How walkable is Ōita?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ōita has a walkability score of 66 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 51st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 4 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,780 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ōita. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- たまや, 4 min
- ブルー・ボワ, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- 紅華飯店, 1 min
- 博多ラーメン ふかださん, 1 min
Shopping
- ローソン, 2 min
- welles, 2 min
Coffee
- Coffee Shop HAZE, 1 min
- Wam am cafe, 3 min
Banks
- 大分銀行東支店, 3 min
- 北九州銀行大分支店, 4 min
Parks
- 城崎公園, 3 min
- 大手公園, 4 min
Schools
- 大分市立金池小学校, 6 min
- 大分市立長浜小学校, 7 min
Books & libraries
- リブロ大分 トキハ店, 8 min
- ジュンク堂書店, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- Tohoシネマズ アミュプラザ大分, 3 min
- Kijima Kogen, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 33.2372, 131.6134, the point near Ōita'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 186 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ōita's score of 66 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, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 55 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. 56% 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 Ōita. 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 | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 68% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 55 | 41% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto, Japan | 97 km | 73 |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 98 km | 75 |
| Kurume, Japan | 101 km | 50 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 117 km | 87 |
| Matsuyama, Japan | 127 km | 72 |
Questions about walking in Ōita
Is Ōita a walkable city?
Partly. Ōita has a walkability score of 66 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 joint 51st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 354th 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. Ōita ranks joint 51st with 66.
How does Ōita compare with nearby cities?
Ōita sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Kumamoto (73, 97 km away), Kitakyushu (75, 98 km away) and Kurume (50, 101 km away).
Which part of Ōita is most walkable?
Ōita'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 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 80) and falls most to the west (42).
How is Ōita's walkability score calculated?
For Ōita 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; 36 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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