How walkable is Hirakata?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hirakata has a walkability score of 76 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 25th most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
989 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hirakata. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 武田酒店, 7 min
- サンディ 宮之阪店, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- 肉の松阪山之上本店, 2 min
- 天の川なかなか, 2 min
Shopping
- ドラッグストアアカカベ 山之上店(保険調剤部門), 3 min
- じてんしゃチャンピオン, 3 min
Coffee
- 喫茶 アダルト, 12 min
- アダルト, 12 min
Banks
- 北河内農業協同組合（ＪＡ北河内） 川越支店, 13 min
- 三井住友銀行, 13 min
Parks
- さつき丘北公園, 10 min
- 星ヶ丘公園, 12 min
Schools
- 大阪府立枚方高等学校, 8 min
- 楠京阪幼稚園, 10 min
Books & libraries
- 枚方市立図書館 宮之阪分室, 14 min
- TSUTAYA, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Karaoke Bar Nagomi, 16 min
- 枚方市市民会館, 18 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.8057, 135.6546, the point near Hirakata'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 225 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hirakata's score of 76 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 72 from 3 to 5 km out. 75% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Hirakata. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 86 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 72 | 70% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Takatsuki, Japan | 5 km | 75 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 17 km | 85 |
| Higashiōsaka, Japan | 17 km | 93 |
| Osaka, Japan | 19 km | 94 |
| Nara, Japan | 20 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Hirakata
Is Hirakata a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Hirakata has a walkability score of 76 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 91. 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 25th of 70 cities in Japan and joint 181st 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. Hirakata ranks joint 25th with 76.
How does Hirakata compare with nearby cities?
Hirakata sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 76, against Takatsuki (75, 5 km away), Toyonaka (85, 17 km away) and Higashiōsaka (93, 17 km away).
Which part of Hirakata is most walkable?
Hirakata's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 86) and falls most to the west (48).
How is Hirakata's walkability score calculated?
For Hirakata it is the average of 88 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 66 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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