How walkable is Toyohashi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Toyohashi has a walkability score of 70 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 42nd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,623 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Toyohashi. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- バロー 豊橋店, 9 min
- Mang Colas Toyohashi Philippine store, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- 日本料理 てんぷら よしき, 3 min
- まいど, 4 min
Shopping
- セリア, 3 min
- ミニストップ, 4 min
Coffee
- HAYASHI珈琲, 8 min
- Cielcafe, 9 min
Banks
- 東海労働金庫 豊橋支店, 16 min
- 豊橋信用金庫 本店預金係, 17 min
Parks
- 花中第二公園, 9 min
- 中橋良公園, 10 min
Schools
- 豊橋中央高校, 4 min
- たかくら幼稚園, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Tsutaya 汐田橋店, 16 min
- 精文館書店汐田橋店, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- 天水, 8 min
- Tensui, 8 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.7511, 137.3888, the point near Toyohashi'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 259 street intersections per km², and blocks average 64 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Toyohashi's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 86 from 1 to 3 km out and 58 from 3 to 5 km out. 60% 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 Toyohashi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 87 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 86 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 58 | 39% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | 28 km | 70 |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 33 km | 76 |
| Toyota, Aichi, Japan | 41 km | 60 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 63 km | 92 |
| Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | 65 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Toyohashi
Is Toyohashi a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Toyohashi has a walkability score of 70 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 87. 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 42nd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 285th 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. Toyohashi ranks joint 42nd with 70.
How does Toyohashi compare with nearby cities?
Toyohashi sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Okazaki, Aichi (70, 28 km away), Hamamatsu (76, 33 km away) and Toyota, Aichi (60, 41 km away).
Which part of Toyohashi is most walkable?
The streets just around Toyohashi's centre are its most walkable, averaging 91 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 87. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 74) and falls most to the south-west (44).
How is Toyohashi's walkability score calculated?
For Toyohashi it is the average of 91 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 55 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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