Living in Biei-cho

In 2024, the foreign population count was 165. There were 62.7 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022. Its population was 9,668 in October 2020. The city covered 676.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 13.7 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 57.7 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.5% in October 2020. The city had 10 schools in May 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population9,668people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)260.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

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 rate3.5%country median 3.8% — 7% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime140incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)

PM2.5, annual mean6.53µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Lower unemployment than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Biei-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 Biei-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 Biei-cho. 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 citiesBiei-cho 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¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · 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 Biei-cho 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–55%

Family61%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 53–69%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 上川郡美瑛町?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Biei-cho is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Biei-cho 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	260.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Biei-cho?

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
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	− €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 Biei-cho Salary needed to live in Biei-cho

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Biei-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 Biei-cho. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	10 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	10.39 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.636 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	62.7 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Biei-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 residents0.636 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 上川郡美瑛町?

Police recorded about 140 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)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	140 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 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.¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 上川郡美瑛町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.53 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

130

153

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

141

170

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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

PM2.56.5WHO 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 Biei-cho is 6.5 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Biei-cho 6.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.53 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 3 · Apr 11.2 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.6 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 6.2 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASAHIKAWA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -11.7 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -6.1 · Apr 0.2 · May 6.1 · Jun 12 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 4.4 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASAHIKAWA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7 · Feb -6 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 5.6 · May 12.3 · Jun 17 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASAHIKAWA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.9 · Feb 54.7 · Mar 55 · Apr 48.5 · May 66.6 · Jun 71.4 · Jul 129.5 · Aug 152.9 · Sep 136.3 · Oct 105.8 · Nov 114.5 · Dec 102.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASAHIKAWA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 75.3 · Feb 96.1 · Mar 141.3 · Apr 169.5 · May 197.4 · Jun 176.5 · Jul 159.8 · Aug 154.6 · Sep 144.7 · Oct 125.9 · Nov 67.3 · Dec 58.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASAHIKAWA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Ebetsu ±2.4 °C. Elsewhere: Barrie (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in 上川郡美瑛町?

The published population was 9,668 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

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	676.8 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 km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	165 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	13.7 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 km2.⁶Official
Population	9,668 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Biei-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 group	People	Share
Total	9,668	100.0%
Japanese	9,582	99.1%
Foreigner	86	0.9%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	43	0.4%
People's Republic of China	21	0.2%
Republic of Korea	5	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	5	0.1%
Others	5	0.1%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	0.0%
United States of America	3	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	57.7 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Biei-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.

Higashikagura-cho as a Biei-cho alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, region: €284 Higashikagura-cho vs €261 Biei-cho+9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 153 Higashikagura-cho vs 140 Biei-cho+10%
Unemployment: 3.2% Higashikagura-cho vs 3.5% Biei-cho−9%
Residents: 10,127 Higashikagura-cho vs 9,668 Biei-cho+5%
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Higashikagura-cho vs 6.5 µg/m³ Biei-chosame level

Full comparison More about Higashikagura-cho

Fuchu-cho as a Biei-cho alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1335 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,155 Fuchu-cho vs 9,668 Biei-cho+429%
Median gross pay, region: €320 Fuchu-cho vs €261 Biei-cho+23%
Unemployment: 3.3% Fuchu-cho vs 3.5% Biei-cho−6%

Full comparison More about Fuchu-cho

Cities near Biei-cho

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

Asahikawa 21.9 km away

Rent: 5.2 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 上川郡美瑛町?

The published population was 9,668 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 上川郡美瑛町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.

How safe is 上川郡美瑛町?

What is the unemployment rate in 上川郡美瑛町?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Biei-cho?

The median gross salary is 260.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Biei-cho?

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

Is Biei-cho a good place to live?

Biei-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 Biei-cho?

Higashikagura-cho, Higashikawa-cho, Kamifurano-cho, Asahikawa are near Biei-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 Biei-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 9,582 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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2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
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
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
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13

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