Living in Kashihara

In Kashihara (Nara Prefecture), rents across existing tenancies average €6.75 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 3.9% in October 2020. 橿原市 is in Japan; its population was 118,556 in 2024. In May 2024, the city had 29 schools. The median age was 51.0 years in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population118,556people31 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)304.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.75EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 8% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.9%country median 3.8% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime640.1incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-29-Nara-2025

PM2.5, annual mean11.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 33% aboveOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

Pricier rent than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 96% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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 橿原市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.75 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): 6.75 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKashihara highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Kashihara€6.75

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

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
Housing vacancy rate	10.81 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	343 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 Kashihara 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%

Student66%strong on education, weak on work · range 59–73%

Family74%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 67–81%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 405 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.75 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 橿原市?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kashihara is 3.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Kashihara 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	304.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.9 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Kashihara?

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
Rent, 60 m²€6.75/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €405
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 Kashihara. 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 Kashihara. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	29 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹³Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	17.87 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,787 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Hospitals	8 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV¹⁹Official
Pharmacies	63 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	6.98 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	754.3 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 Kashihara 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 residents1,787 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 橿原市?

Police recorded about 640 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: 640.1 incidents per 100,000 · JP-29-Nara-2025¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	5.79 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-29-Nara-2025¹²Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	640.1 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-29-Nara-2025¹²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	34 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 Kashihara. 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 Kashihara.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 橿原市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.2 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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511.2WHO 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 Kashihara is 11.2 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kashihara 11.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.2 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Dec 2023	tenbou.nies.go.jp¹⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 39.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,996.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 橿原市?

The published population was 118,556 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

By nationality

National passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	39.56 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	1,635 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	2,997 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	118,556 people	31 Dec 2024	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⁵Official

International community in Kashihara

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	120,922	100.0%
Japanese	118,165	97.7%
Nationality not reported	1,853	1.5%
Foreigner	904	0.7%
Republic of Korea	238	0.2%
People's Republic of China	224	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	160	0.1%
Others	92	0.1%
Republic of Peru	40	0.0%
Republic of the Philippines	32	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	27	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	25	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	24	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	18	0.0%
United States of America	14	0.0%
India	5	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	5	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	51 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Kashihara

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.

Ikoma as a Kashihara alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 295 Ikoma vs 640 Kashihara−54%
Median gross pay, region: €398 Ikoma vs €305 Kashihara+31%
Rent: €7.45/m² Ikoma vs €6.75/m² Kashihara+10%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,073.0 Ikoma vs 1,787.0 Kashihara−40%
Empty flats: 8.3% Ikoma vs 10.8% Kashihara−24%

Full comparison More about Ikoma

Yatsushiro as a Kashihara alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 530 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €5.36/m² Yatsushiro vs €6.75/m² Kashihara−21%
Empty flats: 16.2% Yatsushiro vs 10.8% Kashihara+50%
Median gross pay, region: €257 Yatsushiro vs €305 Kashihara−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 455 Yatsushiro vs 640 Kashiharano percentage
Unemployment: 4.3% Yatsushiro vs 3.9% Kashihara+10%
Residents: 120,023 Yatsushiro vs 118,556 Kashihara+1%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,794.4 Yatsushiro vs 1,787.0 Kashiharasame level

Full comparison More about Yatsushiro

Cities near Kashihara

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

Yamato-Takada 5.2 km away

Rent: 6.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tawaramoto-cho 5.3 km away

Rent: 6.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Koryo-cho 5.3 km away

Rent: 5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sakurai 5.4 km away

Rent: 5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Katsuragi 6.5 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Gose 7.0 km away

Rent: 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Kashihara, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities

Kashihara-shi118,556 residents Ise118,849 residents Omiya-ku (Saitama)117,784 residents Higashi-ku (Hiroshima)119,353 residents Ebetsu117,761 residents Kōnosu117,564 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 橿原市?

The published population was 118,556 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 橿原市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.75 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 473 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 橿原市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.2 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 橿原市?

Police recorded about 640 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-29-Nara-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in 橿原市?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kashihara?

The median gross salary is 304.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kashihara a good place to live?

Kashihara 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 Kashihara?

Asuka-mura, Yamato-Takada, Tawaramoto-cho, Koryo-cho, Sakurai are near Kashihara. 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 Kashihara?

The official citizenship distribution records 118,165 people (97.7%) 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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