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Living in Nasushiobara

In Nasushiobara, rents across existing tenancies average €5.82 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Nasushiobara reached 3.56%. Nasushiobara had a population density of 194.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population115,611people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度
Median gross salary (region)279.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent5.82EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 7% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.56%country median 3.8% — 5% 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 crime699.6incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-09-Tochigi-2025
PM2.5, annual mean4.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 50% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那須塩原市

Lower unemployment than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Japanese city that publishes it.

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

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 Nasushiobara.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 Nasushiobara?

Average net cold rent is about 5.82 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): 5.82 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp16
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Nasushiobara recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€211
Utilities, 85 m² flat€148
Fitness club€56
Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Fitness club. The others are published prices.

Net rent across major citiesNasushiobara highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nasushiobara highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Nasushiobara€5.82
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Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly56.25 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited32.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet12Official · national market
Private kindergarten, monthly210.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant4.92 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home148.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Housing vacancy rate18.41 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)290.1 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 mura6Official

Is Nasushiobara 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 53–69%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family73%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 66–80%
Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 58–76%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 349 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.82 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 Nasushiobara?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.56 % · 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)21
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Nasushiobara is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)279.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Unemployment rate3.56 %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)21Official

What does a salary buy in Nasushiobara?

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

regional median gross pay: €279 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • 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€5.82/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €349
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€148 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €148
Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €32
Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Nasushiobara Salary needed to live in Nasushiobara

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools32 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.7 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents970.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospitals4 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV18Official
Pharmacies45 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV19Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.08 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents207.5 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nasushiobara 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents970.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Nasushiobara?

Police recorded about 700 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: 699.6 incidents per 100,000 · JP-09-Tochigi-20259
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents699.6 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-09-Tochigi-20259Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents29.51 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-09-Tochigi-20259Official

Mobility and administration

Nasushiobara's nearest airport was FKS, 43 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 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.15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport43 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FKS3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nasushiobara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那須塩原市11

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

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 Nasushiobara is 4.2 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 mean4.2 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那須塩原市11Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nasushiobara?

The published population was 115,611 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area592.7 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)20Official
Foreign-resident share2.75 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)23Official
Foreign residents3,155 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)23Official
Population density194.4 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)22Official
Population115,611 people31 Dec 2024e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度5Official

International community in Nasushiobara

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
Total115,210100.0%
Japanese111,40796.7%
Nationality not reported1,9481.7%
Foreigner1,8551.6%
Federative Republic of Brazil3410.3%
People's Republic of China3350.3%
Republic of the Philippines2870.2%
Others2400.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1820.2%
Kingdom of Thailand940.1%
Republic of Korea910.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India910.1%
Republic of Peru670.1%
Republic of Indonesia470.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal420.0%
United States of America290.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland90.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age50.5 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Nasushiobara

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.

Cities near Nasushiobara

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

Nasu-machi 9.3 km away
Rent
1.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ohtawara 10.4 km away
Rent
6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yaita 20.4 km away
Rent
5.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nishigo-mura 22.2 km away
Rent
7.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Shirakawa 23.4 km away
Rent
6.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

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Urasoe115,545 residentsDaitō115,687 residentsHatsukaichi115,451 residentsAkishima116,049 residentsKakegawa115,126 residentsIkoma116,171 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 Nasushiobara?

The published population was 115,611 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in Nasushiobara?

Average net cold rent is about 5.82 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 407 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Nasushiobara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那須塩原市.

How safe is Nasushiobara?

Police recorded about 700 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-09-Tochigi-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Nasushiobara?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (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 Nasushiobara?

The median gross salary is 279.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Nasushiobara a good place to live?

Nasushiobara 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 Nasushiobara?

Nasu-machi, Ohtawara, Yaita, Nishigo-mura, Shirakawa are near Nasushiobara. 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 Nasushiobara?

The official citizenship distribution records 111,407 people (96.7%) 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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