How walkable is Osaka?
Osaka has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 12 cities ranked in Japan.
What's within walking distance
13,343 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Osaka. The nearest grocery is ライフ土佐堀店, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- ライフ土佐堀店40 m · 1 min
- KOHYO 肥後橋店560 m · 7 min
- 中之島与太呂本店600 m · 7 min
- Wataruya60 m · 1 min
- リストランテ サリーレ70 m · 1 min
- Les joues dange（レ・ジュー・ダンジュ）80 m · 1 min
- G-keneyes120 m · 1 min
- Rich Emotions140 m · 2 min
- ファミリーマート140 m · 2 min
- 58 Coffee Roasters50 m · 1 min
- カルチェラタン(Quartier Latin)100 m · 1 min
- すき家 江戸堀店110 m · 1 min
- 池田泉州銀行大阪西支店200 m · 2 min
- 近畿労働金庫 カードの盗難・紛失・不正な利用に関する時間外休日のお問合せ窓口610 m · 8 min
- 関西みらい銀行 本町営業部・堀江支店・大阪西支店620 m · 8 min
- 西船場公園340 m · 4 min
- 芝生広場470 m · 6 min
- 花乃井公園520 m · 6 min
- Ymcaとさぼり保育園 子育て支援センター ぶどうの木90 m · 1 min
- 西船場小学校280 m · 3 min
- 児童発達支援・放課後等デイサービス ユニバースゆず480 m · 6 min
- 柳々堂520 m · 6 min
- ビッグイシュー販売所580 m · 7 min
- Jetro650 m · 8 min
- Salon de Purinshiparu220 m · 3 min
- 大阪市立科学館320 m · 4 min
- 国立国際美術館370 m · 5 min
Measured from the representative point at 34.6893, 135.4916. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 171 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 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 98 to 100, and Osaka's score of 99 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kobe, Japan | 29 km | 98 |
| Kyoto, Japan | 43 km | 98 |
| Nagoya, Japan | 139 km | 97 |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 282 km | 98 |
| Yokohama, Japan | 387 km | 94 |
Questions about walking in Osaka
Is Osaka a walkable city?
Yes. Central Osaka has a walkability score of 99 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 12 cities in Japan and 23rd 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. Tokyo is second with 99.
How does Osaka compare with nearby cities?
Osaka is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Osaka scores 99, against Kobe (98, 29 km away), Kyoto (98, 43 km away) and Nagoya (97, 139 km away).
How is Osaka'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 Osaka 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.