Living in Mashiko-machi
In Mashiko-machi, rents across existing tenancies average €5.65 per m² a month (2023).
The population of 芳賀郡益子町, in Japan, was 21,898 in October 2020. The city covered 89.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 238.9 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 54.4 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.4% in October 2020. The city had 9 schools in May 2024. There were 68.6 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.
Cheaper rent than 62% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 69% 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 Mashiko-machi?
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 芳賀郡益子町?
Average net cold rent is about 5.65 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): 5.65 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
| 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18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp15Official |
Is Mashiko-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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 339 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.65 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 芳賀郡益子町?
The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8
Mashiko-machi 3.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 255.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 %country median 3.8% | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official |
What does a salary buy in Mashiko-machi?
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€5.65/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €339 |
| 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 service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mashiko-machi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mashiko-machi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 9 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 11.1 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 0.74 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 68.6 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 Mashiko-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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 芳賀郡益子町?
Police recorded about 351 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: 351.1 incidents per 100,000 · Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 351.1 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数)2Official |
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.14Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mashiko-machi. 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
Is the air quality good in 芳賀郡益子町?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 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: 7.93 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202313
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.
Mashiko-machi 7.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.93 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202313Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in 芳賀郡益子町?
The published population was 21,898 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9
By nationality
National passport98.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 89.4 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 | 333 people | 2024 | Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official |
| Population density | 238.9 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 | 21,898 people | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official |
International community in Mashiko-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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,898 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 21,586 | 98.6% |
| Foreigner | 189 | 0.9% |
| Nationality not reported | 123 | 0.6% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 46 | 0.2% |
| Others | 26 | 0.1% |
| People's Republic of China | 25 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 21 | 0.1% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 17 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 14 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 13 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Korea | 12 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Peru | 7 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 4 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | 54.4 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official |
Alternatives for people set on Mashiko-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.
Sakuragawa as a Mashiko-machi alternative in the same region
16 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.
- Rent: €4.78/m² Sakuragawa vs €5.65/m² Mashiko-machi−15%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.9 µg/m³ Sakuragawa vs 7.9 µg/m³ Mashiko-machi+38%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 687 Sakuragawa vs 351 Mashiko-machino percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €254 Sakuragawa vs €255 Mashiko-machisame level
Nichinan as a Mashiko-machi alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €3.97/m² Nichinan vs €5.65/m² Mashiko-machi−30%
- Residents: 50,848 Nichinan vs 21,898 Mashiko-machi+132%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 457 Nichinan vs 351 Mashiko-machino percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €247 Nichinan vs €255 Mashiko-machi−3%
Cities near Mashiko-machi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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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 芳賀郡益子町?
The published population was 21,898 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.
How much does it cost to rent in 芳賀郡益子町?
Average net cold rent is about 5.65 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 396 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in 芳賀郡益子町?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 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 芳賀郡益子町?
Police recorded about 351 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数).
What is the unemployment rate in 芳賀郡益子町?
The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
What is the typical salary around Mashiko-machi?
The median gross salary is 255.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Mashiko-machi a good place to live?
Mashiko-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 Mashiko-machi?
Mooka, Ichikai-machi, Haga-machi, Motegi-machi, Sakuragawa are near Mashiko-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 Mashiko-machi?
The official citizenship distribution records 21,586 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mashiko-machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e860f6f62b3a3f0853d83c095ca79b6f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hagagunmashikochou/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 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
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- MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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