How walkable is Chūō-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chūō-ku has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Osaka, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
13,355 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chūō-ku. The nearest grocery is ライフ堺筋本町店, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 業務スーパー松屋町筋本町橋店5 min
- 荒吉商店5 min
- 万両堺筋本町店1 min
- うぬぼれ酒場1 min
- Lierre Leather Atelier2 min
- エフシー2 min
- アルト3 min
- Bob Cafe3 min
- Bangkok Bank Osaka6 min
- 三菱UFJ銀行 船場中央支店7 min
- 東横堀公園（南側）5 min
- 東横堀公園（北側）8 min
- マザーシップ船場保育園7 min
- ゆめ中央保育園9 min
- Osaka Aoyama University6 min
- Osaka International School6 min
- 地下一階 chika-ikkai4 min
- pena4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chūō-ku at 34.6799, 135.5103. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 164 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chūō-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.7 km around the centre of Chūō-ku. Rings mark 850 m and 1.7 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Osaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tennōji Ward | 2.9 km | 97 |
| Fukushima-ku | 3.5 km | 95 |
| Kita-ku | 3.6 km | 93 |
| Abeno-ku | 5.8 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Osaka page.
Questions about walking in Chūō-ku
Is Chūō-ku walkable?
Yes. Chūō-ku in Osaka has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Chūō-ku more walkable than the rest of Osaka?
Chūō-ku is more walkable than Osaka as a whole: it scores 99, against 94 for the 5 km around Osaka's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Chūō-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 Chūō-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.7 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.