How walkable is Nagasaki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Nagasaki has a walkability score of 51 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 68th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,311 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nagasaki. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- 長崎ぶたまん桃太呂 Jr長崎駅前アミュプラザ店, 3 min
- 北海道うまいもの館 アミュプラザ長崎店, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- 居酒屋亜紗 フクブクロ, 1 min
- カッチェル, 2 min
Shopping
- Columbia アミュプラザ長崎店, 2 min
- エニタイムフィットネスアミュプラザ長崎店, 2 min
Coffee
- みのりカフェ 長崎駅店, 3 min
- サン ウミノ, 3 min
Banks
- 十八銀行北支店, 5 min
- ゆうちょ銀行長崎店, 7 min
Parks
- 五社公園, 6 min
- おのうえの丘, 8 min
Schools
- みなとの丘保育園, 9 min
- 聖徳保育園, 13 min
Books & libraries
- ヴィレッジヴァンガード アミュプラザ長崎店, 5 min
- 童話館 ぶっくくらぶ, 7 min
Culture & entertainment
- 日本二十六聖人記念館, 3 min
- Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 32.7539, 129.8700, the point near Nagasaki'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 136 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Nagasaki's score of 51 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 33 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 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. 35% 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 Nagasaki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 65% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 33 | 12% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 76 km | 73 |
| Kurume, Japan | 86 km | 50 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 107 km | 87 |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 146 km | 75 |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 152 km | 75 |
Questions about walking in Nagasaki
Is Nagasaki a walkable city?
Partly. Nagasaki has a walkability score of 51 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 100. 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 68th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 582nd 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. Nagasaki ranks 68th with 51.
How does Nagasaki compare with nearby cities?
Nagasaki sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Kumamoto (73, 76 km away), Kurume (50, 86 km away) and Fukuoka (87, 107 km away).
Which part of Nagasaki is most walkable?
Nagasaki's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 76) and falls most to the north-east (14).
How is Nagasaki's walkability score calculated?
For Nagasaki it is the average of 68 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 24 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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