Living in Imagane

Imagane had an unemployment rate of 2.48% at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 8.9 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-1513 sources

Population4,331people5 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Average gross salary1,784EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table

Average rent300.2EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate2.48%country median 3.8% — 34% 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 crime90.01incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Imagane.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Imagane. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesImagane highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

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Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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⁹Official · 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 Imagane a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%

Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 59–79%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Imagane?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 2.48 % · 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)¹¹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Imagane is 2.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Imagane 2.5%

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	2.48 %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)¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Imagane?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,059of €1,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Imagane. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is Imagane?

Police recorded about 90 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: 90.01 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	90.01 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Imagane was 61 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	61 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OIR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.3°C in January to 19.4°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 6.52 · Feb 8.75 · Mar 11.17 · Apr 17.04 · May 22.53 · Jun 27.78 · Jul 28.15 · Aug 30.82 · Sep 29.03 · Oct 22.51 · Nov 17.67 · Dec 12.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -11.25 · Feb -12.51 · Mar -9.29 · Apr -1.72 · May 0.94 · Jun 7.28 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 14.32 · Sep 10.01 · Oct 3.07 · Nov -5.16 · Dec -9.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.32 · Feb -2.18 · Mar 1.02 · Apr 5.63 · May 10.59 · Jun 15.38 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 18.56 · Oct 12.61 · Nov 5.91 · Dec -0.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Imagane?

The published population was 4,331 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	568.3 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	0.346 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)¹³Official
Foreign residents	15 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)¹³Official
Population density	8.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)¹²Official
Population	4,331 people	5 Aug 2026	Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications⁸Official

International community in Imagane

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	5,072	100.0%
Japanese	5,068	99.9%
Foreigner	4	0.1%
Others	2	0.0%
People's Republic of China	1	0.0%
India	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 Imagane

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.

Miyoshi as an Imagane alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 1.9% Miyoshi vs 0.3% Imagane+461%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 543 Miyoshi vs 90 Imaganeno percentage
Unemployment: 2.6% Miyoshi vs 2.5% Imagane+4%

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Alternative cities in Japan

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Biratori4,361 residents Zentsujichó4,279 residents Koshimizu4,255 residents Shimoichi4,250 residents Ajiki4,442 residents Yuni4,457 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 Imagane?

The published population was 4,331 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

How safe is Imagane?

Police recorded about 90 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 Imagane?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (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).

How many foreign residents live in Imagane?

15 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).

Is Imagane a good place to live?

Imagane 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 Imagane?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,068 people (99.9%) 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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  title = {Imagane, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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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
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
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
国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) gsi.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03

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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) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03
総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民) soumu.go.jp · checked 2026-08-03

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