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title: "Is Naha walkable? Walkability score 85/100 · How Walkable"
description: "Naha scores 85/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Japan."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/naha
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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# How walkable is Naha?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Naha has a walkability score of 85 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 10th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 2 others.

85 out of 100: Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #10 of 70 tied, in Japan
*   #62 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   100 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=26.21689&lon=127.68602&q=Naha%2C%20Japan) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

4,302 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Naha. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.

### Groceries

3.0 of 3 points

*   キーストン牧志店, 2 min
*   oniku.stand.okinawa, 3 min
*   沖繩牧志市場, 3 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   大東そば, 1 min
*   辰巳そば, 1 min
*   apiacere, 1 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   イロカライフ, 2 min
*   ちんだみ三線店, 2 min
*   海人 マキシ店, 2 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Cinnamon Cafe, 1 min
*   Cafune, 1 min
*   Ryukyu Chakan, 1 min

### Banks

1.0 of 1 point

*   琉球銀行松尾支店, 2 min
*   沖縄銀行牧志支店, 3 min
*   海邦総研, 4 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   緑ヶ丘公園, 1 min
*   牧志南公園, 3 min
*   希望が丘公園, 5 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   星槎国際高校那覇キャンパス, 4 min
*   久茂地小学校, 5 min
*   那覇市立那覇幼稚園, 6 min

### Books & libraries

1.0 of 1 point

*   駿河屋 那覇沖映通り店, 3 min
*   アニメイト那覇国際通り店, 3 min
*   安木屋一銀通り店, 3 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   久茂地にじいろ館, 1 min
*   元氣村, 2 min
*   Musicbar Voice, 2 min

Measured from the centre at 26.2169, 127.6860, the point near Naha'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 271 street intersections per km², and blocks average 59 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Naha's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 92 from 1 to 3 km out and 78 from 3 to 5 km out. 27 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. 86% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Naha, one hexagon per square kilometre. 85% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 22, is 4 km to the north.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/japan/naha.svg?v=326285499a70)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Naha. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 100   | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 99    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 92    | 100%        | 22             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 78    | 74%         | 35             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                      | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Keelung](https://howwalkable.com/cities/taiwan/keelung), Taiwan                 | 608 km   | 54    |
| [Taipei](https://howwalkable.com/cities/taiwan/taipei), Taiwan                   | 631 km   | 90    |
| [New Taipei City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/taiwan/new-taipei-city), Taiwan | 637 km   | 87    |
| [Taoyuan](https://howwalkable.com/cities/taiwan/taoyuan), Taiwan                 | 655 km   | 66    |
| [Kagoshima](https://howwalkable.com/cities/japan/kagoshima), Japan               | 658 km   | 75    |

## Questions about walking in Naha

### Is Naha a walkable city?

Around its centre, yes. Naha has a walkability score of 85 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 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 joint 10th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 62nd 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. Naha ranks joint 10th with 85.

### How does Naha compare with nearby cities?

Naha sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against Keelung (54, 608 km away), Taipei (90, 631 km away) and New Taipei City (87, 637 km away).

### Which part of Naha is most walkable?

Naha'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 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 91) and falls most to the north (68).

### How is Naha's walkability score calculated?

For Naha it is the average of 64 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 55 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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