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Living in Kashiwazaki

In Kashiwazaki, rents across existing tenancies average €6.38 per m² a month (2023).

Kashiwazaki's unemployment stood at 3.78% at the end of 2020. Population density was 184.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2320 sources

Population81,526people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)261.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.38EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 2% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.78%country median 3.8% — about the sameOfficial source · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)
Recorded crime462.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-2

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

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 Kashiwazaki.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.

How much does it cost to rent in Kashiwazaki?

Average net cold rent is about 6.38 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): 6.38 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp12
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kashiwazaki recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesKashiwazaki highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kashiwazaki highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Kashiwazaki€6.38
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.38 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)286 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura4Official

Is Kashiwazaki 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student63%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–71%
Family66%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 57–75%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–66%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 383 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.38 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 Kashiwazaki?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.78 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)17
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kashiwazaki is 3.8%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)261.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp13Official
Unemployment rate3.78 %country median 3.8% — about the same31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)17Official

What does a salary buy in Kashiwazaki?

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

regional median gross pay: €262 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€6.38/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €383
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 Kashiwazaki. 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 Kashiwazaki. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools39 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311279Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents14.92 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.61 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents159.7 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.3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kashiwazaki 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 residents1.61 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents462.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-215Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Kashiwazaki's nearest major airport was 78 km away.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 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.11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport78 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SDS3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Kashiwazaki?

The published population was 81,526 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area442.1 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)16Official
Foreign-resident share1.3 %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 residents975 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)18Official
Population density184.4 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)6Official
Population81,526 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table6Official

International community in Kashiwazaki

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
Total81,526100.0%
Japanese79,76097.8%
Nationality not reported9871.2%
Foreigner7791.0%
People's Republic of China2840.3%
Republic of the Philippines1360.2%
Others1060.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam860.1%
Kingdom of Thailand700.1%
Republic of Korea420.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal180.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia140.0%
United States of America70.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil70.0%
India60.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20.0%
Republic of Peru10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age53.5 years1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table5Official

Alternatives for people set on Kashiwazaki

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.

Minamiuonuma as a Kashiwazaki alternative in the same region

44 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 1.3% Kashiwazaki+130%
  • Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €6.38/m² Kashiwazaki−16%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.8% Kashiwazaki−12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €262 Kashiwazaki−8%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 463 Kashiwazakisame level
Full comparisonMore about Minamiuonuma

Nakatsu as a Kashiwazaki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 787 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 3.9% Nakatsu vs 1.3% Kashiwazaki+198%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Nakatsu vs 463 Kashiwazaki−17%
  • Rent: €5.93/m² Nakatsu vs €6.38/m² Kashiwazaki−7%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Nakatsu vs 3.8% Kashiwazaki+4%
  • Median gross pay, region: €264 Nakatsu vs €262 Kashiwazakisame level
  • Residents: 82,863 Nakatsu vs 81,526 Kashiwazaki+2%
Full comparisonMore about Nakatsu

Cities near Kashiwazaki

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

Ojiya 23.3 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Yamatokōriyama81,833 residentsŌmihachiman81,122 residentsMinato-ku (Osaka)80,948 residentsTennoji-ku (Osaka)82,148 residentsKomae82,258 residentsKaizuka80,671 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 Kashiwazaki?

The published population was 81,526 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Kashiwazaki?

Average net cold rent is about 6.38 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 446 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in Kashiwazaki?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表).

What is the typical salary around Kashiwazaki?

The median gross salary is 261.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Kashiwazaki?

975 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).

Is Kashiwazaki a good place to live?

Kashiwazaki 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 Kashiwazaki?

Ojiya is near Kashiwazaki. 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 Kashiwazaki?

The official citizenship distribution records 79,760 people (97.8%) 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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