Living in Kokubunji
In Kokubunji, rents across existing tenancies average €12.00 per m² a month (2023).
Kokubunji's unemployment stood at 3.69% at the end of 2020. Population density was 11,277.7 people per km² at the end of 2020.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kokubunji?
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 Kokubunji?
Average net cold rent is about 12 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): 12 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp20
| 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22Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.43 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp20Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 514.1 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 mura6Official |
Is Kokubunji 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 720 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12 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 Kokubunji?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.69 % · 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)26
Kokubunji 3.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 413.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.69 %country median 3.8% | 31 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)26Official |
What does a salary buy in Kokubunji?
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€12.00/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €720 |
| 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 Kokubunji. 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 Kokubunji. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 22 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 1.95 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 194.9 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official |
| Hospitals | 2 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV23Official |
| Pharmacies | 54 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV24Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 1.14 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 114.2 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kokubunji 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 Kokubunji?
Police recorded about 1,360 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-20249
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 0 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-20249Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,360 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-20249Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 11.61 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-20249Official |
Mobility and administration
Kokubunji's nearest airport was HND, 33 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 73 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights15Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 4 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.19Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 33 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports16Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | HND | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports16Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kokubunji. 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 Kokubunji?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.13 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312
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.
Kokubunji 8.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Kokubunji?
The published population was 129,500 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
By nationality
National passport97.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 11.46 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)25Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 2.77 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)28Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,603 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)28Official |
| Population density | 11,278 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)27Official |
| Population | 129,500 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 Kokubunji
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 | 129,242 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 122,391 | 94.7% |
| Nationality not reported | 4,594 | 3.6% |
| Foreigner | 2,257 | 1.7% |
| Others | 1,158 | 0.9% |
| People's Republic of China | 648 | 0.5% |
| Republic of Korea | 216 | 0.2% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 48 | 0.0% |
| United States of America | 43 | 0.0% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 42 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Indonesia | 21 | 0.0% |
| India | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 13 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 4 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 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 | 45.9 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Kokubunji
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.
Noda as a Kokubunji alternative in the same region
45 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,023.3 Noda vs 194.9 Kokubunji+425%
- Rent: €7.20/m² Noda vs €12.00/m² Kokubunji−40%
- Median gross pay, region: €285 Noda vs €413 Kokubunji−31%
- Empty flats: 14.4% Noda vs 9.4% Kokubunji+53%
- Foreign residents: 4.1% Noda vs 2.8% Kokubunji+49%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 849 Noda vs 1,360 Kokubunjino percentage
- Residents: 153,538 Noda vs 129,500 Kokubunji+19%
Onomichi as a Kokubunji alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 588 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,401.9 Onomichi vs 194.9 Kokubunji+619%
- Rent: €5.76/m² Onomichi vs €12.00/m² Kokubunji−52%
- Empty flats: 21.9% Onomichi vs 9.4% Kokubunji+132%
- Median gross pay, region: €279 Onomichi vs €413 Kokubunji−33%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 357 (2025) Onomichi vs 1,360 (2024) Kokubunjino percentage
- Foreign residents: 3.5% Onomichi vs 2.8% Kokubunji+28%
- Unemployment: 3.4% Onomichi vs 3.7% Kokubunji−7%
Cities near Kokubunji
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 12.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 12.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 8.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 10.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 7.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 11.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
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How does Kokubunji compare?
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Is Kokubunji part of Tokyo?
Kokubunji is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 19.6 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source38
Which comparable places record less crime than Kokubunji?
4 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Kokubunji in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Kokubunji: 455.8 offences/100k (2024).
Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source17
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kokubunji?
The published population was 129,500 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 Kokubunji?
Average net cold rent is about 12 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 840 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Kokubunji?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.
How safe is Kokubunji?
Police recorded about 1,360 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Kokubunji?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (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 Kokubunji?
The median gross salary is 413.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Kokubunji a good place to live?
Kokubunji 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.
Is Kokubunji part of Tokyo?
Kokubunji is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 19.6 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Kokubunji?
Kodaira, Kunitachi, Koganei, Fuchū, Higashimurayama are near Kokubunji. 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 Kokubunji?
The official citizenship distribution records 122,391 people (94.7%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Which comparable places record less crime than Kokubunji?
4 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Kokubunji in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Tokyo Metropolitan Police annual 2024 + Tokyo Metropolitan Government population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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