How walkable is Takasaki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Takasaki 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
1,535 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Takasaki. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools.
Groceries
- フレッセイ小鳥店, 8 min
- たむらや 高崎飯塚店, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- 九官亭, 1 min
- 網元寿司, 2 min
Shopping
- 吉井電気株式会社, 4 min
- 手作り結婚指輪工房リトエ 群馬・高崎, 4 min
Coffee
- スターバックスコーヒー 高崎オーパ店, 8 min
- ホーユーホーム, 8 min
Banks
- 東和銀行 高崎北支店, 14 min
- しののめ信用金庫 高崎東支店, 15 min
Parks
- 問屋町中央公園, 18 min
- 杉の子児童公園, 21 min
Schools
- 群馬県立高崎工業高等学校, 6 min
- 塚沢小学校, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Rebel Books, 15 min
- The Modern Age, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- ヤナガワシネマ, 8 min
- 群馬音楽センター, 8 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 36.3372, 139.0139, the point near Takasaki'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 230 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Takasaki'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 90 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 61 from 3 to 5 km out. 54% 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 Takasaki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 90 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 83% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 61 | 31% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Maebashi, Japan | 10 km | 66 |
| Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | 63 km | 58 |
| Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | 72 km | 69 |
| Saitama, Japan | 75 km | 79 |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 80 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Takasaki
Is Takasaki a walkable city?
Partly. Takasaki 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 93. 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. Takasaki ranks joint 46th with 69.
How does Takasaki compare with nearby cities?
Takasaki is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 69, against Maebashi (66, 10 km away), Kawagoe, Saitama (58, 63 km away) and Tokorozawa, Saitama (69, 72 km away).
Which part of Takasaki is most walkable?
Takasaki's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 74) and falls most to the east (57).
How is Takasaki's walkability score calculated?
For Takasaki it is the average of 89 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 48 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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