How walkable is Yokohama?
Yokohama has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 10th most walkable of 12 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance
1,953 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Yokohama. The nearest grocery is オーケー 新山下店, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- オーケー 新山下店280 m · 4 min
- ヒルママーケットプレイス 本牧店870 m · 11 min
- 大黒屋 本牧店930 m · 12 min
- 横浜蔵出し チーズケーキ90 m · 1 min
- Pizza Pazza100 m · 1 min
- 横浜ハンバーグの虎140 m · 2 min
- ローソン170 m · 2 min
- オートバックスasmヨコハマ240 m · 3 min
- ファミリーマート240 m · 3 min
- 横浜ナポリタンファクトリー立寄処道中90 m · 1 min
- 立寄処 道中140 m · 2 min
- みはらしポンテ140 m · 2 min
- 横浜銀行1.3 km · 16 min
- 三井住友銀行1.6 km · 21 min
- 東日本銀行山手支店1.8 km · 22 min
- 聖坂公園270 m · 3 min
- 山手見晴らし公園290 m · 4 min
- 港の見える丘公園350 m · 4 min
- Yokohama Sai International School650 m · 8 min
- Yokohama International School730 m · 9 min
- 横浜市立北方小学校770 m · 10 min
- Tsutaya Bookstore ホームズ新山下店300 m · 4 min
- Takahashi Book Store1.3 km · 16 min
- 高橋書店1.3 km · 17 min
- Yamate254450 m · 6 min
- 神奈川近代文学館450 m · 6 min
- 大佛次郎記念館540 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at 35.4378, 139.6595. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 112 street intersections per km², and blocks average 81 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 83 to 100, and Yokohama's score of 94 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 91 | Map |
| 1 km south | 83 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 87 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki, Japan | 11 km | 91 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 29 km | 99 |
| Saitama, Japan | 53 km | 79 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 251 km | 97 |
| Sendai, Japan | 334 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Yokohama
Is Yokohama a walkable city?
Yes. Central Yokohama has a walkability score of 94 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 10th of 12 cities in Japan and 95th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Japan?
Osaka is the most walkable of the 12 cities ranked in Japan, with a score of 99. Yokohama ranks 10th with 94.
How does Yokohama compare with nearby cities?
Yokohama sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Yokohama scores 94, against Kawasaki (91, 11 km away), Tokyo (99, 29 km away) and Saitama (79, 53 km away).
How is Yokohama's walkability score 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 Yokohama it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.