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Living in Mutsu

In Mutsu, rents across existing tenancies average €4.94 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.53% at the end of 2020. At the end of 2020, the population density reached 62.6 people per km².

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population54,103people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)262.1EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent4.94EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 21% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.53%country median 3.8% — 20% 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

Cheaper rent than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 81% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Mutsu?

Average net cold rent is about 4.94 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): 4.94 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Mutsu recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Mutsu€4.94
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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)4.94 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)267.7 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura5Official

Is Mutsu 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 employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%
Student62%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–70%
Family63%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 54–72%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 296 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.94 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 Mutsu?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.53 % · 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 Mutsu is 4.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)262.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate4.53 %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 Mutsu?

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

regional median gross pay: €262 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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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€4.94/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €296
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 Mutsu Salary needed to live in Mutsu

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mutsu. 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 Mutsu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools25 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.75 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.73 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents172.6 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 Mutsu 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 residents1.73 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents400.4 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1-5-217Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Mutsu's nearest airport was HKD, 63 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport6 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Destinations from nearest airport7 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
Distance to the nearest major airport63 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HKD3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.2°C in January to 20.1°C in July. Mutsu's monthly precipitation totalled 102.2 mm in January and 129.5 mm in July. Mutsu's average monthly sunshine was 67.7 hours in January and 131.5 hours in July.

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 12.7 · May 17.8 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 4.4 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — むつ9Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.9 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -2 · Apr 2.8 · May 7.8 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.5 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — むつ9Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 12.5 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 1.2 °C31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — むつ9Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by monthJan 102.2 · Feb 86.8 · Mar 85.3 · Apr 78.7 · May 98.3 · Jun 95.1 · Jul 129.5 · Aug 171.8 · Sep 163.8 · Oct 120.8 · Nov 114.9 · Dec 110.5 mm31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — むつ9Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by monthJan 67.7 · Feb 88.2 · Mar 141.3 · Apr 184.7 · May 196.9 · Jun 163.6 · Jul 131.5 · Aug 139 · Sep 145 · Oct 150.7 · Nov 98.3 · Dec 70.6 hours31 Dec 2020JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — むつ9Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mutsu?

The published population was 54,103 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area864.2 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)18Official
Foreign-resident share0.354 %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 residents179 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)20Official
Population density62.6 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)6Official
Population54,103 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table6Official

International community in Mutsu

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
Total54,103100.0%
Japanese53,21298.4%
Nationality not reported7381.4%
Foreigner1530.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam590.1%
Republic of the Philippines210.0%
Others200.0%
Republic of Korea170.0%
People's Republic of China130.0%
Republic of Indonesia80.0%
United States of America80.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kingdom of Thailand30.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal30.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age55 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Mutsu

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.

Hamada as a Mutsu alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Foreign residents: 1.6% Hamada vs 0.4% Mutsu+342%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Hamada vs 4.5% Mutsu−40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 339 Hamada vs 400 Mutsu−15%
  • Rent: €4.78/m² Hamada vs €4.94/m² Mutsu−3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €255 Hamada vs €262 Mutsusame level
  • Residents: 54,592 Hamada vs 54,103 Mutsu+1%
Full comparisonMore about Hamada

Cities near Mutsu

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

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Nōgata54,154 residentsIwade53,967 residentsSakurai53,885 residentsHamura54,326 residentsTakizawa53,876 residentsKonan54,460 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 Mutsu?

The published population was 54,103 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Mutsu?

Average net cold rent is about 4.94 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 346 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in Mutsu?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (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 Mutsu?

The median gross salary is 262.1 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Mutsu?

179 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).

Is Mutsu a good place to live?

Mutsu 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 Mutsu?

Higashidori-mura is near Mutsu. 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 Mutsu?

The official citizenship distribution records 53,212 people (98.4%) 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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