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Living in Nambu-cho (Tottori)

The unemployment rate was 3.2% in October 2020. 西伯郡南部町 is in Japan; its population was 10,323 in October 2020. The city had 5 schools in May 2024. The median age was 56.2 years in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-1524 sources

Population10,323people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)231.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent289.1EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate3.2%country median 3.8% — 15% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime188.1incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年 市町村別認知状況)
PM2.5, annual mean7.65µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Lower unemployment than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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 Nambu-cho (Tottori). The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nambu-cho (Tottori) recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesNambu-cho (Tottori) highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nambu-cho (Tottori) highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB4Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)289.1 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Nambu-cho (Tottori) 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–66%
Student43%strong on safety, weak on work · range 35–51%
Family59%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 51–67%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 西伯郡南部町?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Nambu-cho (Tottori) is 3.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)231.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate3.2 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9Official

What does a salary buy in Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

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

regional median gross pay: €231 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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
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− €289
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 Nambu-cho (Tottori) Salary needed to live in Nambu-cho (Tottori)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nambu-cho (Tottori). 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nambu-cho (Tottori). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools5 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112713Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents17.33 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.24 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202412Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents231.9 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 Nambu-cho (Tottori) 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 residents2.24 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 西伯郡南部町?

Police recorded about 188 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: 188.1 incidents per 100,000 · 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年 市町村別認知状況)2
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents188.1 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 20252025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年 市町村別認知状況)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nambu-cho (Tottori). 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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nambu-cho (Tottori).

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 西伯郡南部町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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: 7.65 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202314
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 Nambu-cho (Tottori) is 7.7 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 mean7.65 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202314Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 114 km² in 2024. Population density was 88.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 西伯郡南部町?

The published population was 10,323 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 area114 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 residents99 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口(外国人).6Official
Population density88.6 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
Population10,323 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table10Official

International community in Nambu-cho (Tottori)

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
Total10,323100.0%
Japanese10,22899.1%
Foreigner920.9%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam600.6%
People's Republic of China160.2%
Others110.1%
Republic of Korea30.0%
Nationality not reported30.0%
Republic of the Philippines10.0%
Republic of Indonesia10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age56.2 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)3Official

Alternatives for people set on Nambu-cho (Tottori)

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.

Yasugi as a Nambu-cho (Tottori) alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 37,062 Yasugi vs 10,323 Nambu-cho (Tottori)+259%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Yasugi vs 3.2% Nambu-cho (Tottori)−16%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 231 Yasugi vs 188 Nambu-cho (Tottori)no percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €246 Yasugi vs €231 Nambu-cho (Tottori)+6%

Yasu as a Nambu-cho (Tottori) alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 247 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,513 Yasu vs 10,323 Nambu-cho (Tottori)+389%
  • Median gross pay, region: €316 Yasu vs €231 Nambu-cho (Tottori)+37%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 618 Yasu vs 188 Nambu-cho (Tottori)no percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Yasu vs 7.7 µg/m³ Nambu-cho (Tottori)same level

Cities near Nambu-cho (Tottori)

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

Yonago 9.8 km away
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6.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yasugi 12.2 km away
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4.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Sakaiminato 23.8 km away
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3.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Daisen-cho 24.4 km away
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2.3 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 西伯郡南部町?

The published population was 10,323 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 西伯郡南部町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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.

How safe is 西伯郡南部町?

Police recorded about 188 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年 市町村別認知状況).

What is the unemployment rate in 西伯郡南部町?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

The median gross salary is 231.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

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

Is Nambu-cho (Tottori) a good place to live?

Nambu-cho (Tottori) 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 Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

Houki-cho, Yonago, Yasugi, Sakaiminato, Daisen-cho are near Nambu-cho (Tottori). 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 Nambu-cho (Tottori)?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,228 people (99.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nambu-cho (Tottori), Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 207ece5fa953de3d7188d88d8c33d357]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/saihakugunnanbumachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  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
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