How walkable is Maebashi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Maebashi has a walkability score of 66 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 joint 51st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 4 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,300 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Maebashi. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- カルディ 前橋けやきウォーク店, 9 min
- フレッセイ 朝日町店, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- とくじゅあん, 1 min
- 居酒屋蚕豆, 2 min
Shopping
- アオキ屋肉店, 2 min
- ジョージポージ, 3 min
Coffee
- PRONTO, 9 min
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 9 min
Banks
- 三井住友銀行, 10 min
- 横浜銀行 前橋支店, 13 min
Parks
- 三河令和公園, 6 min
- 百軒町公園, 10 min
Schools
- 大利根育英幼稚園, 12 min
- 前橋市立中央小学校, 13 min
Books & libraries
- 紀伊國屋書店前橋店, 11 min
- 前橋市役所前橋こども図書館, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- けやき ユナイテッドシネマ, 7 min
- 大竹レンガ蔵, 8 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 36.3844, 139.0777, the point near Maebashi'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 182 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Maebashi's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 56 from 3 to 5 km out. 52% 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 Maebashi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 76% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 56 | 32% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Takasaki, Japan | 10 km | 69 |
| Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | 66 km | 58 |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 74 km | 73 |
| Saitama, Japan | 75 km | 79 |
| Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | 75 km | 69 |
Questions about walking in Maebashi
Is Maebashi a walkable city?
Partly. Maebashi has a walkability score of 66 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 89. 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 51st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 354th 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. Maebashi ranks joint 51st with 66.
How does Maebashi compare with nearby cities?
Maebashi sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Takasaki (69, 10 km away), Kawagoe, Saitama (58, 66 km away) and Utsunomiya (73, 74 km away).
Which part of Maebashi is most walkable?
The streets just around Maebashi's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 79) and falls most to the north-east (34).
How is Maebashi's walkability score calculated?
For Maebashi it is the average of 89 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 46 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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