How walkable is Nishinomiya?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Nishinomiya has a walkability score of 82 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 13th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,997 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nishinomiya. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- アカシヤJr西宮駅前店, 6 min
- 大橋青果, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- いきなりステーキ ドンキホーテ西宮店, 1 min
- まさや パウ西宮店, 1 min
Shopping
- ドン・キホーテパウ西宮店, 1 min
- 西宮市 金買取 おたからやドン・キホーテ六湛寺町店 ブランド買取 ロレックス買取, 1 min
Coffee
- ラックネット西宮店, 1 min
- Nico cafe, 3 min
Banks
- 三井住友銀行西宮支店, 5 min
- 兵庫六甲農業協同組合（ＪＡ兵庫六甲） 西宮支店, 6 min
Parks
- 東川親水南公園, 4 min
- 六湛寺南公園, 5 min
Schools
- マーヤ保育園, 9 min
- こばと幼稚園, 10 min
Books & libraries
- 芦屋市立図書館大原分室, 8 min
- Book 1st, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- ジャンボカラオケ広場, 6 min
- ジャンカラ 阪神西宮店, 6 min
Measured from the centre at 34.7390, 135.3429, the point near Nishinomiya'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 252 street intersections per km², and blocks average 64 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Nishinomiya's score of 82 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, 86 from 1 to 3 km out and 77 from 3 to 5 km out. 17 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. 82% 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 Nishinomiya. 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 | 86 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 77 | 71% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Amagasaki, Japan | 8 km | 80 |
| Kobe, Japan | 14 km | 69 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 15 km | 85 |
| Osaka, Japan | 16 km | 94 |
| Sakai, Japan | 19 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Nishinomiya
Is Nishinomiya a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Nishinomiya has a walkability score of 82 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 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 13th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 97th 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. Nishinomiya ranks joint 13th with 82.
How does Nishinomiya compare with nearby cities?
Nishinomiya sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 82, against Amagasaki (80, 8 km away), Kobe (69, 14 km away) and Toyonaka (85, 15 km away).
Which part of Nishinomiya is most walkable?
Nishinomiya'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 89) and falls most to the north-west (55).
How is Nishinomiya's walkability score calculated?
For Nishinomiya it is the average of 74 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 61 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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