How walkable is Takatsuki?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Takatsuki has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 31st most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,402 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Takatsuki. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- ライフ高槻城西店, 8 min
- サボイ津之江店, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- 大龍虎, 4 min
- くら寿司高槻芥川店, 4 min
Shopping
- 富士薬品高槻営業所, 5 min
- ファルコ薬局 高槻庄所店, 6 min
Coffee
- すき家 高槻下田部店, 14 min
- Make E Cafe, 15 min
Banks
- 高槻市農業協同組合（ＪＡたかつき） 本店, 14 min
- 北おおさか信用金庫 城南支店, 17 min
Parks
- 庄所公園, 7 min
- 清水池公園, 7 min
Schools
- 如是小学校, 11 min
- 大阪府立槻の木高等学校, 15 min
Books & libraries
- 高槻市立中央図書館, 14 min
- 大垣書店高槻店, 22 min
Culture & entertainment
- 高槻ジャズストリート, 12 min
- Takatsukishi Shogaigakushu Center 2 Kai Tamokuteki Hall, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 34.8406, 135.6113, the point near Takatsuki's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 332 street intersections per km², and blocks average 47 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Takatsuki's score of 75 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 82 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 11 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 70% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Takatsuki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 85 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 82 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 52% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hirakata, Japan | 5 km | 76 |
| Toyonaka, Japan | 15 km | 85 |
| Osaka, Japan | 20 km | 94 |
| Higashiōsaka, Japan | 20 km | 93 |
| Kyoto, Japan | 23 km | 88 |
Questions about walking in Takatsuki
Is Takatsuki a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Takatsuki has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 85. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 31st of 70 cities in Japan and joint 201st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Japan?
Tokyo is the most walkable of the 70 cities ranked in Japan, with a score of 98. Takatsuki ranks joint 31st with 75.
How does Takatsuki compare with nearby cities?
Takatsuki is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Hirakata (76, 5 km away), Toyonaka (85, 15 km away) and Osaka (94, 20 km away).
Which part of Takatsuki is most walkable?
Takatsuki is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south-west, where walkability averages 91, more than the 88 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 85. It falls most to the south (57).
How is Takatsuki's walkability score calculated?
For Takatsuki it is the average of 80 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 56 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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