How walkable is Nagoya?
Nagoya has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 8th most walkable of 12 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance
1,546 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nagoya. The nearest grocery is 牧野鶏肉店, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 牧野鶏肉店230 m · 3 min
- コープあいち コープくろかわ1.1 km · 13 min
- ヤマナカ 清水店1.1 km · 14 min
- るんるん本店160 m · 2 min
- 椛210 m · 3 min
- スムース食堂230 m · 3 min
- ファミリーマート220 m · 3 min
- Tsunabun つなぶん260 m · 3 min
- 柳原通商店街260 m · 3 min
- キッチンまぜこぜ230 m · 3 min
- アフリカ雑貨&カフェギャラリー バオバブの木340 m · 4 min
- スターバックスコーヒー名城公園店360 m · 5 min
- 中日信用金庫840 m · 10 min
- あいち銀行 黒川支店1.0 km · 13 min
- 百五銀行黒川支店1.1 km · 13 min
- 名城公園380 m · 5 min
- 柳原公園400 m · 5 min
- 金作公園490 m · 6 min
- 名古屋造形大学200 m · 2 min
- 名古屋市立清水小学校880 m · 11 min
- 金城小学校890 m · 11 min
- 愛知学院大学 名城公園キャンパス 図書館380 m · 5 min
- 名古屋天狼院1.8 km · 23 min
- 正文館書店本店1.9 km · 24 min
- 下水道科学館490 m · 6 min
- Cafe Jazz 40/30550 m · 7 min
- ネックス・プラザ (名古屋高速道路広報資料センター)920 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at 35.1905, 136.9064. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 248 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 88 to 99, and Nagoya's score of 97 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 88 | Map |
| 1 km north | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 91 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto, Japan | 106 km | 98 |
| Osaka, Japan | 139 km | 99 |
| Kobe, Japan | 166 km | 98 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 251 km | 94 |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 258 km | 91 |
Questions about walking in Nagoya
Is Nagoya a walkable city?
Yes. Central Nagoya has a walkability score of 97 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 8th of 12 cities in Japan and 68th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Japan?
Osaka is the most walkable of the 12 cities ranked in Japan, with a score of 99. Nagoya ranks 8th with 97.
How does Nagoya compare with nearby cities?
Nagoya is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Nagoya scores 97, against Kyoto (98, 106 km away), Osaka (99, 139 km away) and Kobe (98, 166 km away).
How is Nagoya's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Nagoya it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.