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Living in Akishima

In Akishima, rents across existing tenancies average €8.46 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.11% at the end of 2020. Population density was 6,571.5 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2439 sources

Population116,049people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)315.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent8.46EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 35% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.11%country median 3.8% — 9% aboveOfficial 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 crime2,496incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · JP-13-Tokyo-2024
PM2.5, annual mean7.4µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 84% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 67% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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 Akishima?

Average net cold rent is about 8.46 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): 8.46 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp20
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Akishima recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesAkishima highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Akishima highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Akishima€8.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Kyoto€10.46
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate11.92 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.46 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp20Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)381.1 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura5Official

Is Akishima 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%
Student61%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–68%
Family70%strong on family, weak on cost · range 63–77%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 508 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.46 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 Akishima?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.11 % · 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)27
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Akishima is 4.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)315.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp21Official
Unemployment rate4.11 %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)27Official

What does a salary buy in Akishima?

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

regional median gross pay: €315 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€8.46/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €508
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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Akishima Salary needed to live in Akishima

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Akishima. 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

Job Search

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools25 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices32 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0123Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents16.37 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,637 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Hospitals7 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV24Official
Pharmacies48 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV25Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.23 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents123.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Akishima 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,637 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Akishima?

Police recorded about 2,496 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-20248

MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents0 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,496 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents21.06 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024JP-13-Tokyo-20248Official

Mobility and administration

Akishima's nearest airport was HND, 41 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport73 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 count2024Unique 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.19Official
Distance to the nearest major airport41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HND3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Akishima. 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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Akishima.

Find courses near Akishima

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Akishima?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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 202311

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

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 Akishima is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.4 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Akishima?

The published population was 116,049 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area17.34 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)26Official
Foreign-resident share3.39 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)29Official
Foreign residents3,934 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)29Official
Population density6,572 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)28Official
Population116,049 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total16Official

International community in Akishima

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 groupPeopleShare
Total113,949100.0%
Japanese110,42596.9%
Foreigner2,6692.3%
Nationality not reported8550.8%
People's Republic of China6600.6%
Others4910.4%
Republic of Korea4510.4%
Republic of the Philippines3300.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam2490.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal2050.2%
United States of America860.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Peru490.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil480.0%
India420.0%
Kingdom of Thailand250.0%
Republic of Indonesia240.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland90.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.4 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Akishima

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.

Ōme as an Akishima alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,066.4 Ōme vs 1,637.3 Akishima+87%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,732 Ōme vs 2,496 Akishima−31%
  • Foreign residents: 2.7% Ōme vs 3.4% Akishima−21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €293 Ōme vs €315 Akishima−7%
  • Unemployment: 4.4% Ōme vs 4.1% Akishima+8%
  • Rent: €8.22/m² Ōme vs €8.46/m² Akishimasame level
  • Residents: 128,569 Ōme vs 116,049 Akishima+11%

Nasushiobara as an Akishima alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 153 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.82/m² Nasushiobara vs €8.46/m² Akishima−31%
  • Empty flats: 18.4% Nasushiobara vs 11.9% Akishima+54%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 970.4 Nasushiobara vs 1,637.3 Akishima−41%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 700 (2025) Nasushiobara vs 2,496 (2024) Akishimano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €279 Nasushiobara vs €315 Akishima−11%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Nasushiobara vs 4.1% Akishima−13%
  • Foreign residents: 2.7% Nasushiobara vs 3.4% Akishima−19%

Cities near Akishima

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

Fussa 4.4 km away
Rent
8.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tachikawa 5.0 km away
Rent
10.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hachiōji 5.5 km away
Rent
9.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hino 5.6 km away
Rent
9.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Akiruno 6.0 km away
Rent
8.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Musashimurayama 6.3 km away
Rent
7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Mizuho-machi 7.4 km away
Rent
8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hamura 7.8 km away
Rent
8.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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How does Akishima compare?

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Is Akishima part of Tokyo?

Akishima is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 28.4 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source39

Which comparable places record less crime than Akishima?

24 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Akishima in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Akishima: 820 offences/100k (2024).

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source17

Common questions

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

How many people live in Akishima?

The published population was 116,049 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Akishima?

Average net cold rent is about 8.46 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 592 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Akishima?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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 2023.

How safe is Akishima?

Police recorded about 2,496 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Akishima?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (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 Akishima?

The median gross salary is 315.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Akishima a good place to live?

Akishima 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.

Is Akishima part of Tokyo?

Akishima is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 28.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Akishima?

Fussa, Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Hino, Akiruno are near Akishima. 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 Akishima?

The official citizenship distribution records 110,425 people (96.9%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Akishima?

24 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Akishima in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Tokyo Metropolitan Police annual 2024 + Tokyo Metropolitan Government population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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