How walkable is Sapporo?
Sapporo has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 7th most walkable of 12 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance
7,996 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Sapporo. The nearest grocery is ミニ大通食品館, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- ミニ大通食品館460 m · 6 min
- おとうふ店めめ470 m · 6 min
- コープさっぽろ 植物園店480 m · 6 min
- 手打ち蕎麦 ルチン170 m · 2 min
- ひさごそば170 m · 2 min
- 炭火やきとり炎屋200 m · 2 min
- Manhattanstore Mujin（マンハッタンストア ムジン）150 m · 2 min
- 北海道 貍小路200 m · 2 min
- ブーケドソレイユ220 m · 3 min
- chiba house170 m · 2 min
- カフェ・トリアノン250 m · 3 min
- Tully’s Coffee ＆TEA 札幌桑園北3条店280 m · 4 min
- ウリ信用組合600 m · 8 min
- 北洋銀行中央区札幌西支店640 m · 8 min
- 北洋銀行 道庁支店830 m · 10 min
- ミニ大通270 m · 3 min
- 知事公館580 m · 7 min
- 大通公園590 m · 7 min
- 札幌市立幼稚園中央幼稚園30 m · 1 min
- 市立札幌大通高等学校70 m · 1 min
- 星槎国際高等学校札幌学習センター470 m · 6 min
- 北海道官報販売所590 m · 7 min
- ふきのとう文庫740 m · 9 min
- 古本トロニカ780 m · 10 min
- さっぽろ芸術文化の館240 m · 3 min
- 札幌市博物館活動センター410 m · 5 min
- 北海道大学植物園 博物館440 m · 6 min
Measured from the representative point at 43.0622, 141.3394. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 134 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 88 to 100, and Sapporo's score of 97 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 88 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 536 km | 99 |
| Saitama, Japan | 810 km | 79 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 834 km | 99 |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 852 km | 91 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 862 km | 94 |
Questions about walking in Sapporo
Is Sapporo a walkable city?
Yes. Central Sapporo has a walkability score of 97 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 7th of 12 cities in Japan and 65th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Japan?
Osaka is the most walkable of the 12 cities ranked in Japan, with a score of 99. Sapporo ranks 7th with 97.
How does Sapporo compare with nearby cities?
Sapporo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Sapporo scores 97, against Sendai (99, 536 km away), Saitama (79, 810 km away) and Tokyo (99, 834 km away).
How is Sapporo's walkability score 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 Sapporo it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.