Living in Date

In Date (Fukushima Prefecture), rents across existing tenancies average €5.54 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 4.61% at the end of 2020. Date's population density measured 219.7 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population56,768people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Median gross salary (region)242.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.54EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 12% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.61%country median 3.8% — 22% 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 crime497.6incidents 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 mean7.98µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 62% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Date.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 Date?

Average net cold rent is about 5.54 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): 5.54 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesDate highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Date€5.54

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¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.54 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹¹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	287.4 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 mura⁴Official

Is Date 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family57%strong on safety, weak on education · range 47–67%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 332 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.54 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 Date?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 4.61 % · 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)¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Date is 4.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	242.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹²Official
Unemployment rate	4.61 %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)¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Date?

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€5.54/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €332
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 Date Salary needed to live in Date

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Date. 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 Date. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	7.06 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁵Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.36 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	145.9 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 Date 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 residents1.36 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	497.6 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1-5-2¹⁴Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Date's nearest airport was SDJ, 51 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	14 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	51 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SDJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Date?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 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: 7.98 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁷

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Date is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.98 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Date?

The published population was 56,768 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	265.1 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.23 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	676 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)¹⁸Official
Population density	219.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)¹⁷Official
Population	56,768 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications¹⁰Official

International community in Date

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	58,240	100.0%
Japanese	57,779	99.2%
Foreigner	401	0.7%
People's Republic of China	161	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	125	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	63	0.1%
Nationality not reported	60	0.1%
Republic of Korea	19	0.0%
Others	14	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	5	0.0%
United States of America	5	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	5	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	2	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Date

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.

Yonezawa as a Date alternative in the same region

40 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 316 Yonezawa vs 498 Date−37%
Rent: €6.22/m² Yonezawa vs €5.54/m² Date+12%
Unemployment: 3.5% Yonezawa vs 4.6% Date−24%
Foreign residents: 1.7% Yonezawa vs 1.2% Date+39%
Median gross pay, region: €254 Yonezawa vs €243 Date+5%

Full comparison More about Yonezawa

Ishikari as a Date alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 606 km, better on 6 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 1.8% Ishikari vs 1.2% Date+48%
Unemployment: 4.1% Ishikari vs 4.6% Date−12%
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Ishikari vs 8.0 µg/m³ Date−18%
Median gross pay, region: €263 Ishikari vs €243 Date+8%
Rent: €5.27/m² Ishikari vs €5.54/m² Date−5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 479 Ishikari vs 498 Date−4%

Full comparison More about Ishikari

Cities near Date

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

Fukushima 10.1 km away

Rent: 6.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Shiroishi 21.0 km away

Rent: 5.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Mukō56,859 residents Ishikari56,869 residents Fussa56,896 residents Mizuho56,388 residents Kan’onjichō56,361 residents Kudamatsu56,334 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 Date?

The published population was 56,768 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

How much does it cost to rent in Date?

Average net cold rent is about 5.54 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 388 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Date?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 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 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Date?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (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 Date?

The median gross salary is 242.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Date a good place to live?

Date 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 Date?

Kori-machi, Kunimi-machi, Fukushima, Kawamata-machi, Shiroishi are near Date. 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 Date?

The official citizenship distribution records 57,779 people (99.2%) 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). Date (Fukushima Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d171535fbcd7a1cc0c264ba84af1e496]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/date/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Date (Fukushima Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d171535fbcd7a1cc0c264ba84af1e496},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/date/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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