Living in Higashiyamato

In Higashiyamato, rents across existing tenancies average €7.28 per m² a month (2023).

There were 163.8 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. The median age was 48.5 years in 2020. The unemployment rate was 4.2% in October 2020. 東大和市 is in Japan; its population was 83,901 in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-1724 sources

Population83,901people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)317.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent7.28EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 16% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 3.8% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

PM2.5, annual mean8.9µg/m³country median 8.4 — 6% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東大和市

Pricier rent than 72% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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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 東大和市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.28 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): 7.28 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Higashiyamato yet.

Net rent across major citiesHigashiyamato highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

Higashiyamato€7.28

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	338.6 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 Higashiyamato a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student55%strong on education, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–60%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 437 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.28 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 東大和市?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁶

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Higashiyamato is 4.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Higashiyamato 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	317.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Higashiyamato?

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

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€7.28/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €437
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities, internet, mobile plan	—
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 Higashiyamato. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	18 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	4.84 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.74 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	163.8 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 Higashiyamato 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 residents1.74 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Higashiyamato. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 東大和市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.9 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 — 東大和市¹²

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

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

PM2.58.9WHO 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 Higashiyamato is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Higashiyamato 8.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.9 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東大和市¹²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 13.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 6,333.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 東大和市?

The published population was 83,901 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.42 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 km2.³Official
Foreign residents	1,467 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.²Official
Population density	6,334 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 km2.³Official
Population	83,901 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Higashiyamato

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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	83,901	100.0%
Japanese	82,703	98.6%
Foreigner	1,071	1.3%
People's Republic of China	336	0.4%
Republic of Korea	281	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	225	0.3%
Nationality not reported	127	0.2%
Others	71	0.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	59	0.1%
United States of America	28	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	19	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	16	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	14	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	12	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	8	0.0%
Republic of Peru	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	48.5 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Higashiyamato

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.

Chichibu as a Higashiyamato alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €5.71/m² Chichibu vs €7.28/m² Higashiyamato−22%
Median gross pay, region: €263 Chichibu vs €318 Higashiyamato−17%
Residents: 59,674 Chichibu vs 83,901 Higashiyamato−29%
Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ Chichibu vs 8.9 µg/m³ Higashiyamatosame level

Full comparison More about Chichibu

Seki as a Higashiyamato alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 228 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.65/m² Seki vs €7.28/m² Higashiyamato−22%
Unemployment: 3.4% Seki vs 4.2% Higashiyamato−19%
Median gross pay, region: €280 Seki vs €318 Higashiyamato−12%
Annual PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³ Seki vs 8.9 µg/m³ Higashiyamatosame level
Residents: 85,283 Seki vs 83,901 Higashiyamato+2%

Full comparison More about Seki

Cities near Higashiyamato

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

Musashimurayama 3.7 km away

Rent: 7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tachikawa 3.9 km away

Rent: 10.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Higashimurayama 3.9 km away

Rent: 8.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kodaira 5.0 km away

Rent: 10.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kokubunji 5.1 km away

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

Kunitachi 7.0 km away

Rent: 11.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tokorozawa 7.1 km away

Rent: 9.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Mizuho-machi 7.2 km away

Rent: 8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 東大和市?

The published population was 83,901 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 東大和市?

Average net cold rent is about 7.28 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 509 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 東大和市?

What is the unemployment rate in 東大和市?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Higashiyamato?

The median gross salary is 317.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Higashiyamato?

1,467 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Higashiyamato a good place to live?

Higashiyamato 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 Higashiyamato?

Musashimurayama, Tachikawa, Higashimurayama, Kodaira, Kokubunji are near Higashiyamato. 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 Higashiyamato?

The official citizenship distribution records 82,703 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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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
Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-12
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Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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