Living in Ōkawa

In Ōkawa, rents across existing tenancies average €5.41 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Ōkawa reached 4.42%. The city recorded a population density of 981.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population32,988people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)249.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.41EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 14% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.42%country median 3.8% — 17% 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 crime757.6incidents 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 mean9.07µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Cheaper rent than 68% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Ōkawa?

Average net cold rent is about 5.41 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): 5.41 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesŌkawa highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Ōkawa€5.41

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

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¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.41 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹³Official

Is Ōkawa 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–61%

Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 325 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.41 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 Ōkawa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 4.42 % · 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 Ōkawa is 4.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	249.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Unemployment rate	4.42 %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 Ōkawa?

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

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€5.41/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €325
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 Ōkawa Salary needed to live in Ōkawa

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ōkawa. 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

Search jobs

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	12 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	19.53 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	5.52 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	516.1 per 100,000	2022	Exact 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 Ōkawa 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 residents5.52 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	757.6 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1-5-2¹⁶Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ōkawa's nearest airport was HSG, 9 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	2024	Unique 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.¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HSG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full Japan section

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ōkawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 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: 9.07 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁹

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

PM2.59.1WHO 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 Ōkawa is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.07 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ōkawa?

The published population was 32,988 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	33.62 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	1.79 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	546 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)¹⁹Official
Population density	981.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)⁵Official
Population	32,988 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁵Official

International community in Ōkawa

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 group	People	Share
Total	32,988	100.0%
Japanese	32,633	98.9%
Foreigner	218	0.7%
Nationality not reported	137	0.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	73	0.2%
Others	62	0.2%
People's Republic of China	32	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	21	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	10	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	9	0.0%
India	4	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Korea	3	0.0%
Republic of Peru	3	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	56 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ōkawa

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.

Tamana as a Ōkawa alternative in the same region

34 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 444 Tamana vs 758 Ōkawa−41%
Rent: €4.61/m² Tamana vs €5.41/m² Ōkawa−15%
Residents: 64,292 Tamana vs 32,988 Ōkawa+95%
Foreign residents: 2.4% Tamana vs 1.8% Ōkawa+37%
Unemployment: 3.9% Tamana vs 4.4% Ōkawa−11%
Median gross pay, region: €253 Tamana vs €250 Ōkawasame level

Full comparison More about Tamana

Minamiuonuma as a Ōkawa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 883 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 758 Ōkawa−39%
Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 1.8% Ōkawa+68%
Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 4.4% Ōkawa−25%
Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €250 Ōkawa−3%
Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €5.41/m² Ōkawasame level

Full comparison More about Minamiuonuma

Cities near Ōkawa

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

Yanagawa 5.3 km away

Rent: 5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Saga 8.4 km away

Rent: 6.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Miyama 10.4 km away

Rent: 4.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Chikugo 11.0 km away

Rent: 5.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kanzaki 11.8 km away

Rent: 5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yoshinogari-cho 12.8 km away

Rent: 4.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Miyaki-cho 14.7 km away

Rent: 4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 Ōkawa?

The published population was 32,988 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Ōkawa?

Average net cold rent is about 5.41 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 379 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ōkawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 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 Ōkawa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (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 Ōkawa?

The median gross salary is 249.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ōkawa a good place to live?

Ōkawa 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 Ōkawa?

Yanagawa, Saga, Miyama, Chikugo, Kanzaki are near Ōkawa. 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 Ōkawa?

The official citizenship distribution records 32,633 people (98.9%) 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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  title = {Ōkawa, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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