Living in Makinohara

In Makinohara, rents across existing tenancies average €5.53 per m² a month (2023).

In October 2020, the population of 牧之原市, in Japan, was 43,502. The city covered 111.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 379 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 53.3 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.2% in October 2020. The city had 14 schools in May 2024. There were 119.5 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population43,502people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)263.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.53EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 12% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.2%country median 3.8% — 15% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime522.1incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality and ward (2025 confirmed)

PM2.5, annual mean6.67µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 66% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 牧之原市?

Average net cold rent is about 5.53 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): 5.53 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 citiesMakinohara highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Makinohara€5.53

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 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.53 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official

Is Makinohara 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student56%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–63%

Family66%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 59–73%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 332 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.53 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 牧之原市?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Makinohara is 3.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Makinohara 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	263.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.2 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Makinohara?

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€5.53/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €332
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	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Makinohara Salary needed to live in Makinohara

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Makinohara. 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

Job Search

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Makinohara. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	14 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	9.22 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.25 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	119.5 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 Makinohara 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 residents1.25 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 牧之原市?

Police recorded about 522 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: 522.1 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality and ward (2025 confirmed)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	522.1 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality and ward (2025 confirmed)¹³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 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.¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 牧之原市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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: 6.67 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹²

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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168

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257

222

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238

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134

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

204

188

198

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203

148

188

237

174

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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

PM2.56.7WHO 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 Makinohara is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Makinohara 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.67 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.7 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 18.3 · May 21.9 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 29.8 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 13.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 11.2 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 5.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.9 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 25 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 24.4 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 9.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 78.7 · Feb 105.4 · Mar 167.5 · Apr 200.9 · May 213.4 · Jun 257 · Jul 221.6 · Aug 146.6 · Sep 237.5 · Oct 255.7 · Nov 134.3 · Dec 76.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 204.1 · Feb 187.9 · Mar 198.2 · Apr 201.2 · May 203.4 · Jun 148.4 · Jul 188 · Aug 237.1 · Sep 174.2 · Oct 162.3 · Nov 171.4 · Dec 196.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OMAEZAKI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Adachi-ku ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.2 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.2 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.4 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in 牧之原市?

The published population was 43,502 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	111.7 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 residents	2,659 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	379 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	43,502 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Makinohara

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	43,502	100.0%
Japanese	41,325	95.0%
Foreigner	1,968	4.5%
Federative Republic of Brazil	1,068	2.5%
Republic of the Philippines	295	0.7%
Nationality not reported	209	0.5%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	196	0.5%
People's Republic of China	151	0.3%
Others	146	0.3%
Republic of Peru	38	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	26	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	22	0.1%
Republic of Korea	13	0.0%
India	8	0.0%
United States of America	4	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	53.3 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Makinohara

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.

Yoshida-cho as a Makinohara alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 407 Yoshida-cho vs 522 Makinohara−22%
Rent: €6.07/m² Yoshida-cho vs €5.53/m² Makinohara+10%
Residents: 28,919 Yoshida-cho vs 43,502 Makinohara−34%
Unemployment: 3.3% Yoshida-cho vs 3.2% Makinohara+3%
Median gross pay, region: €267 Yoshida-cho vs €263 Makinoharasame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Yoshida-cho vs 6.7 µg/m³ Makinoharasame level

Full comparison More about Yoshida-cho

Nichinan as a Makinohara alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €3.97/m² Nichinan vs €5.53/m² Makinohara−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 457 Nichinan vs 522 Makinoharano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €247 Nichinan vs €263 Makinohara−6%
Residents: 50,848 Nichinan vs 43,502 Makinohara+17%

Full comparison More about Nichinan

Cities near Makinohara

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

Yoshida-cho 4.2 km away

Rent: 6.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Shimada 11.6 km away

Rent: 7.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kikugawa 12.9 km away

Rent: 7.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Omaezaki 14.4 km away

Rent: 6.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Fujieda 14.5 km away

Rent: 7.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yaizu 16.7 km away

Rent: 6.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Shido43,490 residents Taketoyo-cho43,535 residents Minami-ku (Niigata)43,437 residents Otofuke-cho43,576 residents Hokuto43,660 residents Shimabara43,338 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 牧之原市?

The published population was 43,502 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 牧之原市?

Average net cold rent is about 5.53 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 387 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 牧之原市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 牧之原市?

Police recorded about 522 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality and ward (2025 confirmed).

What is the unemployment rate in 牧之原市?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Makinohara?

The median gross salary is 263.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Makinohara a good place to live?

Makinohara 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 Makinohara?

Yoshida-cho, Sagara, Shimada, Kikugawa, Kanaya are near Makinohara. 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 Makinohara?

The official citizenship distribution records 41,325 people (95.0%) 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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