How walkable is Kita-ku?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Kita-ku has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Osaka, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
10,177 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kita-ku. The nearest grocery is ライフ 本庄店, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- イオンフードスタイル 中崎町店8 min
- Pinoy Stop Sari-Sari Store9 min
- dankichi1 min
- 鉄板×日本酒 てっぺん1 min
- セブン-イレブン1 min
- caratta1 min
- Refue1 min
- みずいろレモネード 本庄西1 min
- 三菱東京 Ufj 銀行 天六支店9 min
- りそな銀行 天六支店9 min
- 豊崎東公園5 min
- 本庄公園5 min
- どんぐり保育園4 min
- 都市型保育園ポポラー 大阪天六園5 min
- 大阪市立北図書館8 min
- Tsutaya 天六店8 min
- スタジオACT3 min
- 関西アクションアクターズ天六体操教室3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kita-ku at 34.7122, 135.5057. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 255 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kita-ku
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.8 km around the centre of Kita-ku. Rings mark 900 m and 1.8 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Osaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima-ku | 3.6 km | 95 |
| Chūō-ku | 3.6 km | 99 |
| Tennōji Ward | 6.5 km | 97 |
| Abeno-ku | 9.5 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Osaka page.
Questions about walking in Kita-ku
Is Kita-ku walkable?
Yes. Kita-ku in Osaka has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.8 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Kita-ku more walkable than the rest of Osaka?
Kita-ku is about as walkable as Osaka as a whole: it scores 93, against 94 for the 5 km around Osaka's centre. It ranks 5th 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 Kita-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 Kita-ku it is the average of 55 points spread evenly across the 1.8 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.