How walkable is Fukushima-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Fukushima-ku has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Osaka, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,077 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Fukushima-ku. The nearest grocery is スタンドクーシャン別室【大阪野田阪神立飲み福島区】, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- ビッグビィーンズ野田店3 min
- Ecoeat 玉川店5 min
- 鉄カブト1 min
- Daigaku1 min
- パイン薬局 福島店1 min
- セブンイレブン 大阪吉野2丁目店1 min
- カフェアンドダイニングマリナ2 min
- ジャコー2 min
- 三菱UFJ銀行 野田支店/四貫島支店/歌島橋支店1 min
- りそな銀行 野田支店・福島支店3 min
- 吉野町公園7 min
- 海老江公園9 min
- 吉野かいせい保育園5 min
- 大阪市立大開小学校6 min
- 福島図書館3 min
- awaiya books9 min
- カラオケ ビッグエコー野田阪神駅前店2 min
- Karaoke 392 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Fukushima-ku at 34.6921, 135.4748. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 269 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Fukushima-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Fukushima-ku. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Osaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chūō-ku | 3.5 km | 99 |
| Kita-ku | 3.6 km | 93 |
| Tennōji Ward | 5.7 km | 97 |
| Abeno-ku | 8 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Osaka page.
Questions about walking in Fukushima-ku
Is Fukushima-ku walkable?
Yes. Fukushima-ku in Osaka has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Fukushima-ku more walkable than the rest of Osaka?
Fukushima-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 4th 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 Fukushima-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 Fukushima-ku it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.2 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.