Living in Kashima (Ibaraki)
In Kashima (Ibaraki), rents across existing tenancies average €5.88 per m² a month (2023).
Kashimashi is a city in Japan. The city covers 106 km², with a population density of 615 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.08% in October 2020. The foreign population count was 1,291 in 2024.
Higher unemployment than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 82% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kashima (Ibaraki)?
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 kashimashi?
Average net cold rent is about 5.88 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): 5.88 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
| 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17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.88 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp15Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 252.9 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 mura7Official |
Is Kashima (Ibaraki) 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 353 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.88 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 kashimashi?
The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 4.08 % · e-Stat 2020 Population Census — F. Labour, municipalities13
Kashima (Ibaraki) 4.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 302.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp16Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.08 %country median 3.8% | 1 Oct 2020 | e-Stat 2020 Population Census — F. Labour, municipalities13Official |
What does a salary buy in Kashima (Ibaraki)?
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€5.88/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €353 |
| 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 Kashima (Ibaraki). 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 Kashima (Ibaraki). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 10.5 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 1.61 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 176.5 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.6Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kashima (Ibaraki) 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 kashimashi?
Police recorded about 865 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: 864.8 incidents per 100,000 · Confirmed 2025 Ibaraki municipal Penal Code offence counts and crime rates (令和7年12月末市町村別刑法犯認知件数)1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 864.8 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Confirmed 2025 Ibaraki municipal Penal Code offence counts and crime rates (令和7年12月末市町村別刑法犯認知件数)1Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kashima (Ibaraki). 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 kashimashi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.1 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.
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.
Kashima (Ibaraki) 7.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.1 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Dec 2023 | tenbou.nies.go.jp14Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 16.97 · Feb 19.29 · Mar 21.27 · Apr 26.1 · May 29.51 · Jun 32.72 · Jul 33.88 · Aug 34.9 · Sep 34.02 · Oct 28.84 · Nov 22.71 · Dec 22.95 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -1.71 · Feb -1.65 · Mar -0.01 · Apr 2.32 · May 7.64 · Jun 11.66 · Jul 17.27 · Aug 18.47 · Sep 13.33 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 3.75 · Dec -0.67 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.65 · Feb 6.25 · Mar 9.13 · Apr 13.42 · May 17.81 · Jun 21.08 · Jul 24.59 · Aug 26.13 · Sep 23.37 · Oct 18.61 · Nov 13.65 · Dec 8.36 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in kashimashi?
The published population was 65,797 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications13
By nationality
National passport98%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 106 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 km2.5Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 2.23 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)18Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,291 people | 2024 | Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.4Official |
| Population density | 615 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 km2.5Official |
| Population | 65,797 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications13Official |
International community in Kashima (Ibaraki)
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 | 66,950 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 65,143 | 97.3% |
| Nationality not reported | 928 | 1.4% |
| Foreigner | 879 | 1.3% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 181 | 0.3% |
| People's Republic of China | 168 | 0.3% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 142 | 0.2% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 125 | 0.2% |
| Others | 90 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 86 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 31 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 22 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 15 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 7 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 6 | 0.0% |
| India | 4 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Alternatives for people set on Kashima (Ibaraki)
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.
Namegata as a Kashima (Ibaraki) alternative in the same region
14 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 4.6% Namegata vs 2.2% Kashima (Ibaraki)+105%
- Rent: €4.36/m² Namegata vs €5.88/m² Kashima (Ibaraki)−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 687 Namegata vs 865 Kashima (Ibaraki)no percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €265 Namegata vs €302 Kashima (Ibaraki)−12%
Saiki as a Kashima (Ibaraki) alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.34/m² Saiki vs €5.88/m² Kashima (Ibaraki)−26%
- Median gross pay, region: €253 Saiki vs €302 Kashima (Ibaraki)−16%
- Foreign residents: 1.5% Saiki vs 2.2% Kashima (Ibaraki)−31%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Saiki vs 865 Kashima (Ibaraki)no percentage
Cities near Kashima (Ibaraki)
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 kashimashi?
The published population was 65,797 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
How much does it cost to rent in kashimashi?
Average net cold rent is about 5.88 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 411 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in kashimashi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.1 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 kashimashi?
Police recorded about 865 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Confirmed 2025 Ibaraki municipal Penal Code offence counts and crime rates (令和7年12月末市町村別刑法犯認知件数).
What is the unemployment rate in kashimashi?
The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: e-Stat 2020 Population Census — F. Labour, municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Kashima (Ibaraki)?
The median gross salary is 302.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Kashima (Ibaraki) a good place to live?
Kashima (Ibaraki) 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 Kashima (Ibaraki)?
Itako, Kamisu, Omigawa, Namegata, Tohnosho-machi are near Kashima (Ibaraki). 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 Kashima (Ibaraki)?
The official citizenship distribution records 65,143 people (97.3%) 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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