Living in Honchō
The city faced an unemployment rate of 1.86% at the end of 2020.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Honchō?
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.
No city-level rent figure is published for Honchō. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 300.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context |
Is Honchō 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Honchō?
The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 1.86 % · Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat)10
Honchō 1.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,784 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table4Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 1.86 %country median 3.8% | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat)10Official |
What does a salary buy in Honchō?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
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. | €1,412 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31 | − €300 |
| 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 | €1,059 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Honchō. 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 Honchō. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Honchō?
Police recorded about 316 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: 316.5 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 316.5 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)8Official |
Mobility and administration
Honchō's nearest airport was OBO, 37 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Honchō. 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
Honchō's monthly mean temperatures were −7.8°C in January and 17.8°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 2.94 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 14.58 · Apr 22.29 · May 32.37 · Jun 29.41 · Jul 32.39 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 31.22 · Oct 22.24 · Nov 17.69 · Dec 9.83 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -20.45 · Feb -22.12 · Mar -20.09 · Apr -7.12 · May -3.82 · Jun 2.15 · Jul 6.97 · Aug 8.28 · Sep 3.04 · Oct -2.72 · Nov -9.79 · Dec -18.65 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -7.85 · Feb -7.38 · Mar -2.16 · Apr 3.72 · May 9.4 · Jun 13.93 · Jul 17.77 · Aug 19.48 · Sep 16.09 · Oct 9.57 · Nov 2.73 · Dec -4.46 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Honchō?
The published population was 3,999 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,999 people | 5 Aug 2026 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications9Official |
International community in Honchō
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 | 4,387 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 4,353 | 99.2% |
| Foreigner | 34 | 0.8% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 22 | 0.5% |
| People's Republic of China | 6 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 3 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Alternatives for people set on Honchō
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Honchō from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Honchō
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Japan
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Honchō 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Honchō?
The published population was 3,999 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
How safe is Honchō?
Police recorded about 316 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed).
What is the unemployment rate in Honchō?
The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (October 2020). Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat).
Is Honchō a good place to live?
Honchō 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 Honchō?
Ikeda-cho (Hokkaido) is near Honchō. 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 Honchō?
The official citizenship distribution records 4,353 people (99.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Honchō (CITY), Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a0f5332fd73f103a6fd0d237334a87f3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/honcho/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed) police.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-12
- Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-05
- Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (e-Stat) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-05
Show 3 more sources
- ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ ドコモ光 月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1357667 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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