Living in Misawa

In Misawa, rents across existing tenancies average €4.82 per m² a month (2023).

Misawa registered an unemployment rate of 4.88% at the end of 2020. Population density was 326.6 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population37,073people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)278.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent4.82EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 23% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.88%country median 3.8% — 30% aboveOfficial 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 crime400.4incidents 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

PM2.5, annual mean7.85µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Misawa.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 Misawa?

Average net cold rent is about 4.82 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): 4.82 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesMisawa highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Misawa€4.82

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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official

Is Misawa 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–61%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 47–63%

Family57%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 48–66%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 289 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.82 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 Misawa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 4.88 % · 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)¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Misawa is 4.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	278.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	4.88 %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)¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Misawa?

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€4.82/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €289
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 Misawa Salary needed to live in Misawa

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Misawa. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	16 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁷Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	11.72 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁵Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.45 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	128 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.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Misawa 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 residents1.45 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	400.4 incidents per 100,000	31 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1-5-2¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Misawa's nearest airport was MSJ, 3 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	3 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.¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MSJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full Japan section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Misawa.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Misawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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: 7.85 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁸

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

PM2.57.8WHO 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 Misawa is 7.9 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Misawa 7.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.85 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Misawa?

The published population was 37,073 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	119.4 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	2.15 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²¹Official
Foreign residents	798 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²¹Official
Population density	326.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²⁰Official
Population	37,073 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹¹Official

International community in Misawa

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	39,152	100.0%
Japanese	38,211	97.6%
Foreigner	659	1.7%
Nationality not reported	282	0.7%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	270	0.7%
United States of America	112	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	95	0.2%
People's Republic of China	75	0.2%
Others	60	0.2%
Republic of Korea	30	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	7	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
India	7	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	2	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	49 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Misawa

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.

Gonohe-machi as a Misawa alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €2.56/m² Gonohe-machi vs €4.82/m² Misawa−47%
Median gross pay, region: €226 Gonohe-machi vs €278 Misawa−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 222 Gonohe-machi vs 400 Misawano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Gonohe-machi vs 7.8 µg/m³ Misawasame level

Full comparison More about Gonohe-machi

Miyako as a Misawa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 126 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 0.4% Miyako vs 2.2% Misawa−79%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 400 Misawa−27%
Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €4.82/m² Misawa−12%
Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €278 Misawa−14%
Unemployment: 4.7% Miyako vs 4.9% Misawa−3%

Full comparison More about Miyako

Cities near Misawa

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

Oirase-cho 9.6 km away

Rent: 5.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Tohoku-machi 10.6 km away

Rent: 3.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Towada 15.8 km away

Rent: 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Gonohe-machi 17.7 km away

Rent: 2.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Shichinohe-machi 19.1 km away

Rent: 3.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-12-31

Hachinohe 23.2 km away

Rent: 5.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Yasugi37,062 residents Sakuragawa37,008 residents Hitachiomiya37,142 residents Gujō36,973 residents Tsubata-machi36,957 residents Yoshinogawa36,891 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 Misawa?

The published population was 37,073 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Misawa?

Average net cold rent is about 4.82 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 338 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Misawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Misawa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (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 Misawa?

The median gross salary is 278.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Misawa a good place to live?

Misawa 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 Misawa?

Rokunohe-machi, Oirase-cho, Tohoku-machi, Towada, Gonohe-machi are near Misawa. 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 Misawa?

The official citizenship distribution records 38,211 people (97.6%) 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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