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Living in Fuji

In Fuji, rents across existing tenancies average €6.69 per m² a month (2023).

Fuji's unemployment stood at 3.99% at the end of 2020. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8.7 µg/m³ in March 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2432 sources

Population246,491people31 Dec 2024Official 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
Median gross salary (region)297.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 7% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.99%country median 3.8% — 6% 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 crime578.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-22-Shizuoka-2025
PM2.5, annual mean8.65µg/m³country median 8.4 — 3% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富士市

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

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 Fuji.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 Fuji?

Average net cold rent is about 6.69 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): 6.69 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fuji recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Fuji€6.69
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18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate14.03 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)322.7 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 mura6Official

Is Fuji 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–63%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family72%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 65–79%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 401 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.69 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 Fuji?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.99 % · 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)23
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Fuji is 4.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026MHLW — Hello Work nationwide location list11Official
Median gross salary (regional)297.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Unemployment rate3.99 %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)23Official

What does a salary buy in Fuji?

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

regional median gross pay: €297 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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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€6.69/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €401
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 offices in Fuji

MHLW lists 1 public employment office in Fuji (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.

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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.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools57 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices81 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0119Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.37 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents937.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospitals12 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV20Official
Pharmacies127 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV21Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.69 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents169.4 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fuji 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents937.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Fuji?

Police recorded about 578 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: 578.3 incidents per 100,000 · JP-22-Shizuoka-20259
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents11.82 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20259Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents578.3 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20259Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents74.17 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-22-Shizuoka-20259Official

Mobility and administration

Fuji's nearest airport was FSZ, 61 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Destinations from nearest airport10 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.15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport61 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FSZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Fuji?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 µg/m³ (2024) — 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: 8.65 µg/m³ · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富士市12
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 Fuji is 8.7 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 mean8.65 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富士市12Official

Population and city profile

Fuji's population density measured 1,001.8 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Fuji?

The published population was 246,491 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area244.9 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)22Official
Foreign-resident share3.37 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)25Official
Foreign residents8,258 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)25Official
Population density1,002 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)24Official
Population246,491 people31 Dec 2024e-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 Fuji

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
Total245,392100.0%
Japanese239,08797.4%
Foreigner4,9982.0%
Nationality not reported1,3070.5%
Federative Republic of Brazil1,2300.5%
Republic of the Philippines8680.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam7940.3%
People's Republic of China6150.3%
Others5870.2%
Republic of Korea3410.1%
Republic of Peru2830.1%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kingdom of Thailand920.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal820.0%
Republic of Indonesia520.0%
United States of America340.0%
India100.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland100.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age51.1 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Fuji

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.

Kofu as a Fuji alternative in the same region

57 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,788.2 Kofu vs 937.1 Fuji+91%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Kofu vs 8.7 µg/m³ Fuji−35%
  • Empty flats: 18.1% Kofu vs 14.0% Fuji+29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 416 Kofu vs 578 Fujino percentage
  • Foreign residents: 4.3% Kofu vs 3.4% Fuji+27%
  • Residents: 183,850 Kofu vs 246,491 Fuji−25%
  • Unemployment: 3.7% Kofu vs 4.0% Fuji−7%
Full comparisonMore about Kofu

Shimonoseki as a Fuji alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 721 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,010.1 Shimonoseki vs 937.1 Fuji+114%
  • Rent: €5.53/m² Shimonoseki vs €6.69/m² Fuji−17%
  • Empty flats: 19.1% Shimonoseki vs 14.0% Fuji+36%
  • Foreign residents: 2.3% Shimonoseki vs 3.4% Fuji−31%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 400 Shimonoseki vs 578 Fujino percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Shimonoseki vs 4.0% Fuji−10%
  • Median gross pay, region: €273 Shimonoseki vs €297 Fuji−8%
Full comparisonMore about Shimonoseki

Cities near Fuji

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

Fujinomiya 8.4 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Numazu 18.5 km away
Rent
7.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nagaizumi-cho 20.3 km away
Rent
8.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Susono 21.0 km away
Rent
6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Asaminami-ku (Hiroshima)247,020 residentsChigasaki247,214 residentsYamato245,750 residentsKanagawa-ku (Yokohama)247,267 residentsAsahi-ku (Yokohama)245,174 residentsTokushima244,830 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 Fuji?

The published population was 246,491 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 Fuji?

Average net cold rent is about 6.69 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 468 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Fuji?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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 — 富士市.

How safe is Fuji?

Police recorded about 578 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-22-Shizuoka-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Fuji?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (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 Fuji?

The median gross salary is 297.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Fuji a good place to live?

Fuji 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 Fuji?

Fujinomiya, Numazu, Nambu-cho (Yamanashi), Nagaizumi-cho, Susono are near Fuji. 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 Fuji?

The official citizenship distribution records 239,087 people (97.4%) 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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