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Living in Kosa-machi

The unemployment rate was 3.6% in October 2020. The median age was 57.5 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 141 in 2024. The city had 6 schools in May 2024. 上益城郡甲佐町 had a population of 10,132 in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population10,132people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)223.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent300.1EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate3.6%country median 3.8% — 4% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime271.4incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)
PM2.5, annual mean8.7µg/m³country median 8.4 — 4% aboveOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kosa-machi?

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 Kosa-machi.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 Kosa-machi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kosa-machi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesKosa-machi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kosa-machi 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
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Kobe€8.87
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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19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)300.1 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Kosa-machi a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student43%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–51%
Family58%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 50–66%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 上益城郡甲佐町?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kosa-machi is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)223.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Kosa-machi?

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

regional median gross pay: €223 (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
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—
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Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools6 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents10.84 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.68 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents165.5 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 Kosa-machi 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 residents1.68 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 上益城郡甲佐町?

Police recorded about 271 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: 271.4 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents271.4 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 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

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 上益城郡甲佐町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 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.jp14

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 Kosa-machi is 8.7 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 mean8.7 µg/m³country median 8.431 Dec 2023tenbou.nies.go.jp14Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 57.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 171.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 上益城郡甲佐町?

The published population was 10,132 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 area57.93 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 residents141 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official
Population density171.7 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
Population10,132 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Kosa-machi

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
Total10,132100.0%
Japanese10,06599.3%
Foreigner590.6%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam300.3%
Nationality not reported80.1%
People's Republic of China70.1%
Republic of the Philippines60.1%
Others60.1%
Republic of Indonesia50.0%
United States of America40.0%
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 age57.5 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Kosa-machi

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.

Cities near Kosa-machi

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

Mifune-machi 7.1 km away
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5.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Uki 11.9 km away
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4.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Uto 14.8 km away
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5.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Mashiki-machi 16.6 km away
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4.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yamato-cho 16.8 km away
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3.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-12-31
Kumamoto 19.4 km away
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6.92 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 上益城郡甲佐町?

The published population was 10,132 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 上益城郡甲佐町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 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.

How safe is 上益城郡甲佐町?

Police recorded about 271 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 上益城郡甲佐町?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kosa-machi?

The median gross salary is 223.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Kosa-machi?

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

Is Kosa-machi a good place to live?

Kosa-machi 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 Kosa-machi?

Mifune-machi, Kashima-machi, Uki, Uto, Mashiki-machi are near Kosa-machi. 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 Kosa-machi?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,065 people (99.3%) 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). Kosa-machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 122a63004627c5030f7f14db3dbcd2c7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamimashikigunkousamachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Kosa-machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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