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Living in Minami-cho

The city had 10 schools in May 2024. In 2024, the foreign population was 74. In October 2020, 海部郡美波町 had a population of 6,222. The median age was 64.8 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.4% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population6,222people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)235.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent287.5EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate4.4%country median 3.8% — 17% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime471.7incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-2
PM2.5, annual mean8.3µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Minami-cho?

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 Minami-cho.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 Minami-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Minami-cho recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesMinami-cho highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Minami-cho highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)287.5 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Minami-cho a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–56%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%
Family50%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 40–60%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 海部郡美波町?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Minami-cho is 4.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)235.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Minami-cho?

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

regional median gross pay: €235 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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
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− €288
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—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Minami-cho. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools10 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents32.79 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.03 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents164.7 per 100,0002022Exact 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Minami-cho 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 residents2.03 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents471.7 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-218Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 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.14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 海部郡美波町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp13

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

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 Minami-cho is 8.3 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 mean8.3 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same31 Dec 2023tenbou.nies.go.jp13Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 140.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 40.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 海部郡美波町?

The published population was 6,222 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area140.7 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Foreign residents74 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official
Population density40.6 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Population6,222 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Minami-cho

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
Total6,222100.0%
Japanese6,16899.1%
Foreigner540.9%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam280.5%
Republic of Indonesia120.2%
People's Republic of China50.1%
United States of America40.1%
Republic of the Philippines20.0%
Others20.0%
Republic of Korea10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age64.8 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Minami-cho

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.

Naka-cho as a Minami-cho alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 3.1% Naka-cho vs 4.4% Minami-cho−30%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Naka-cho vs 8.3 µg/m³ Minami-cho−16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €252 Naka-cho vs €235 Minami-cho+7%
  • Residents: 7,367 Naka-cho vs 6,222 Minami-cho+18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 472 Naka-cho vs 472 Minami-chosame level
Full comparisonMore about Naka-cho

Cities near Minami-cho

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

Anan 23.8 km away
Rent
5.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Minami-cho, nearest in population first.

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Nagatoro6,223 residentsYoshino-chō6,229 residentsIzumizaki6,213 residentsIzumizaki-mura6,213 residentsHigashikushira-cho6,237 residentsKawanehon-cho6,206 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 海部郡美波町?

The published population was 6,222 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 海部郡美波町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 海部郡美波町?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Minami-cho?

The median gross salary is 235.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Minami-cho?

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

Is Minami-cho a good place to live?

Minami-cho 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 Minami-cho?

Naka-cho, Kaiyo-cho, Anan are near Minami-cho. 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 Minami-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,168 people (99.1%) 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). Minami-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 86ec3d7abbccf841233bbc652e4753e0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kaifugunminamimachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Minami-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
  3. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  4. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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