Living in Akaiwa

In Akaiwa (Okayama Prefecture), rents across existing tenancies average €3.86 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Akaiwa reached 3.41%. At the end of 2020, the population density reached 203.8 people per km².

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population42,661people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)254.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent3.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 38% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.41%country median 3.8% — 10% belowOfficial source · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)

Recorded crime560.7incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2

PM2.5, annual mean10.8µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 91% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 67% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 94% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Akaiwa?

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Housing and cost

Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.

How much does it cost to rent in Akaiwa?

Average net cold rent is about 3.86 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.86 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesAkaiwa highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Akaiwa€3.86

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモ¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official

Is Akaiwa a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–65%

Family62%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 53–71%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 232 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 3.86 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Akaiwa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.41 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Akaiwa is 3.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Akaiwa 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	254.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	3.41 %country median 3.8%	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表)¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Akaiwa?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€3.86/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €232
Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光月額料金 · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Akaiwa. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Akaiwa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	20 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	5.7 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.12 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	112.9 per 100,000	2022	Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Akaiwa when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Physicians per 1,000 residents1.12 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	560.7 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2¹⁶Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Akaiwa's nearest airport was OKJ, 16 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	2024	Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables.¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OKJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Akaiwa. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

JapaneseIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Akaiwa.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Akaiwa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Akaiwa is 10.8 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Akaiwa 10.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Akaiwa?

The published population was 42,661 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	209.4 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	1.67 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	703 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)¹⁹Official
Population density	203.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)⁵Official
Population	42,661 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁵Official

International community in Akaiwa

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020

Published group	People	Share
Total	42,661	100.0%
Japanese	42,018	98.5%
Foreigner	483	1.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	239	0.6%
Nationality not reported	160	0.4%
People's Republic of China	110	0.3%
Republic of Korea	36	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	28	0.1%
Others	24	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	16	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	14	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	9	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	4	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	0.0%
Republic of Peru	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	51 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Akaiwa

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bizen as an Akaiwa alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 3.3% Bizen vs 1.7% Akaiwa+95%
Rent: €4.19/m² Bizen vs €3.86/m² Akaiwa+9%
Residents: 32,320 Bizen vs 42,661 Akaiwa−24%
Unemployment: 3.6% Bizen vs 3.4% Akaiwa+6%
Median gross pay, region: €249 Bizen vs €255 Akaiwasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 561 Bizen vs 561 Akaiwasame level

Full comparison More about Bizen

Nihommatsu as an Akaiwa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 656 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.57/m² Nihommatsu vs €3.86/m² Akaiwano percentage
Unemployment: 4.2% Nihommatsu vs 3.4% Akaiwa+22%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Nihommatsu vs 10.8 µg/m³ Akaiwa−34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 498 Nihommatsu vs 561 Akaiwa−11%
Foreign residents: 1.5% Nihommatsu vs 1.7% Akaiwa−11%

Full comparison More about Nihommatsu

Cities near Akaiwa

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Setouchi 12.1 km away

Rent: 5.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Okayama 14.1 km away

Rent: 7.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Bizen 15.6 km away

Rent: 4.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Akaiwa, nearest in population first.

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Noboribetsu42,727 residents Iwanuma42,777 residents Shimo-tsuma42,521 residents Yomitan42,373 residents Nakano42,338 residents Yatomi43,025 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Akaiwa?

The published population was 42,661 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Akaiwa?

Average net cold rent is about 3.86 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 270 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Akaiwa?

What is the unemployment rate in Akaiwa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計第1-2表).

What is the typical salary around Akaiwa?

The median gross salary is 254.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Akaiwa a good place to live?

Akaiwa may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Akaiwa?

Setouchi, Okayama, Bizen are near Akaiwa. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Akaiwa?

The official citizenship distribution records 42,018 people (98.5%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Akaiwa (Okayama Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 37f7356df47fd928c02ead0619c3b37a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/akaiwa-31-7405227/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Akaiwa (Okayama Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {37f7356df47fd928c02ead0619c3b37a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/akaiwa-31-7405227/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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