Joto-ku, Osaka City — Population, elevation and map

About Joto-ku

Joto-ku is a municipality. Location: Osaka City, Osaka. Population: 167,907. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Jōtō-ku (城東区, Jōtō-ku) is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974. As of 2025, the population density is the second largest of a city-designated municipality in Japan, after Nishi Ward. Additionally, when the special wards of Tokyo are also included, it is the eighth densest ward overall after Toshima, Nakano, Sumida, Arakawa, Bunkyō and Taitō.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1943
Area: 8.4 km²
Official website: city.osaka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Joto-ku

Tsurumi-ku
Higashinari Ku
Chūō Ku
Miyakojima-ku

Population of Joto-ku over time

Population of Joto-ku over time
2010		165,832
2015		164,697
2021		167,907

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Joto-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 225 km southwest18°
Fujinomiya · 285 km east18°
Fuji · 290 km east20°

Hottest month: August (day 33°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (215 mm)
Driest month: December (37 mm)

10° 1°

14° 4°

20° 9°

25° 14°

28° 19°

31° 23°

33° 24°

29° 20°

23° 14°

18° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

45

Feb

60

Mar

100

Apr

133

May

143

Jun

215

Jul

172

Aug

111

Sep

183

Oct

113

Nov

69

Dec

37

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Joto-ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	14°	20°	25°	28°	31°	33°	29°	23°	18°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	9°	14°	19°	23°	24°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	45	60	100	133	143	215	172	111	183	113	69	37

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Joto-ku

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Moriguchi, 4 km to the north.

Airports

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 13 kmnorthwest
Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 31 kmwest
Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 41 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Moriguchi Population: 143.1K 4 kmnorth
Kadoma Population: 131.7K 5 kmnortheast
Higashiosaka Population: 493.9K 5 kmsoutheast
Daitō Population: 119.4K 7 kmeast
Suita Population: 385.6K 8 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Joto-ku

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km15 places

Mount Shigi Mountain 15 kmSE
Yamato Gawa River 14 kmSW
PL Peace Tower Landmark 22 kmS
Mukogawa River River 17 kmW

25–60 km50 places

Mount Rokkō Mountain 28 kmW
Mount Miwa Mountain 34 kmSE
Mount Amanokagu Mountain 34 kmSE
Mount Miminashi Mountain 31 kmSE

60–100 km31 places

Awaji Island Island 75 kmSW
Kumozu River River 91 kmE
Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 75 kmSE
Mount Kunimi Mountain 72 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Joto-ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Joto-ku	Kushiro	Oyama	Hirosaki
Population	167.9K	167.9K	167.6K	168.7K
Elevation	4 m	6 m	41 m	45 m
Summer day (hottest month)	33°	21°	30°	28°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	-11°	-2°	-5°
Annual rainfall	1,381 mm	1,054 mm	1,289 mm	1,390 mm
Best months	May, Oct	Jul–Sep	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jul, Sep
Distance	—	1,195 km	424 km	785 km