How walkable is Higashiōsaka?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Higashiōsaka has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,136 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Higashiōsaka. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- ライフ 新深江店, 6 min
- Sakuraスーパー, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- ASAHI Market - Siêu Thị Thực Phẩm Việt Tại Nhật, 2 min
- Bar continue, 3 min
Shopping
- ONE PARK大今里南4丁目, 3 min
- セブン銀行ATM セブン-イレブン 大阪新深江駅南店 共同出張所, 4 min
Coffee
- Noel Cafe, 4 min
- Catcafe 鮪, 5 min
Banks
- みずほ銀行今里支店, 9 min
- 三菱東京Ufj銀行今里支店, 12 min
Parks
- 新今里公園, 9 min
- 今里西之口公園, 10 min
Schools
- 聖美幼稚園, 6 min
- 大阪市立片江小学校, 6 min
Books & libraries
- 大阪市立東成図書館, 14 min
- 芳精堂, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- 今里フォークジャンボリー, 8 min
- ライブハウスワンワールド, 12 min
Measured from the centre at 34.6667, 135.5506, the point near Higashiōsaka'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 431 street intersections per km², and blocks average 49 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Higashiōsaka's score of 93 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 93 from 1 to 3 km out and 92 from 3 to 5 km out. 100% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 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 Higashiōsaka. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 93 | 100% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 92 | 100% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Osaka, Japan | 8 km | 94 |
| Sakai, Japan | 14 km | 82 |
| Amagasaki, Japan | 16 km | 80 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 17 km | 85 |
| Hirakata, Japan | 17 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in Higashiōsaka
Is Higashiōsaka a walkable city?
Yes. Higashiōsaka has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. Its centre scores 97. 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 3rd of 70 cities in Japan and joint 12th 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. Higashiōsaka ranks 3rd with 93.
How does Higashiōsaka compare with nearby cities?
Higashiōsaka sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 93, against Osaka (94, 8 km away), Sakai (82, 14 km away) and Amagasaki (80, 16 km away).
Which part of Higashiōsaka is most walkable?
Higashiōsaka is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the west, where walkability averages 99, more than the 96 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 97. It falls most to the south-east (83).
How is Higashiōsaka's walkability score calculated?
For Higashiōsaka 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; all 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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