Living in Asahi-cho

The population of 三重郡朝日町, in Japan, was 11,021 in October 2020. The city covered 6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,854.3 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 44.6 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2% in October 2020. The city had 3 schools in May 2024. For 三重郡朝日町, there were 63 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-1527 sources

Population11,021people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)347.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average rent317.2EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate2%country median 3.8% — 47% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime792.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 刑法犯包括罪種別市町村別認知件数及び犯罪率（令和7年犯罪統計書）

PM2.5, annual mean8.53µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Asahi-cho?

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 Asahi-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 Asahi-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesAsahi-cho highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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 10GB³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	317.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official · regional context

Is Asahi-cho 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–60%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–63%

Student37%strong on housing, weak on work · range 29–45%

Family51%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 43–59%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 三重郡朝日町?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Asahi-cho is 2.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Asahi-cho 2.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	347.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	2 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Asahi-cho?

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
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	− €317
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 Asahi-cho Salary needed to live in Asahi-cho

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Asahi-cho. 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

Open the Japan service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	3 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.542 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	63 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Asahi-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 residents0.542 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 三重郡朝日町?

Police recorded about 792 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: 792.3 incidents per 100,000 · 刑法犯包括罪種別市町村別認知件数及び犯罪率（令和7年犯罪統計書）¹⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	792.3 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	刑法犯包括罪種別市町村別認知件数及び犯罪率（令和7年犯罪統計書）¹⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 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.¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

JapaneseIn Person, Online

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 三重郡朝日町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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: 8.53 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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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58.5WHO 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 Asahi-cho is 8.5 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Asahi-cho 8.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.53 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.1 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 12.8 · Apr 17 · May 20.5 · Jun 23 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 21.5 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 12.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHOSHI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.8 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 5.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHOSHI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 23.4 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 14.4 · Dec 9.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHOSHI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.5 · Feb 90.5 · Mar 149.1 · Apr 127.3 · May 135.8 · Jun 166.2 · Jul 128.3 · Aug 94.9 · Sep 216.3 · Oct 272.5 · Nov 133.2 · Dec 92.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHOSHI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 179.8 · Feb 159 · Mar 168.9 · Apr 183 · May 188.9 · Jun 142.3 · Jul 174 · Aug 221.3 · Sep 159 · Oct 137.9 · Nov 140.1 · Dec 163.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHOSHI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Adachi-ku ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±3.4 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.7 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.8 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.8 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±4.0 °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 三重郡朝日町?

The published population was 11,021 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	5.99 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 km2.⁶Official
Foreign residents	228 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	1,854 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 km2.⁶Official
Population	11,021 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Asahi-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 group	People	Share
Total	11,021	100.0%
Japanese	10,810	98.1%
Foreigner	164	1.5%
Nationality not reported	47	0.4%
Others	39	0.4%
People's Republic of China	33	0.3%
Federative Republic of Brazil	27	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	20	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	15	0.1%
Republic of Korea	11	0.1%
Republic of Peru	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	5	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	3	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	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	44.6 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Asahi-cho

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.

Nagakute as an Asahi-cho alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 60,162 Nagakute vs 11,021 Asahi-cho+446%
Median gross pay, region: €443 Nagakute vs €347 Asahi-cho+27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 758 Nagakute vs 792 Asahi-chono percentage

Full comparison More about Nagakute

Cities near Asahi-cho

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

Kawagoe-cho 1.5 km away

Rent: 6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kuwana 3.6 km away

Rent: 6.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yokkaichi 8.5 km away

Rent: 7.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yatomi 10.1 km away

Rent: 7.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Komono-cho 14.4 km away

Rent: 6.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tsushima 15.5 km away

Rent: 5.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kanie-cho 15.6 km away

Rent: 7.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Suzuka 18.4 km away

Rent: 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Asahi-cho, nearest in population first.

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Asahi11,021 residents Ogose-machi11,029 residents Aihara11,037 residents Misato-machi (Saitama)11,039 residents Minamiise-cho10,989 residents Mizue10,976 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 三重郡朝日町?

The published population was 11,021 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 三重郡朝日町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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 三重郡朝日町?

Police recorded about 792 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 刑法犯包括罪種別市町村別認知件数及び犯罪率（令和7年犯罪統計書）.

What is the unemployment rate in 三重郡朝日町?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Asahi-cho?

The median gross salary is 347.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Asahi-cho?

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

Is Asahi-cho a good place to live?

Asahi-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 Asahi-cho?

Kawagoe-cho, Kuwana, Yokkaichi, Yatomi, Komono-cho are near Asahi-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 Asahi-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,810 people (98.1%) 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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  title = {Asahi-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
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
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
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
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13

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