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Living in Kiyama-cho

In Kiyama-cho, rents across existing tenancies average €6.86 per m² a month (2023).

三養基郡基山町 had a population of 17,250 in October 2020. In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 3.9%. The median age was 49.9 years in 2026. The city had 5 schools in May 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1526 sources

Population17,250people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)265.4EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 9% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.9%country median 3.8% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime404.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 県内市町別 刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率(令和3年~令和7年確定値)
PM2.5, annual mean10.33µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 三養基郡基山町?

Average net cold rent is about 6.86 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): 6.86 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kiyama-cho recurring monthly costs, € per month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Kiyama-cho€6.86
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Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official

Is Kiyama-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 41–59%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–62%
Student43%strong on safety, weak on work · range 36–50%
Family55%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 48–62%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–63%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 412 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.86 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 三養基郡基山町?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kiyama-cho is 3.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)265.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate3.9 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7Official

What does a salary buy in Kiyama-cho?

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

regional median gross pay: €265 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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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
Rent, 60 m²€6.86/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €412
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 Kiyama-cho Salary needed to live in Kiyama-cho

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kiyama-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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools5 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.1 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents0.853 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents96.9 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.6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kiyama-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 residents0.853 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 三養基郡基山町?

Police recorded about 404 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: 404.2 incidents per 100,000 · 県内市町別 刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率(令和3年~令和7年確定値)17
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents404.2 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025県内市町別 刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率(令和3年~令和7年確定値)17Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport45 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 Kiyama-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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kiyama-cho.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 三養基郡基山町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.3 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: 10.33 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Kiyama-cho is 10.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.33 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 22.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 793 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 三養基郡基山町?

The published population was 17,250 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area22.15 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積(北方地域及び竹島を除く), converted from ha to km2.5Official
Foreign residents441 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口(外国人).4Official
Population density793 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 km2.5Official
Population17,250 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8Official

International community in Kiyama-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
Total17,250100.0%
Japanese16,89998.0%
Foreigner2471.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1580.9%
Nationality not reported1040.6%
People's Republic of China340.2%
Republic of the Philippines210.1%
Others120.1%
Republic of Korea80.0%
Kingdom of Thailand50.0%
United States of America50.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal20.0%
Republic of Indonesia10.0%
India10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age49.9 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Kiyama-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.

Chikuzen-machi as a Kiyama-cho alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.57/m² Chikuzen-machi vs €6.86/m² Kiyama-cho−19%
  • Residents: 29,591 Chikuzen-machi vs 17,250 Kiyama-cho+72%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 390 Chikuzen-machi vs 404 Kiyama-chono percentage
  • Unemployment: 4.1% Chikuzen-machi vs 3.9% Kiyama-cho+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €254 Chikuzen-machi vs €265 Kiyama-cho−4%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.3 µg/m³ Chikuzen-machi vs 10.3 µg/m³ Kiyama-chosame level

Sakaide as a Kiyama-cho alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 324 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,624 Sakaide vs 17,250 Kiyama-cho+193%
  • Rent: €5.03/m² Sakaide vs €6.86/m² Kiyama-cho−27%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 793 Sakaide vs 404 Kiyama-chono percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Sakaide vs 3.9% Kiyama-cho−8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €278 Sakaide vs €265 Kiyama-cho+5%

Cities near Kiyama-cho

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

Ogori 4.5 km away
Rent
5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tosu 5.7 km away
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6.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Chikushino 6.7 km away
Rent
7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Chikuzen-machi 7.5 km away
Rent
5.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Dazaifu 9.5 km away
Rent
7.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kurume 12.1 km away
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6.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nakagawa 12.4 km away
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6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Miyaki-cho 13.0 km away
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4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

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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 三養基郡基山町?

The published population was 17,250 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 三養基郡基山町?

Average net cold rent is about 6.86 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 480 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 三養基郡基山町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.3 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 三養基郡基山町?

Police recorded about 404 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 県内市町別 刑法犯認知件数及び犯罪率(令和3年~令和7年確定値).

What is the unemployment rate in 三養基郡基山町?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kiyama-cho?

The median gross salary is 265.4 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kiyama-cho a good place to live?

Kiyama-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 Kiyama-cho?

Ogori, Tosu, Chikushino, Chikuzen-machi, Dazaifu are near Kiyama-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 Kiyama-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,899 people (98.0%) 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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