Living in Shin’ichi
The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.5% in October 2020. Annual PM2.5 levels for Shin’ichi stood at 10.7 µg/m³ in March 2024.
Lower unemployment than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Shin’ichi?
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 Shin’ichi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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10Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 335.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · parent municipality |
Is Shin’ichi 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.
Work and income
Shin’ichi 3.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,923 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2025 | MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table5Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 % | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality3Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Shin’ichi?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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 | − €335 |
| 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 | €1,024 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Shin’ichi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Shin’ichi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 542.9 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1-5-211Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Shin’ichi's nearest airport was HIJ, 35 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Shin’ichi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.6°C in January to 26.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 38.5 mm in January and 198 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 139.8 hours in January and 193.5 hours in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Shin’ichi 8.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.87 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20236Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 13.9 · Apr 19.2 · May 24 · Jun 27 · Jul 30.9 · Aug 32.8 · Sep 28.8 · Oct 23.3 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 12.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福山4Official · parent municipality |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 8.1 · May 13.3 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福山4Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 13.7 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 24 · Oct 18 · Nov 12 · Dec 6.8 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福山4Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 38.5 · Feb 47 · Mar 83.7 · Apr 91.6 · May 117.7 · Jun 174.5 · Jul 198 · Aug 95.2 · Sep 136 · Oct 91.1 · Nov 55.1 · Dec 43.3 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福山4Official · parent municipality |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 139.8 · Feb 138.6 · Mar 174.8 · Apr 191.4 · May 211.5 · Jun 162.4 · Jul 193.5 · Aug 221.8 · Sep 165.6 · Oct 174.3 · Nov 150.7 · Dec 145.6 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 福山4Official · parent municipality |
Alternatives for people set on Shin’ichi
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.
Shiozawa as a Shin’ichi alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Shiozawa vs 8.9 µg/m³ Shin’ichi−25%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Shiozawa vs 543 Shin’ichi−15%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Shiozawa vs 3.5% Shin’ichi−6%
Cities near Shin’ichi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 4.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
How does Shin’ichi compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Shin’ichi 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Shin’ichi?
The unemployment rate is 3.5 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
Is the air quality good in Shin’ichi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.87 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.
How safe is Shin’ichi?
Police recorded 542.9 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. 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.
Is Shin’ichi a good place to live?
Shin’ichi 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 Shin’ichi?
Fuchu (Hiroshima), Kannabechō-yahiro, Onomichi, Ibara, Kasaoka are near Shin’ichi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- 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 — 福山 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
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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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