Living in Owase

In Owase, rents across existing tenancies average €3.27 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 3.32% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population15,041people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)273.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent3.27EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 48% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.32%country median 3.8% — 12% 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 crime624.9incidents 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 mean8.8µg/m³country median 8.4 — 5% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尾鷲市

Cheaper rent than 96% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 71% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Owase?

Average net cold rent is about 3.27 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): 3.27 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesOwase highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Owase€3.27

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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.27 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official

Is Owase 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–65%

Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–71%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 196 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 3.27 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 Owase?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.32 % · 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 Owase is 3.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Owase 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	273.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	3.32 %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 Owase?

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€3.27/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €196
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 Owase Salary needed to live in Owase

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	14 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	12.53 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁵Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.95 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	190 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 Owase 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 residents1.95 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	624.9 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1-5-2¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Owase's nearest airport was SHM, 89 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	1 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.¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	89 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SHM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 6.5°C in January to 25.8°C in July. Owase's monthly precipitation totalled 106 mm in January and 405.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 179.8 hours in January and 158.6 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Owase?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尾鷲市⁹

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

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

106

119

234

295

361

437

405

427

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508

212

121

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

180

171

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124

159

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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

PM2.58.8WHO 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 Owase is 8.8 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Owase 8.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.8 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尾鷲市⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.5 · Feb 12.4 · Mar 15.4 · Apr 19.7 · May 23.2 · Jun 25.7 · Jul 29.6 · Aug 30.9 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 14 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 尾鷲⁷Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.9 · May 14.4 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 尾鷲⁷Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.5 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 18.8 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 8.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 尾鷲⁷Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 106 · Feb 118.8 · Mar 233.8 · Apr 295.4 · May 360.5 · Jun 436.6 · Jul 405.2 · Aug 427.3 · Sep 745.7 · Oct 507.6 · Nov 211.5 · Dec 121.3 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 尾鷲⁷Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 179.8 · Feb 170.5 · Mar 192.9 · Apr 191 · May 181.7 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 158.6 · Aug 178.4 · Sep 130.5 · Oct 136.3 · Nov 152.6 · Dec 174.5 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 尾鷲⁷Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

Population density was 84.3 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Owase?

The published population was 15,041 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	192.7 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	2.09 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²¹Official
Foreign residents	315 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²¹Official
Population density	84.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²⁰Official
Population	15,041 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹²Official

International community in Owase

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	16,252	100.0%
Japanese	15,903	97.9%
Foreigner	184	1.1%
Nationality not reported	165	1.0%
People's Republic of China	57	0.4%
Republic of Korea	30	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	28	0.2%
Others	27	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	19	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	16	0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil	4	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	2	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	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	62.6 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Owase

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Owase from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Owase

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

Kumano 21.9 km away

Rent: 3.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Tamaki-cho15,041 residents Sunagawa15,015 residents Aizubange-machi15,068 residents Kurate-machi15,080 residents Nagasu15,089 residents Hirono-cho15,091 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 Owase?

The published population was 15,041 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Owase?

Average net cold rent is about 3.27 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 229 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Owase?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 尾鷲市.

What is the unemployment rate in Owase?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (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 Owase?

The median gross salary is 273.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Owase a good place to live?

Owase 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 Owase?

Kumano is near Owase. 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 Owase?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,903 people (97.9%) 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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Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
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