Living in Ogōri-shimogō

In Ogōri-shimogō, tenants pay an average rent of €295 a month (2023).

In October 2020, unemployment in Ogōri-shimogō reached 3.6%.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population9,932people1 Oct 2020Official source · 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等

Average gross salary1,842EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table

Average rent295.4EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate3.6%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime384.2incidents 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 mean8.02µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Ogōri-shimogō?

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 Ogōri-shimogō.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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Ogōri-shimogō. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesOgōri-shimogō highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

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Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	295.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings²Official

Is Ogōri-shimogō a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–76%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–77%

Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–77%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–74%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ogōri-shimogō?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁴

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ogōri-shimogō is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Ogōri-shimogō 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,842 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.6 %	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁴Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Ogōri-shimogō?

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

Left over each month€1,063of €1,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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.	€1,412
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31	− €295
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	€1,063

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ogōri-shimogō Salary needed to live in Ogōri-shimogō

Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	384.2 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1-5-2¹²Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ogōri-shimogō's nearest airport was UBJ, 22 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	UBJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ogōri-shimogō. 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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Climate and air quality

Ogōri-shimogō's monthly mean temperatures were 4.4°C in January and 26.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 76.3 mm in January and 342.6 mm in July. Ogōri-shimogō's average monthly sunshine was 117.9 hours in January and 156.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ogōri-shimogō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 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: 8.02 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁷

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 Ogōri-shimogō is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Ogōri-shimogō 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.02 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.4 · Feb 11.1 · Mar 15 · Apr 20.1 · May 24.9 · Jun 27.8 · Jul 31.3 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 28.9 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 11.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口⁵Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 8.1 · May 13.3 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9 · Apr 13.9 · May 19 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 26.4 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 6.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口⁵Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.3 · Feb 85 · Mar 145.6 · Apr 168.1 · May 197.2 · Jun 282.9 · Jul 342.6 · Aug 205.8 · Sep 179.1 · Oct 91.3 · Nov 83.5 · Dec 70.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口⁵Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 117.9 · Feb 121.3 · Mar 157.4 · Apr 183.9 · May 204.3 · Jun 142.3 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 196.2 · Sep 151.7 · Oct 169.4 · Nov 144 · Dec 117.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口⁵Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ogōri-shimogō?

The published population was 9,932 people in October 2020. Source: 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,932 people	1 Oct 2020	2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ogōri-shimogō

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.

Tokuyama as an Ogōri-shimogō alternative in the same region

38 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.2% Tokuyama vs 3.6% Ogōri-shimogō−11%
Annual PM2.5: 8.4 µg/m³ Tokuyama vs 8.0 µg/m³ Ogōri-shimogō+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 384 Tokuyama vs 384 Ogōri-shimogōsame level

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Cities near Ogōri-shimogō

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

Yamaguchi 11.0 km away

Rent: 6.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Hōfu 15.9 km away

Rent: 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Mine 19.4 km away

Rent: 3.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ube 21.7 km away

Rent: 6.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sanyōonoda 22.8 km away

Rent: 5.58 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 Ogōri-shimogō?

The published population was 9,932 people in October 2020. Source: 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等.

Is the air quality good in Ogōri-shimogō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 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 Ogōri-shimogō?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is Ogōri-shimogō a good place to live?

Ogōri-shimogō 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 Ogōri-shimogō?

Yamaguchi, Hōfu, Mine, Ube, Sanyōonoda are near Ogōri-shimogō. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ogōri-shimogō, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 61b69abfba1dfa57a9209d6efee2fedc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/ogori-shimogo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Ogōri-shimogō, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households —町丁・字等 2020 Population Census, Small Area Tabulation, Table 2: Population by sex, foreign population and households · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-10-07
2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 山口 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table MHLW / e-Stat · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 gis.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモドコモ光月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
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 npa.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
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