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In Miyazu, rents across existing tenancies average €3.50 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.99% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population15,629people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total
Median gross salary (region)252.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent3.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 44% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate2.99%country median 3.8% — 21% belowOfficial 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 crime492incidents 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 mean8.3µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the sameOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宮津市

Cheaper rent than 95% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 85% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Miyazu.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 Miyazu?

Average net cold rent is about 3.5 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): 3.5 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Miyazu recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesMiyazu highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Miyazu highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Miyazu€3.50
Show the other 6 cities
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15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official

Is Miyazu 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–60%
Family57%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 48–66%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 210 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 3.5 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 Miyazu?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.99 % · 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)18
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Miyazu is 3.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)252.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate2.99 %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)18Official

What does a salary buy in Miyazu?

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

regional median gross pay: €253 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€3.50/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €210
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 Miyazu Salary needed to live in Miyazu

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Miyazu. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools10 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311277Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents3.98 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.35 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents131.6 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.4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Miyazu 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 residents1.35 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents492 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

Miyazu was 37 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 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.11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)TJH3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.7°C in January and 25.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 183.4 mm in January and 192.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 72.1 hours in January and 151.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Miyazu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宮津市8

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Miyazu is 8.3 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 mean8.3 µg/m³country median 8.4 — about the same31 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宮津市8Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.6 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 18.6 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.6 · Jul 30.7 · Aug 32.4 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.2 · Dec 10.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU12Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.4 · May 12.7 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU12Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 12.7 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 22.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 6.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU12Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 183.4 · Feb 146.6 · Mar 140.5 · Apr 116.6 · May 142.8 · Jun 154.9 · Jul 192.6 · Aug 149.6 · Sep 238.3 · Oct 179.9 · Nov 132.5 · Dec 163.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU12Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 72.1 · Feb 82.5 · Mar 123 · Apr 165.3 · May 182.9 · Jun 136 · Jul 151.2 · Aug 194.7 · Sep 134.5 · Oct 128.6 · Nov 101.3 · Dec 80.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MAIZURU12Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Hakusan ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.3 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.8 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.8 °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

The population density of Miyazu stood at 97 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Miyazu?

The published population was 15,629 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area172.7 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)17Official
Foreign-resident share1.62 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)20Official
Foreign residents253 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)20Official
Population density97 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)19Official
Population15,629 people1 Jan 2026Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total10Official

International community in Miyazu

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
Total16,758100.0%
Japanese16,62099.2%
Foreigner1260.8%
Republic of Korea390.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam340.2%
Republic of the Philippines280.2%
Others130.1%
Nationality not reported120.1%
People's Republic of China40.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal40.0%
United States of America30.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age61.3 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Miyazu

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Miyazu from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Miyazu

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

Yosano-cho 5.1 km away
Rent
3.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kyōtango 15.7 km away
Rent
4.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Maizuru 18.5 km away
Rent
5.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Shimo’ochiai15,625 residentsShimanto-cho15,607 residentsAshikita-machi15,681 residentsNoto-cho15,687 residentsKanan-cho15,697 residentsTakanodai15,700 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 Miyazu?

The published population was 15,629 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 Miyazu?

Average net cold rent is about 3.5 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 245 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Miyazu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宮津市.

What is the unemployment rate in Miyazu?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (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 Miyazu?

The median gross salary is 252.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Miyazu a good place to live?

Miyazu 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 Miyazu?

Yosano-cho, Kyōtango, Maizuru are near Miyazu. 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 Miyazu?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,620 people (99.2%) 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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