How walkable is Miyazaki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Miyazaki has a walkability score of 65 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 56th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,896 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Miyazaki. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 高橋花かつお店, 7 min
- 宮崎山形屋ゴルフ, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- ちゃんこや 東風, 2 min
- もち吉宮崎店, 2 min
Shopping
- 染織こだま, 2 min
- ローソン, 2 min
Coffee
- 360 English Cafe, 5 min
- マスカレード, 5 min
Banks
- 宮崎県農業協同組合（ＪＡみやざき） 宮崎中央支店, 3 min
- 大分銀行 宮崎支店, 6 min
Parks
- 二葉街区公園, 6 min
- 牟田町街区公園, 9 min
Schools
- 三愛保育園, 6 min
- 日章学園グループ 学園, 8 min
Books & libraries
- 蔦屋書店 宮崎高千穂通り, 7 min
- 宮崎日日新聞社 事業部, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- 高千穂牧場宮崎山形屋店, 8 min
- ジャンカラ 橘通店, 9 min
Measured from the centre at 31.9206, 131.4246, the point near Miyazaki'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 204 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Miyazaki's score of 65 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 49 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 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 Miyazaki. 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 | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 49 | 20% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 91 km | 75 |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 120 km | 73 |
| Ōita, Japan | 148 km | 66 |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 171 km | 51 |
| Kurume, Japan | 177 km | 50 |
Questions about walking in Miyazaki
Is Miyazaki a walkable city?
Partly. Miyazaki has a walkability score of 65 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 joint 56th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 378th 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. Miyazaki ranks joint 56th with 65.
How does Miyazaki compare with nearby cities?
Miyazaki is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 65, against Kagoshima (75, 91 km away), Kumamoto (73, 120 km away) and Ōita (66, 148 km away).
Which part of Miyazaki is most walkable?
Miyazaki'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 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 83) and falls most to the north-west (28).
How is Miyazaki's walkability score calculated?
For Miyazaki it is the average of 81 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 42 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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