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Living in Ishinomaki

In Ishinomaki, rents across existing tenancies average €5.01 per m² a month (2023).

An unemployment rate of 4.92% was measured at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population132,447people31 Dec 2024Official 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
Median gross salary (region)263EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent5.01EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 20% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.92%country median 3.8% — 31% aboveOfficial 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 crime431incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-04-Miyagi-2025
PM2.5, annual mean10.3µg/m³country median 8.4 — 23% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 石巻市

Cheaper rent than 75% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Ishinomaki?

Average net cold rent is about 5.01 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): 5.01 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ishinomaki recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesIshinomaki highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ishinomaki highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Ishinomaki€5.01
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate15.77 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.01 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)255.3 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura6Official

Is Ishinomaki 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–64%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student72%strong on education, weak on work · range 65–79%
Family76%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 69–83%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 300 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.01 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 Ishinomaki?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.92 % · 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
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ishinomaki is 4.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)263 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Unemployment rate4.92 %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 Ishinomaki?

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

regional median gross pay: €263 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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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€5.01/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ishinomaki Salary needed to live in Ishinomaki

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ishinomaki. 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

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ishinomaki. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools60 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents12.5 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,250 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospitals8 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official
Pharmacies78 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.56 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents256.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ishinomaki 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,250 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ishinomaki?

Police recorded about 431 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-04-Miyagi-202510

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents431 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-04-Miyagi-202510Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents38.53 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-04-Miyagi-202510Official

Mobility and administration

Ishinomaki's nearest airport was SDJ, 45 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport14 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Destinations from nearest airport13 count2024Unique 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.15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport45 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SDJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ishinomaki. 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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ishinomaki.

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Climate and air quality

Ishinomaki's monthly mean temperatures were 1°C in January and 21.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 38.8 mm in January and 145.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 163.8 hours in January and 140.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ishinomaki?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 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 — 石巻市12

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Ishinomaki is 10.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.3 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 石巻市12Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.2 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 13.2 · Dec 7.3 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 石巻9Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.2 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 5.4 · May 11 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 石巻9Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 1 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.6 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 15 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 3.4 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 石巻9Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 38.8 · Feb 31 · Mar 72.4 · Apr 86.1 · May 96.8 · Jun 110.6 · Jul 145.7 · Aug 115.8 · Sep 151.6 · Oct 137.9 · Nov 61.9 · Dec 42.8 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 石巻9Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 163.8 · Feb 164.6 · Mar 184.5 · Apr 193.4 · May 196 · Jun 157.4 · Jul 140.1 · Aug 161.9 · Sep 137.3 · Oct 151.5 · Nov 150 · Dec 146.2 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 石巻9Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

At the end of 2020, the population density reached 252.7 people per km².

How many people live in Ishinomaki?

The published population was 132,447 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area554.3 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official
Foreign-resident share1.39 %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 residents1,806 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)24Official
Population density252.7 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official
Population132,447 people31 Dec 2024e-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 Ishinomaki

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 groupPeopleShare
Total140,151100.0%
Japanese137,68698.2%
Nationality not reported1,3941.0%
Foreigner1,0710.8%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam2520.2%
Others1930.1%
People's Republic of China1710.1%
Republic of Indonesia1310.1%
Republic of the Philippines1270.1%
Republic of Korea900.1%
Kingdom of Thailand410.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United States of America350.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal110.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil90.0%
Republic of Peru70.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30.0%
India10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age54.6 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Ishinomaki

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.

Kesennuma as an Ishinomaki alternative in the same region

58 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €4.07/m² Kesennuma vs €5.01/m² Ishinomaki−19%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Kesennuma vs 4.9% Ishinomaki−18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ Kesennuma vs 10.3 µg/m³ Ishinomaki−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 501 Kesennuma vs 431 Ishinomakino percentage
  • Foreign residents: 1.5% Kesennuma vs 1.4% Ishinomaki+11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €256 Kesennuma vs €263 Ishinomakisame level

Shūnan as an Ishinomaki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 980 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 3.2% Shūnan vs 4.9% Ishinomaki−35%
  • Rent: €5.56/m² Shūnan vs €5.01/m² Ishinomaki+11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €304 Shūnan vs €263 Ishinomaki+16%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,705.1 Shūnan vs 1,250.1 Ishinomaki+36%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 369 Shūnan vs 431 Ishinomakino percentage
  • Foreign residents: 1.6% Shūnan vs 1.4% Ishinomaki+18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Shūnan vs 10.3 µg/m³ Ishinomaki−12%

Cities near Ishinomaki

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

Higashimatsushima 8.0 km away
Rent
4.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Wakuya-cho 19.2 km away
Rent
5.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

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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 Ishinomaki?

The published population was 132,447 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 Ishinomaki?

Average net cold rent is about 5.01 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 350 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ishinomaki?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 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 — 石巻市.

How safe is Ishinomaki?

Police recorded about 431 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-04-Miyagi-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Ishinomaki?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (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 Ishinomaki?

The median gross salary is 263 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ishinomaki a good place to live?

Ishinomaki 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 Ishinomaki?

Higashimatsushima, Wakuya-cho, Matsushima-machi, Kogota, Misato-machi (Miyagi) are near Ishinomaki. 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 Ishinomaki?

The official citizenship distribution records 137,686 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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