Living in Hamada

In Hamada, rents across existing tenancies average €4.78 per m² a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 2.73% was measured at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population54,592people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)255.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent4.78EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 24% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate2.73%country median 3.8% — 27% belowOfficial 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 crime338.5incidents 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 mean7.6µg/m³country median 8.4 — 10% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 浜田市

Cheaper rent than 79% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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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 Hamada?

Average net cold rent is about 4.78 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): 4.78 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesHamada highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Hamada€4.78

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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	248.1 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 mura⁵Official

Is Hamada 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student58%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–68%

Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–78%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 287 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.78 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 Hamada?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 2.73 % · 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)¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Hamada is 2.7%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Hamada 2.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	255.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	2.73 %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)¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Hamada?

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€4.78/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €287
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 Hamada. 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 Hamada. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	17.39 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.22 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁸Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	339.4 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.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hamada 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 residents3.22 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	338.5 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1-5-2¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Hamada's nearest airport was IWJ, 35 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 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
Distance to the nearest major airport	35 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	IWJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 6.2°C in January and 25.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 97.8 mm in January and 239.7 mm in July. Hamada's average monthly sunshine was 64.2 hours in January and 181.5 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Hamada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.6 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 — 浜田市¹⁰

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

122

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.57.6WHO 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 Hamada is 7.6 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Hamada 7.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.6 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 浜田市¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.4 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 18 · May 22.3 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 28.9 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 26.8 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 17.2 · Dec 12 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 浜田⁹Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 8.9 · May 13.5 · Jun 18 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 浜田⁹Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.2 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 9 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.9 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 8.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 浜田⁹Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 97.8 · Feb 82.5 · Mar 122.1 · Apr 116.2 · May 136.7 · Jun 185.3 · Jul 239.7 · Aug 150.9 · Sep 192.2 · Oct 111.3 · Nov 105.5 · Dec 114.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 浜田⁹Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.2 · Feb 89.3 · Mar 147 · Apr 183.7 · May 206.6 · Jun 158.6 · Jul 181.5 · Aug 213.5 · Sep 161.8 · Oct 164 · Nov 117.7 · Dec 73.2 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 浜田⁹Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

At the end of 2020, the population density reached 79 people per km².

How many people live in Hamada?

The published population was 54,592 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	690.6 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	1.56 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²⁰Official
Foreign residents	743 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²⁰Official
Population density	79 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)⁶Official
Population	54,592 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁶Official

International community in Hamada

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	54,592	100.0%
Japanese	53,624	98.2%
Foreigner	651	1.2%
Nationality not reported	317	0.6%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	213	0.4%
Republic of the Philippines	115	0.2%
People's Republic of China	114	0.2%
Republic of Korea	79	0.1%
Others	44	0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil	31	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	27	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	15	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	8	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	2	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	0.0%
India	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	56.3 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Hamada

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Alternative cities in Japan

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Hidaka54,571 residents Naruto54,622 residents Nishikan-ku (Niigata)54,546 residents Konan54,460 residents Minami-Sōma54,791 residents Hamura54,326 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 Hamada?

The published population was 54,592 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Hamada?

Average net cold rent is about 4.78 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 335 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Hamada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.6 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 — 浜田市.

What is the unemployment rate in Hamada?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (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 Hamada?

The median gross salary is 255.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Hamada a good place to live?

Hamada 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.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Hamada?

The official citizenship distribution records 53,624 people (98.2%) 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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