How walkable is Roppongi?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Roppongi has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Tokyo, which scores 98 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
8,799 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Roppongi. The nearest grocery is 石渡糸店, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 西麻布いなりや 呼きつね3 min
- Le Petit Marche3 min
- ガスト 六本木店1 min
- ずっこけ1 min
- セブン-イレブン1 min
- GOLD STAR Online Shop1 min
- ワールドスター カフェ1 min
- ボンジュールでこんにちは 六本木店1 min
- 三井住友銀行六本木支店3 min
- みずほ銀行六本木支店4 min
- ミッドタウンガーデン7 min
- 檜町公園7 min
- 港区立六本木中学校4 min
- 東洋英和女学院高等部6 min
- 文喫 (Bunkitsu)3 min
- 文教堂書店7 min
- 六本木HIGEGORILLA1 min
- カラオケパブ・ミリオン1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Roppongi at 35.6625, 139.7335. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 172 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 Roppongi
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Roppongi. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Tokyo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ginza | 3 km | 100 |
| Akihabara | 5.7 km | 100 |
| Ueno | 6.6 km | 100 |
| Asakusa | 8.4 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Tokyo page.
Questions about walking in Roppongi
Is Roppongi walkable?
Yes. Roppongi in Tokyo has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Roppongi more walkable than the rest of Tokyo?
Roppongi is about as walkable as Tokyo as a whole: it scores 100, against 98 for the 5 km around Tokyo's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Tokyo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Tokyo?
Of the 5 Tokyo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Ginza (100), Ueno (100) and Akihabara (100).
How is the walkability score of Roppongi 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 Roppongi it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 m 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.