How walkable is Ōmiya-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ōmiya-ku has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Saitama, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,599 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ōmiya-ku. The nearest grocery is オタフクソース株式会社関東営業所, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- 檸檬堂 f7 min
- マルエツ10 min
- Tamasan Park1 min
- レストラン アン・ドゥ・トヮ1 min
- バイチャリ 大宮店1 min
- Toy-Toy2 min
- È PRONTO 大宮区役所店1 min
- 熊谷珈琲1 min
- 中央労働金庫 大宮支店4 min
- 第四銀行大宮支店5 min
- 氷川参道 平成ひろば10 min
- Unnamed park11 min
- 第一学院高等学校 埼玉キャンパス5 min
- 日々輝学園高等学校 さいたまキャンパス7 min
- 矢島書店9 min
- Expo 2027 オフィシャルストア ジュンク堂書店 大宮店10 min
- カサビーノ 大宮店8 min
- カラオケスナック8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ōmiya-ku at 35.9019, 139.6305. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 176 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ōmiya-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 2 km around the centre of Ōmiya-ku. Rings mark 1 km and 2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Saitama
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chūō-ku | 2 km | 92 |
| Urawa-ku | 4.7 km | 91 |
| Sakura-ku | 5.4 km | 69 |
| Minami-ku | 6.4 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Saitama page.
Questions about walking in Ōmiya-ku
Is Ōmiya-ku walkable?
Yes. Ōmiya-ku in Saitama has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Ōmiya-ku more walkable than the rest of Saitama?
Ōmiya-ku is more walkable than Saitama as a whole: it scores 90, against 79 for the 5 km around Saitama's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Saitama neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Saitama?
Of the 5 Saitama neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Chūō-ku (92), Urawa-ku (91) and Ōmiya-ku (90).
How is the walkability score of Ōmiya-ku calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Ōmiya-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.