How walkable is Okazaki, Aichi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Okazaki, Aichi has a walkability score of 70 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 42nd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,095 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Okazaki, Aichi. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- 六名米穀店, 12 min
- でら餃子 東岡崎, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- 天毬, 2 min
- 和りゅう, 3 min
Shopping
- ローソン, 2 min
- 健勝苑岡崎店, 2 min
Coffee
- カルジーナの森 ミールカフェ, 8 min
- パスレル, 8 min
Banks
- 東海ろうきん 岡崎店, 9 min
- あいち銀行 岡崎中央支店, 9 min
Parks
- 座王公園, 8 min
- 道城ケ入公園, 9 min
Schools
- 竜海中学校, 3 min
- 岡崎城西高校, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Animate Higashiokazaki, 12 min
- 都築書店, 19 min
Culture & entertainment
- 岡崎コンファレンスセンター, 10 min
- カラオケJOYJOY, 11 min
Measured from the centre at 34.9461, 137.1639, the point near Okazaki, Aichi'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 161 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Okazaki, Aichi's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 60 from 3 to 5 km out. 58% 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 Okazaki, Aichi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 80% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60 | 37% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota, Aichi, Japan | 15 km | 60 |
| Toyohashi, Japan | 28 km | 70 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 35 km | 92 |
| Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | 38 km | 74 |
| Yokkaichi, Japan | 50 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Okazaki, Aichi
Is Okazaki, Aichi a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Okazaki, Aichi has a walkability score of 70 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 89. 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 42nd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 285th 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. Okazaki, Aichi ranks joint 42nd with 70.
How does Okazaki, Aichi compare with nearby cities?
Okazaki, Aichi sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Toyota, Aichi (60, 15 km away), Toyohashi (70, 28 km away) and Nagoya (92, 35 km away).
Which part of Okazaki, Aichi is most walkable?
The streets just around Okazaki's centre are its most walkable, averaging 93 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 82) and falls most to the north-east (43).
How is Okazaki, Aichi's walkability score calculated?
For Okazaki, Aichi it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 48 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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