How walkable is Shizuoka?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Shizuoka has a walkability score of 74 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 34th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,899 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Shizuoka. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 富士屋中田店, 7 min
- スルガマルシェ, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- 味処柳, 2 min
- 杉乃屋, 2 min
Shopping
- 静岡駅南銀座商店街, 3 min
- メンズ&レディース ナナミ, 3 min
Coffee
- 抹茶喫茶 和み 南町, 2 min
- ジェリーの謎解きルーム, 4 min
Banks
- 静岡銀行駅南支店, 4 min
- スルガ銀行静岡南支店, 6 min
Parks
- 大坪町公園, 10 min
- 馬淵公園, 11 min
Schools
- 静岡聖光幼稚園, 6 min
- 星槎国際静岡, 8 min
Books & libraries
- 谷島屋書店 パルシェ店, 8 min
- 戸田書店 静岡本店, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- サナッシュ, 4 min
- ビッグエコー 静岡南口駅前店, 5 min
Measured from the centre at 34.9678, 138.3888, the point near Shizuoka'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 202 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Shizuoka's score of 74 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 66 from 3 to 5 km out. 68% 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 Shizuoka. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 66 | 57% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 67 km | 76 |
| Toyohashi, Japan | 94 km | 70 |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 102 km | 69 |
| Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan | 108 km | 78 |
| Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | 111 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Shizuoka
Is Shizuoka a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Shizuoka has a walkability score of 74 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 99. 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 34th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 222nd 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. Shizuoka ranks joint 34th with 74.
How does Shizuoka compare with nearby cities?
Shizuoka sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 74, against Hamamatsu (76, 67 km away), Toyohashi (70, 94 km away) and Sagamihara (69, 102 km away).
Which part of Shizuoka is most walkable?
Shizuoka's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 88) and falls most to the west (42).
How is Shizuoka's walkability score calculated?
For Shizuoka it is the average of 82 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 56 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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