Living in Aomori
In Aomori, rents across existing tenancies average €5.88 per m² a month (2023).
An unemployment rate of 4.97% was measured at the end of 2020.
Higher unemployment than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Aomori?
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 Aomori?
Average net cold rent is about 5.88 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): 5.88 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Fitness club. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 58.69 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Aomori (Wayback capture 20250116031818)27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.61 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ18Official · national market |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 14.38 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v226Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate | 15.09 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.88 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 294.9 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura6Official |
Is Aomori 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 353 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.88 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Aomori?
The unemployment rate is about 5 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 4.97 % · 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)22
Aomori 5.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list11Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 260.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.97 %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)22Official |
What does a salary buy in Aomori?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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€5.88/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €353 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment offices in Aomori
MHLW lists 1 public employment office in Aomori (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Hello Work — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 15.58 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,558 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospitals | 18 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official |
| Pharmacies | 156 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.28 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 228 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Aomori 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 guideSafety
How safe is Aomori?
Police recorded about 534 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 533.8 incidents per 100,000 · JP-02-Aomori-202510
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 533.8 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | JP-02-Aomori-202510Official |
Mobility and administration
Aomori's nearest airport was AOJ, 10 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 5 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights13Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 7 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.15Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 10 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | AOJ | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports14Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Aomori. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 21.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 139.9 mm in January and 129.5 mm in July. Aomori's average monthly sunshine was 48.5 hours in January and 161.4 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Aomori?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 青森市12
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Aomori 10.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 青森市12Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.8 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 13.7 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 26 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 18.3 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 4.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 青森9Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.5 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.1 · May 9.4 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -1.4 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 青森9Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.9 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 8.5 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 1.4 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 青森9Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 139.9 · Feb 99 · Mar 75.2 · Apr 68.7 · May 76.7 · Jun 75 · Jul 129.5 · Aug 142 · Sep 133 · Oct 119.2 · Nov 137.4 · Dec 155.2 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 青森9Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 48.5 · Feb 72.3 · Mar 126 · Apr 179.1 · May 201.4 · Jun 180 · Jul 161.4 · Aug 178 · Sep 162.4 · Oct 144.4 · Nov 85.4 · Dec 50.4 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 青森9Official · parent municipality |
Population and city profile
Aomori had a population density of 333.7 people per km² at the end of 2020.
How many people live in Aomori?
The published population was 263,512 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度5
By nationality
National passport99.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 824.6 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 0.6 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)24Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,557 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)24Official |
| Population density | 333.7 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official |
| Population | 263,512 people | 31 Dec 2024 | e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度5Official |
International community in Aomori
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 | 275,192 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 271,454 | 98.6% |
| Nationality not reported | 2,816 | 1.0% |
| Foreigner | 922 | 0.3% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 250 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 219 | 0.1% |
| Others | 169 | 0.1% |
| People's Republic of China | 136 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 46 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 33 | 0.0% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 29 | 0.0% |
Show 5 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Indonesia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 14 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 4 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.1 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Aomori
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.
Hirosaki as an Aomori alternative in the same region
34 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 4.0% Hirosaki vs 5.0% Aomori−20%
- Rent: €6.28/m² Hirosaki vs €5.88/m² Aomori+7%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,938.2 Hirosaki vs 1,557.6 Aomori+24%
- Residents: 159,488 Hirosaki vs 263,512 Aomori−39%
- Foreign residents: 0.7% Hirosaki vs 0.6% Aomori+10%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 514 Hirosaki vs 534 Aomori−4%
- Empty flats: 15.8% Hirosaki vs 15.1% Aomori+5%
Tsu as an Aomori alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 774 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 4.4% Tsu vs 0.6% Aomori+626%
- Unemployment: 3.2% Tsu vs 5.0% Aomori−36%
- Rent: €6.73/m² Tsu vs €5.88/m² Aomori+14%
- A meal out: €4 Tsu vs €14 Aomori−76%
- Median gross pay, region: €308 Tsu vs €260 Aomori+18%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 625 Tsu vs 534 Aomorino percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ Tsu vs 10.4 µg/m³ Aomori−14%
Cities near Aomori
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
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How does Aomori compare?
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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 Aomori?
The published population was 263,512 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度.
How much does it cost to rent in Aomori?
Average net cold rent is about 5.88 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 412 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Aomori?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 青森市.
How safe is Aomori?
Police recorded about 534 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-02-Aomori-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Aomori?
The unemployment rate is about 5 % (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 Aomori?
The median gross salary is 260.1 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Aomori a good place to live?
Aomori 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 Aomori?
Namioka, Hiranai-machi, Kuroishi are near Aomori. 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 Aomori?
The official citizenship distribution records 271,454 people (98.6%) 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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