Living in Kanonji
In Kanonji, rents across existing tenancies average €5.78 per m² a month (2023).
The median age was 53.1 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.9% in October 2020. For 観音寺市, the foreign population count was 1,455 in 2024. There were 310 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022.
Lower unemployment than 87% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kanonji?
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 観音寺市?
Average net cold rent is about 5.78 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): 5.78 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
| 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18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 283.3 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura8Official |
Is Kanonji 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 347 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.78 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in 観音寺市?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9
Kanonji 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 263 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 %country median 3.8% | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9Official |
What does a salary buy in Kanonji?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.78/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €347 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kanonji. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kanonji. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 18 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112713Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 21.36 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 3.03 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202412Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 310 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 Kanonji 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 観音寺市?
Police recorded about 529 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: 528.7 incidents per 100,000 · 【令和8年版】数字でみるさぬきの安全 — 市町別刑法犯認知状況1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 528.7 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 【令和8年版】数字でみるさぬきの安全 — 市町別刑法犯認知状況1Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destinations from nearest airport | 7 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 Kanonji. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in 観音寺市?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.8 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 — 観音寺市14
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kanonji 11.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11.8 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Mar 2024 | MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 観音寺市14Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 117.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 478.3 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in 観音寺市?
The published population was 57,438 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table10
By nationality
National passport97.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 117.8 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 | 1,455 people | 2024 | Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official |
| Population density | 478.3 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 | 57,438 people | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census municipality population table10Official |
International community in Kanonji
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 | 57,438 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 56,249 | 97.9% |
| Foreigner | 739 | 1.3% |
| Nationality not reported | 450 | 0.8% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 296 | 0.5% |
| Others | 190 | 0.3% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 114 | 0.2% |
| People's Republic of China | 69 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 32 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 17 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 10 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Thailand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| India | 2 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 1 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | 53.1 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Kanonji
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.
Manno-cho as a Kanonji alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.78/m² Manno-cho vs €5.78/m² Kanonji−17%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 415 Manno-cho vs 529 Kanonji−22%
- Residents: 17,401 Manno-cho vs 57,438 Kanonji−70%
- Unemployment: 2.7% Manno-cho vs 2.9% Kanonji−7%
- Median gross pay, region: €248 Manno-cho vs €263 Kanonji−6%
Kinokawa as a Kanonji alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 157 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.73/m² Kinokawa vs €5.78/m² Kanonji−18%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.5 µg/m³ Kinokawa vs 11.8 µg/m³ Kanonji−36%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 448 Kinokawa vs 529 Kanonjino percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €264 Kinokawa vs €263 Kanonjisame level
Cities near Kanonji
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 観音寺市?
The published population was 57,438 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.
How much does it cost to rent in 観音寺市?
Average net cold rent is about 5.78 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 405 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in 観音寺市?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.8 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 — 観音寺市.
How safe is 観音寺市?
Police recorded about 529 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 【令和8年版】数字でみるさぬきの安全 — 市町別刑法犯認知状況.
What is the unemployment rate in 観音寺市?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
What is the typical salary around Kanonji?
The median gross salary is 263 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Kanonji a good place to live?
Kanonji 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 Kanonji?
Mitoyo, Zentsuji, Kawanoechō, Kotohira-cho, Miyoshi (Tokushima) are near Kanonji. 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 Kanonji?
The official citizenship distribution records 56,249 people (97.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kanonji, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 22225f36a937c05f2bcce6a2c4a07fad]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kan-onjishi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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