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Living in Yugawara-machi

In Yugawara-machi, rents across existing tenancies average €6.88 per m² a month (2023).

The population of 足柄下郡湯河原町, in Japan, was 23,426 in October 2020. The city covered 41 km² in 2024. Population density was 565.9 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 61 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 5.3% in October 2020. The city had 4 schools in May 2024. The foreign population count was 605 in 2024. There were 171.6 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-1026 sources

Population23,426people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)317.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.88EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 10% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate5.3%country median 3.8% — 41% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime440incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)
PM2.5, annual mean7.03µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Yugawara-machi?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Yugawara-machi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 足柄下郡湯河原町?

Average net cold rent is about 6.88 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): 6.88 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Yugawara-machi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesYugawara-machi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Yugawara-machi highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Yugawara-machi€6.88
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.88 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp15Official

Is Yugawara-machi 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–61%
Student45%strong on safety, weak on work · range 38–52%
Family55%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 48–62%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 413 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.88 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.

Source period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Yugawara-machi is 5.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)317.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate5.3 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7Official

What does a salary buy in Yugawara-machi?

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

regional median gross pay: €318 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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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€6.88/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €413
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 Yugawara-machi. 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 Yugawara-machi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents20.48 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.83 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents171.6 per 100,0002022Exact 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.6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yugawara-machi 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 residents1.83 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 足柄下郡湯河原町?

Police recorded about 440 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents440 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 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.14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Yugawara-machi. 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.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.03 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312
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 Yugawara-machi is 7.0 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 mean7.03 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The published population was 23,426 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area40.97 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.5Official
Foreign residents605 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.4Official
Population density565.9 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.5Official
Population23,426 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8Official

International community in Yugawara-machi

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
Total23,426100.0%
Japanese23,04598.4%
Foreigner2731.2%
Nationality not reported1080.5%
Republic of the Philippines550.2%
Others500.2%
Republic of Korea410.2%
Republic of Peru350.1%
People's Republic of China270.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam210.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal210.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United States of America100.0%
Kingdom of Thailand70.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age61.1 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Yugawara-machi

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.

Nagaizumi-cho as a Yugawara-machi alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €8.37/m² Nagaizumi-cho vs €6.88/m² Yugawara-machi+22%
  • Unemployment: 3.2% Nagaizumi-cho vs 5.3% Yugawara-machi−40%
  • Residents: 43,336 Nagaizumi-cho vs 23,426 Yugawara-machi+85%
  • Median gross pay, region: €367 Nagaizumi-cho vs €318 Yugawara-machi+16%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 487 Nagaizumi-cho vs 440 Yugawara-machino percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Nagaizumi-cho vs 7.0 µg/m³ Yugawara-machi+15%
Full comparisonMore about Nagaizumi-cho

Sakaide as a Yugawara-machi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 488 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.03/m² Sakaide vs €6.88/m² Yugawara-machi−27%
  • Residents: 50,624 Sakaide vs 23,426 Yugawara-machi+116%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Sakaide vs 5.3% Yugawara-machi−32%
  • Median gross pay, region: €278 Sakaide vs €318 Yugawara-machi−13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 793 Sakaide vs 440 Yugawara-machino percentage
Full comparisonMore about Sakaide

Cities near Yugawara-machi

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

Atami 6.6 km away
Rent
7.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Odawara 13.6 km away
Rent
7.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Susono 18.5 km away
Rent
6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nagaizumi-cho 19.2 km away
Rent
8.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Minamiashigara 19.2 km away
Rent
6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Nikaho23,435 residentsIkeda-cho (Gifu)23,360 residentsOgawara-machi23,571 residentsMine23,247 residentsIki23,222 residentsSango-cho23,219 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 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The published population was 23,426 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

Average net cold rent is about 6.88 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 481 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 足柄下郡湯河原町?

Police recorded about 440 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed).

What is the unemployment rate in 足柄下郡湯河原町?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Yugawara-machi?

The median gross salary is 317.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Yugawara-machi a good place to live?

Yugawara-machi 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 Yugawara-machi?

Manazuru-machi, Atami, Hakone-machi, Odawara, Susono are near Yugawara-machi. 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 Yugawara-machi?

The official citizenship distribution records 23,045 people (98.4%) 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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