Living in Hatsukaichi
In Hatsukaichi, rents across existing tenancies average €6.30 per m² a month (2023).
Hatsukaichi's unemployment stood at 3.09% at the end of 2020. The population density of Hatsukaichi stood at 233.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.
Lower unemployment than 82% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Hatsukaichi?
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 Hatsukaichi?
Average net cold rent is about 6.3 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): 6.3 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
| 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 |
| Housing vacancy rate | 15.41 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the same | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 330.5 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 mura6Official |
Is Hatsukaichi 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 378 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.3 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 Hatsukaichi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.09 % · 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)22
Hatsukaichi 3.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 286.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.09 %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)22Official |
What does a salary buy in Hatsukaichi?
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€6.30/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €378 |
| 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 Hatsukaichi. 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 Hatsukaichi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 36 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 13.29 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,329 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospitals | 8 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official |
| Pharmacies | 57 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.71 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 271.5 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hatsukaichi 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 Hatsukaichi?
Police recorded about 337 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: 337.2 incidents per 100,000 · JP-34-Hiroshima-20259
Mobility and administration
Hatsukaichi's nearest airport was IWK, 24 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights12Official |
| 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.14Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 24 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports13Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | IWK | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports13Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hatsukaichi. 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
Monthly mean temperatures were 5.4°C in January and 27.2°C in July. Hatsukaichi's monthly precipitation totalled 46.2 mm in January and 279.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 138.6 hours in January and 173.4 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Hatsukaichi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 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: 9.22 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
Hatsukaichi 9.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.22 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.9 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 19.8 · May 24.4 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 30.9 · Aug 32.8 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 17.7 · Dec 12.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HIROSHIMA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 10.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HIROSHIMA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.8 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 18.8 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 7.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HIROSHIMA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 46.2 · Feb 64 · Mar 118.3 · Apr 141 · May 169.8 · Jun 226.5 · Jul 279.8 · Aug 131.4 · Sep 162.7 · Oct 109.2 · Nov 69.3 · Dec 54 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HIROSHIMA15Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 138.6 · Feb 140.1 · Mar 176.7 · Apr 191.9 · May 210.8 · Jun 154.6 · Jul 173.4 · Aug 207.3 · Sep 167.3 · Oct 178.6 · Nov 153.3 · Dec 140.6 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HIROSHIMA15Official · parent municipality |
Similar climate. In Japan: Ichinomiya ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±1.9 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.5 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.5 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Hatsukaichi?
The published population was 115,451 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
By nationality
National passport98.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 489.5 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 1.75 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)24Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,007 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)24Official |
| Population density | 233.2 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official |
| Population | 115,451 people | 31 Dec 2024 | 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5Official |
International community in Hatsukaichi
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 | 114,173 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 112,237 | 98.3% |
| Foreigner | 1,244 | 1.1% |
| Nationality not reported | 692 | 0.6% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 482 | 0.4% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 199 | 0.2% |
| People's Republic of China | 187 | 0.2% |
| Republic of Korea | 156 | 0.1% |
| Others | 103 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 38 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 29 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 23 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 6 | 0.0% |
| India | 3 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 3 | 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 | 51.2 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Hatsukaichi
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.
Iwakuni as a Hatsukaichi alternative in the same region
23 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Empty flats: 19.7% Iwakuni vs 15.4% Hatsukaichi+28%
- Rent: €5.81/m² Iwakuni vs €6.30/m² Hatsukaichi−8%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 360 Iwakuni vs 337 Hatsukaichino percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,689.9 Iwakuni vs 1,329.0 Hatsukaichi+27%
- Foreign residents: 2.1% Iwakuni vs 1.7% Hatsukaichi+19%
- Unemployment: 3.2% Iwakuni vs 3.1% Hatsukaichi+4%
- Median gross pay, region: €279 Iwakuni vs €287 Hatsukaichisame level
Nasushiobara as a Hatsukaichi alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 755 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 2.7% Nasushiobara vs 1.7% Hatsukaichi+57%
- Rent: €5.82/m² Nasushiobara vs €6.30/m² Hatsukaichi−8%
- Unemployment: 3.6% Nasushiobara vs 3.1% Hatsukaichi+15%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 700 Nasushiobara vs 337 Hatsukaichino percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 970.4 Nasushiobara vs 1,329.0 Hatsukaichi−27%
- Empty flats: 18.4% Nasushiobara vs 15.4% Hatsukaichi+19%
- Median gross pay, region: €279 Nasushiobara vs €287 Hatsukaichisame level
Cities near Hatsukaichi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 Hatsukaichi?
The published population was 115,451 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 Hatsukaichi?
Average net cold rent is about 6.3 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 441 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Hatsukaichi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 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 Hatsukaichi?
Police recorded about 337 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-34-Hiroshima-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Hatsukaichi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (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 Hatsukaichi?
The median gross salary is 286.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Hatsukaichi a good place to live?
Hatsukaichi 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 Hatsukaichi?
Ōno-hara, Hiroshima, Ōtake, Fuchu-cho, Saka-cho are near Hatsukaichi. 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 Hatsukaichi?
The official citizenship distribution records 112,237 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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