How walkable is Matsudo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Matsudo has a walkability score of 79 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 joint 18th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,100 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Matsudo. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- サミット, 14 min
- 業務スーパー松戸新田店, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- ステーキのあさくま, 5 min
- 松戸食堂, 5 min
Shopping
- コジマNEW松戸店, 4 min
- 99base 松戸店, 4 min
Coffee
- パンの笛, 7 min
- きれいな空気の赤ちゃんカフェ nenne, 9 min
Banks
- 京葉銀行 松戸新田支店, 16 min
- 三井住友銀行, 17 min
Parks
- 緑ヶ丘第2公園, 4 min
- 松戸中央公園, 15 min
Schools
- 松戸市立上本郷第二小学校, 9 min
- みやこ幼稚園, 11 min
Books & libraries
- 良文堂書店 松戸店, 18 min
- アニメイト, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Seitoku Museum, 13 min
- 聖徳大学Soa音楽研究センター, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 35.7877, 139.9125, the point near Matsudo'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 223 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Matsudo's score of 79 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 79 from 1 to 3 km out and 77 from 3 to 5 km out. 78% 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 Matsudo. 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 | 90 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 79 | 80% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 77 | 74% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kashiwa, Japan | 11 km | 77 |
| Koshigaya, Japan | 16 km | 70 |
| Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | 17 km | 87 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 21 km | 98 |
| Saitama, Japan | 26 km | 79 |
Questions about walking in Matsudo
Is Matsudo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Matsudo has a walkability score of 79 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 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 joint 18th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 141st 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. Matsudo ranks joint 18th with 79.
How does Matsudo compare with nearby cities?
Matsudo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 79, against Kashiwa (77, 11 km away), Koshigaya (70, 16 km away) and Kawaguchi, Saitama (87, 17 km away).
Which part of Matsudo is most walkable?
The streets just around Matsudo's centre are its most walkable, averaging 90 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 east (averaging 86) and falls most to the north-west (64).
How is Matsudo's walkability score calculated?
For Matsudo it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 68 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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