How walkable is Toyota, Aichi?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Toyota, Aichi has a walkability score of 60 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 63rd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
956 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Toyota, Aichi. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for coffee, parks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- トリイ, 12 min
- 夢現屋, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- もつ二郎 桜町店, 8 min
- すもも焼肉, 8 min
Shopping
- ローソン, 6 min
- コロモホビー, 7 min
Coffee
- ラ・カーサ安城店, 7 min
- 喫茶キノ, 8 min
Banks
- 百五銀行豊田支店, 9 min
- 三井住友銀行, 10 min
Parks
- 千石公園, 2 min
- 豊田市中央公園, 3 min
Schools
- 愛知県立豊田北高校, 12 min
- 豊田東高校, 13 min
Books & libraries
- 精文館書店新豊田店, 12 min
- 原田屋, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- 豊スタおいでん夏まつり, 7 min
- 豊田市近代の産業とくらし発見館, 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 35.0833, 137.1665, the point near Toyota, Aichi'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 98 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Toyota, Aichi's score of 60 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 84 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 53 from 3 to 5 km out. 38% 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 Toyota, Aichi. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 84 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 84 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 53 | 31% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | 15 km | 70 |
| Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | 24 km | 74 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 25 km | 92 |
| Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | 40 km | 66 |
| Toyohashi, Japan | 41 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Toyota, Aichi
Is Toyota, Aichi a walkable city?
Partly. Toyota, Aichi has a walkability score of 60 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 84. 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 63rd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 459th 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. Toyota, Aichi ranks joint 63rd with 60.
How does Toyota, Aichi compare with nearby cities?
Toyota, Aichi is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 60, against Okazaki, Aichi (70, 15 km away), Kasugai, Aichi (74, 24 km away) and Nagoya (92, 25 km away).
Which part of Toyota, Aichi is most walkable?
Toyota's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 84. Walkability averages 84 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 80) and falls most to the east (28).
How is Toyota, Aichi's walkability score calculated?
For Toyota, Aichi it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 32 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.
Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the How Walkable app, for example "How walkable is Toyota, Aichi?"