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title: "Is Machida, Tokyo walkable? Walkability score 81/100"
description: "Machida, Tokyo scores 81/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/machida
updated: 2026-10-22
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# How walkable is Machida, Tokyo?

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

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.

81 out of 100: Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #15 of 70 in Japan
*   #115 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   74 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=35.54417&lon=139.43151&q=Machida%2C%20Tokyo%2C%20Japan) 

## 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

1.6 of 3 points

*   ミリオンショップ江戸や 相模原若松店, 13 min
*   餃子の雪松町田店, 17 min
*   西友町田店, 18 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   から好し 相模原鵜野森店, 3 min
*   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

2.0 of 2 points

*   セブンイレブン 相模原鵜野森中央店, 1 min
*   クリエイト SD 相模原鵜野森店, 2 min
*   ローソン, 2 min

### Coffee

1.6 of 2 points

*   スターバックス, 7 min
*   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

0.4 of 1 point

*   きらぼし銀行 大沼支店, 16 min
*   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

1.0 of 1 point

*   柏木第1公園, 3 min
*   古淵鵜野森公園, 9 min
*   しんふち公園, 11 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   うのもり幼稚園, 2 min
*   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

0.2 of 1 point

*   Tsutaya, 18 min
*   相模原市立 相模大野図書館, 19 min
*   Comi Comi Studio Machida, 20 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.3 of 1 point

*   ラウンドワン町田店, 17 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Machida, Tokyo, one hexagon per square kilometre. 83% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 18, is 4 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/japan/machida.svg?v=4a1fa0767c2e)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 74    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 88    | 86%         | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 84    | 90%         | 29             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 79    | 80%         | 54             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Hachiōji](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/hachioji), Japan           | 17 km    | 73    |
| [Sagamihara](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/sagamihara), Japan       | 19 km    | 69    |
| [Fujisawa, Kanagawa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/fujisawa), Japan | 21 km    | 78    |
| [Yokohama](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/yokohama), Japan           | 22 km    | 86    |
| [Kawasaki, Kanagawa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/kawasaki), 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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