Living in Tsumagoi-mura

The median age was 59 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 363 in 2024. The city had 4 schools in May 2024. 吾妻郡嬬恋村 had a population of 8,850 in October 2020. For 吾妻郡嬬恋村, the unemployment rate was 2% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-1524 sources

Population8,850people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)264EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average rent300.3EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate2%country median 3.8% — 47% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime496incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 市町村別刑法犯認知件数（令和7年12月末現在）

PM2.5, annual mean8.4µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Tsumagoi-mura?

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 Tsumagoi-mura.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Tsumagoi-mura. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesTsumagoi-mura highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

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Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	300.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official · regional context

Is Tsumagoi-mura a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–63%

Student37%strong on safety, weak on work · range 29–45%

Family53%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 45–61%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Tsumagoi-mura is 2.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Tsumagoi-mura 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	264 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Tsumagoi-mura?

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

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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
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31	− €300
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 Tsumagoi-mura. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	4 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.219 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	21.8 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.⁷Official

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

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Physicians per 1,000 residents0.219 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

Police recorded about 496 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 市町村別刑法犯認知件数（令和7年12月末現在）¹⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	496 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	市町村別刑法犯認知件数（令和7年12月末現在）¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 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.¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Tsumagoi-mura. 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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp¹²

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

PM2.58.4WHO 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 Tsumagoi-mura is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Tsumagoi-mura 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same	31 Dec 2023	tenbou.nies.go.jp¹²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 337.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 26.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The published population was 8,850 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	337.6 km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	363 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	26.9 people/km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁶Official
Population	8,850 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Tsumagoi-mura

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	8,850	100.0%
Japanese	8,698	98.3%
Foreigner	143	1.6%
Others	69	0.8%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	16	0.2%
People's Republic of China	14	0.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	11	0.1%
Nationality not reported	9	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	7	0.1%
Republic of Korea	6	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	5	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	4	0.0%
United States of America	4	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1	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 source⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	58.5 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Tsumagoi-mura

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.

Karuizawa-machi as a Tsumagoi-mura alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €474 Karuizawa-machi vs €264 Tsumagoi-mura+79%
Unemployment: 3.9% Karuizawa-machi vs 2.0% Tsumagoi-mura+95%
Residents: 19,188 Karuizawa-machi vs 8,850 Tsumagoi-mura+117%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 588 Karuizawa-machi vs 496 Tsumagoi-murano percentage

Full comparison More about Karuizawa-machi

Yasu as a Tsumagoi-mura alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 277 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,513 Yasu vs 8,850 Tsumagoi-mura+471%
Median gross pay, region: €316 Yasu vs €264 Tsumagoi-mura+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 618 Yasu vs 496 Tsumagoi-murano percentage

Full comparison More about Yasu

Cities near Tsumagoi-mura

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

Karuizawa-machi 19.7 km away

Rent: 4.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Miyota-machi 21.7 km away

Rent: 7.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Suzaka 24.9 km away

Rent: 6.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The published population was 8,850 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.4 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.

How safe is 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

What is the unemployment rate in 吾妻郡嬬恋村?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Tsumagoi-mura?

The median gross salary is 264 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Tsumagoi-mura?

363 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Tsumagoi-mura a good place to live?

Tsumagoi-mura 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 Tsumagoi-mura?

Naganohara-machi, Kusatsu-machi, Karuizawa-machi, Miyota-machi, Takayama-mura are near Tsumagoi-mura. 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 Tsumagoi-mura?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,698 people (98.3%) 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). Tsumagoi-mura, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c19fa582df4622df60c63f05f6c1702]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/azumaguntsumagoimura/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Tsumagoi-mura, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/azumaguntsumagoimura/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13

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