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Living in Oshima-machi

The median age was 56.9 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 148 in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.2% in October 2020. 大島町, a city in Japan, had a population of 7,102 in October 2020. In May 2024, the city had 8 schools.

Last checked 2026-10-1516 sources

Population7,102people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)297.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent580.7EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate2.2%country median 3.8% — 42% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime88.07incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Oshima-machi?

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 Oshima-machi.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 Oshima-machi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Oshima-machi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesOshima-machi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Oshima-machi highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

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Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
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Kobe€8.87
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Nagoya€8.81
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 10GB4Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)580.7 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Oshima-machi a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–53%
Family61%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 53–69%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 大島町?

The unemployment rate is 2.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Oshima-machi is 2.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)297.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate2.2 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9Official

What does a salary buy in Oshima-machi?

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

regional median gross pay: €298 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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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
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− €581
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—
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Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools8 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 1,000 residents0.859 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents97.9 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.8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oshima-machi 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 residents0.859 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 大島町?

Police recorded about 88 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: 88.07 incidents per 100,000 · Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)3
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents88.07 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)3Official

Mobility and administration

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.13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 11 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 18.2 · May 21.9 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 26.7 · Oct 22 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 13.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 4 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 7.5 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.2 · Jun 21 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.4 · Oct 18.9 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 10 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 137.3 · Feb 146 · Mar 238.4 · Apr 247.4 · May 256.5 · Jun 328.8 · Jul 255.9 · Aug 191.7 · Sep 341.3 · Oct 405.2 · Nov 192.8 · Dec 117.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 153.7 · Feb 145.4 · Mar 158.1 · Apr 174.2 · May 179.7 · Jun 125.1 · Jul 150.8 · Aug 190.1 · Sep 141 · Oct 131.4 · Nov 140.3 · Dec 147.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA14Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Isahaya ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±3.1 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.2 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.4 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.4 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.5 °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 city covered 90.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 75.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 大島町?

The published population was 7,102 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area90.76 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.7Official
Foreign residents148 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.6Official
Population density75.1 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.7Official
Population7,102 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table10Official

International community in Oshima-machi

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
Total7,102100.0%
Japanese7,01698.8%
Foreigner861.2%
Republic of Indonesia500.7%
Republic of Korea70.1%
Kingdom of Thailand70.1%
Others60.1%
Republic of the Philippines50.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam50.1%
People's Republic of China30.0%
United States of America30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age56.9 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Oshima-machi

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.

Alternative cities in Japan

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Ōshima7,102 residentsOgunimachi7,107 residentsKawahara7,114 residentsNishiizu-cho7,090 residentsToyosato7,132 residentsToyosato-cho7,132 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 大島町?

The published population was 7,102 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How safe is 大島町?

Police recorded about 88 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025).

What is the unemployment rate in 大島町?

The unemployment rate is 2.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Oshima-machi?

The median gross salary is 297.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Oshima-machi?

148 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Oshima-machi a good place to live?

Oshima-machi 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.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Oshima-machi?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,016 people (98.8%) 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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Sources

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  1. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
  2. 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
  3. Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025) keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-12
  4. docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
  5. e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
  6. Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  7. Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  8. 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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  9. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
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  1. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
  2. MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
  3. 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. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
  4. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSHIMA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  5. www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
  6. 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

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