How walkable is Takamatsu?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Takamatsu has a walkability score of 76 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 25th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,240 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Takamatsu. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 米屋ながはら 塩上店, 1 min
- new_ihara_shokudou, 2 min
Restaurants & bars
- Licomo, 1 min
- 南国・王様と私, 1 min
Shopping
- チケットショップ高松店, 2 min
- Remix Store, 2 min
Coffee
- アガペグリル&洋食, 2 min
- ショワ シノワ, 2 min
Banks
- 徳島銀行高松支店, 4 min
- 百十四銀行 田町支店, 6 min
Parks
- 松島公園, 13 min
- 杣場川公園, 17 min
Schools
- 宗教法人光華保育園, 6 min
- 花園小学校, 10 min
Books & libraries
- 瓦町Flag 中央図書館・瓦町サテライト, 3 min
- アニメイト高松店, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- バナナクラブ瓦町店, 4 min
- 高松MONSTER, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 34.3372, 134.0527, the point near Takamatsu'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 309 street intersections per km², and blocks average 58 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Takamatsu's score of 76 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, 81 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 24 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 75% 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 Takamatsu. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 81 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 62% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Okayama, Japan | 37 km | 76 |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 38 km | 56 |
| Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan | 65 km | 60 |
| Himeji, Japan | 80 km | 71 |
| Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan | 95 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Takamatsu
Is Takamatsu a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Takamatsu has a walkability score of 76 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 98. 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 25th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 181st 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. Takamatsu ranks joint 25th with 76.
How does Takamatsu compare with nearby cities?
Takamatsu is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 76, against Okayama (76, 37 km away), Kurashiki (56, 38 km away) and Fukuyama, Hiroshima (60, 65 km away).
Which part of Takamatsu is most walkable?
Takamatsu's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 84) and falls most to the south-west (50).
How is Takamatsu's walkability score calculated?
For Takamatsu it is the average of 67 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 50 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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