min
- 西友町田店, 18 min
Restaurants & bars
- ラーメン ずんどう屋 相模原鵜野森店, 3 min
- らぁ麺 はやし田, 4 min
Shopping
- クリエイト SD 相模原鵜野森店, 2 min
- ローソン, 2 min
Coffee
- ドトールコーヒーショップ EneJet相模原イースト店, 10 min
- Paloma Cafe, 11 min
Banks
- みずほ銀行 町田 ローンコンサルティングスクエア, 17 min
- 町田市農業協同組合（ＪＡ町田市） 町田支店, 18 min
Parks
- 古淵鵜野森公園, 9 min
- しんふち公園, 11 min
Schools
- 相模原市立鵜野森中学校, 4 min
- 相模原市立若松小学校, 7 min
Books & libraries
- 相模原市立 相模大野図書館, 19 min
- Comi Comi Studio Machida, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Machida SDR, 19 min
- まほろ座, 19 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 35.5442, 139.4315, the point near Machida, Tokyo'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 153 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Machida, Tokyo's score of 81 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 84 from 1 to 3 km out and 79 from 3 to 5 km out. 83% 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 Machida, Tokyo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 74 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 79 | 80% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hachiōji, Japan | 17 km | 73 |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 19 km | 69 |
| Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan | 21 km | 78 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 22 km | 86 |
| Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 24 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Machida, Tokyo
Is Machida, Tokyo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Machida, Tokyo has a walkability score of 81 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 74. 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 15th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 115th 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. Machida, Tokyo ranks 15th with 81.
How does Machida, Tokyo compare with nearby cities?
Machida, Tokyo is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 81, against Hachiōji (73, 17 km away), Sagamihara (69, 19 km away) and Fujisawa, Kanagawa (78, 21 km away).
Which part of Machida, Tokyo is most walkable?
Machida is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south, where walkability averages 90, more than the 88 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 74. It falls most to the west (63).
How is Machida, Tokyo's walkability score calculated?
For Machida, Tokyo 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; 75 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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