How walkable is Sagamihara?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Sagamihara has a walkability score of 69 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 46th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
910 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Sagamihara. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- こだわりや 橋本店, 3 min
- 京王ストア 新鮮市場橋本店, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- 地鶏中華そば ねぎしか, 1 min
- Del Glutton Diner - デルグルトンダイナー －, 1 min
Shopping
- Nakajima Cycle, 2 min
- 大黒屋, 2 min
Coffee
- finn coffee, 2 min
- フィンコーヒー, 2 min
Banks
- りそな銀行橋本支店, 2 min
- 相模原市農業協同組合（ＪＡ相模原市） 旭支店, 2 min
Parks
- 宮上ふれあい広場, 11 min
- 橋本みどり子どもの広場, 11 min
Schools
- SKY Nursery, 3 min
- レイモンド橋本保育園, 3 min
Books & libraries
- 有隣堂ミウィ橋本店, 3 min
- 有隣堂, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- カラオケ ビッグエコー橋本駅前店, 1 min
- カラオケファンタジー 橋本北口店, 2 min
Measured from the centre at 35.5961, 139.3471, the point near Sagamihara'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 169 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
Sagamihara's score of 69 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 from 3 to 5 km out. 54% 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 Sagamihara. 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 | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 55% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 47% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hachiōji, Japan | 12 km | 73 |
| Machida, Tokyo, Japan | 19 km | 81 |
| Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan | 32 km | 78 |
| Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | 33 km | 69 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 40 km | 86 |
Questions about walking in Sagamihara
Is Sagamihara a walkable city?
Partly. Sagamihara has a walkability score of 69 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 46th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 310th 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. Sagamihara ranks joint 46th with 69.
How does Sagamihara compare with nearby cities?
Sagamihara is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 69, against Hachiōji (73, 12 km away), Machida, Tokyo (81, 19 km away) and Fujisawa, Kanagawa (78, 32 km away).
Which part of Sagamihara is most walkable?
Sagamihara'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 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 93) and falls most to the south-west (38).
How is Sagamihara's walkability score calculated?
For Sagamihara 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; 45 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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