How walkable is Abeno-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Abeno-ku has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1.4 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Osaka, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,596 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Abeno-ku. The nearest grocery is 元気 F&V, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools.
- エスポアドイ6 min
- フレッシュマーケットアオイ昭和町店7 min
- ハナウタ2 min
- Osaka Abeno3 min
- アイビー化粧品2 min
- セブンイレブン 大阪阪南町3丁目店3 min
- うさぎとぼく Usagitoboku4 min
- カフェ&ギャラリー風の家5 min
- 三井住友銀行西田辺支店11 min
- 第三銀行阿倍野支店11 min
- 阪南公園4 min
- 北畠公園7 min
- 桃山学院高等学校6 min
- 阪南小学校6 min
- 浪花佛壇11 min
- Ehon to Zakka Biri Books11 min
- Bar Color12 min
- まちマチ14 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Abeno-ku at 34.6275, 135.5141. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 327 street intersections per km², and blocks average 58 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Abeno-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.4 km around the centre of Abeno-ku. Rings mark 700 m and 1.4 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Osaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tennōji Ward | 3.1 km | 97 |
| Chūō-ku | 5.8 km | 99 |
| Fukushima-ku | 8 km | 95 |
| Kita-ku | 9.5 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Osaka page.
Questions about walking in Abeno-ku
Is Abeno-ku walkable?
Yes. Abeno-ku in Osaka has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1.4 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Abeno-ku more walkable than the rest of Osaka?
Abeno-ku is about as walkable as Osaka as a whole: it scores 95, against 94 for the 5 km around Osaka's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Osaka neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Osaka?
Of the 5 Osaka neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Chūō-ku (99), Tennōji Ward (97) and Abeno-ku (95).
How is the walkability score of Abeno-ku 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 Abeno-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.4 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.