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Living in Yakushima-cho

The median age was 55.7 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 125 in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.8% in October 2020. 熊毛郡屋久島町 is in Japan; its population was 11,858 in October 2020. The city had 14 schools in May 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population11,858people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)245.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent266.9EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate3.8%country median 3.8% — about the sameOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime551incidents 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 Yakushima-cho?

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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 Yakushima-cho.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Yakushima-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Yakushima-cho recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesYakushima-cho highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Yakushima-cho highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
Chiba€9.08
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)266.9 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Yakushima-cho a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–56%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–54%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 43–63%
Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 34–60%

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How international is the population?

1.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 125 of 11,858 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Yakushima-cho is 3.8%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)245.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate3.8 %country median 3.8% — about the same1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Yakushima-cho?

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

regional median gross pay: €246 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
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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
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31− €267
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 Yakushima-cho. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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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 Yakushima-cho. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools14 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents12.08 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.12 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents127.9 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yakushima-cho 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 residents1.12 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents551 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1-5-216Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 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.13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Yakushima-cho.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 540.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 21 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area540.5 km²2024Exact 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 residents125 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official
Population density21 people/km²2024Exact 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
Population11,858 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Yakushima-cho

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
Total11,858100.0%
Japanese11,75499.1%
Foreigner1010.9%
Republic of the Philippines310.3%
People's Republic of China200.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam120.1%
Republic of Korea100.1%
Others100.1%
United States of America70.1%
Republic of Indonesia60.1%
Nationality not reported30.0%
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil20.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age55.7 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Yakushima-cho

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Cities near Yakushima-cho

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

Alternative cities in Japan

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Motegi-machi11,891 residentsIchinomiya-machi11,897 residentsMinabe11,818 residentsMinabe-cho11,818 residentsHirao11,914 residentsHirao-cho11,914 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Yakushima-cho?

The median gross salary is 245.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in Yakushima-cho?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

How safe is Yakushima-cho?

Police recorded 551 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. 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.

How many people live in Yakushima-cho?

The published population is 11,858 people. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How many foreign residents live in Yakushima-cho?

125 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Yakushima-cho a good place to live?

Yakushima-cho 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 Yakushima-cho?

Minamitane-cho is near Yakushima-cho. 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 Yakushima-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 11,754 people (99.1%) 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). Yakushima-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3342dc0c9ceb081fca35eff8882d89fc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kumagegunyakushimamachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
  3. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  4. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  6. 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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  7. 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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  8. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  9. Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
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  1. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
  2. MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  3. 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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  4. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  5. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ ドコモ光 月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
  6. 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 npa.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  7. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1350724 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  8. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1350969 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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