Living in Sumida-ku

In Sumida-ku, rents across existing tenancies average €16.57 per m² a month (2023).

墨田区 had 272,085 residents in October 2020 and is a city in Japan. The unemployment rate was 3.4% in October 2020. The median age was 44.1 years in 2020.

Last checked 2026-10-1018 sources

Population272,085people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)379.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent16.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 164% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.4%country median 3.8% — 10% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime693.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)

PM2.5, annual mean8.6µg/m³country median 8.4 — 2% aboveOfficial source · tenbou.nies.go.jp

Pricier rent than any other Japanese city that publishes it and lower unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Sumida-ku?

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 Sumida-ku.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.

How much does it cost to rent in 墨田区?

Average net cold rent is about 16.57 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): 16.57 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesSumida-ku highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Sumida-ku€16.57

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

Show the other 6 cities

Kyoto€10.46

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	32.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	16.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official

Is Sumida-ku 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–53%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 53–69%

Student37%strong on education, weak on work · range 30–44%

Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–72%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 994 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 16.57 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 墨田区?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sumida-ku is 3.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Sumida-ku 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	379.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Sumida-ku?

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€16.57/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €994
Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 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 Sumida-ku Salary needed to live in Sumida-ku

Public employment service

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

Family and education

The city had 61 schools in May 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	61 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	8.37 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.58 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	296.4 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sumida-ku 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 residents2.58 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 墨田区?

Police recorded about 693 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: 693.3 incidents per 100,000 · Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	693.3 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025)¹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	98 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.¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sumida-ku.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 墨田区?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp¹⁴

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

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58.6WHO 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 Sumida-ku is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Sumida-ku 8.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.6 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Dec 2023	tenbou.nies.go.jp¹⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 7.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.7 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 116 · Apr 133.7 · May 139.7 · Jun 167.8 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 154.7 · Sep 224.9 · Oct 234.8 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 57.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 192.6 · Feb 170.4 · Mar 175.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 179.6 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 151.4 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 126.7 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 149.8 · Dec 174.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Ichinomiya ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.5 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.1 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.1 °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 13.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 20,864.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 墨田区?

The published population was 272,085 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.77 km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	16,980 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	20,864 people/km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.⁵Official
Population	272,085 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Sumida-ku

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	272,085	100.0%
Japanese	261,231	96.0%
Foreigner	10,767	4.0%
People's Republic of China	5,416	2.0%
Republic of Korea	1,729	0.6%
Republic of the Philippines	1,148	0.4%
Others	948	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	460	0.2%
Kingdom of Thailand	331	0.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	235	0.1%
United States of America	196	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
India	109	0.0%
Nationality not reported	87	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	56	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	50	0.0%
Republic of Peru	16	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	44.1 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sumida-ku

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.

Higashi-ku (Sapporo) as a Sumida-ku alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.20/m² Higashi-ku (Sapporo) vs €16.57/m² Sumida-ku−57%
Unemployment: 4.6% Higashi-ku (Sapporo) vs 3.4% Sumida-ku+35%
Annual PM2.5: 6.3 µg/m³ Higashi-ku (Sapporo) vs 8.6 µg/m³ Sumida-ku−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 615 Higashi-ku (Sapporo) vs 693 Sumida-kuno percentage
Residents: 265,379 Higashi-ku (Sapporo) vs 272,085 Sumida-ku−2%

Full comparison More about Higashi-ku (Sapporo)

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Sumida-ku, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities

Chuo-ku (Sagamihara)273,875 residents Tsu268,388 residents Minato City267,780 residents Mito267,467 residents Morioka277,423 residents Fushimi-ku (Kyoto)277,858 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 墨田区?

The published population was 272,085 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 墨田区?

Average net cold rent is about 16.57 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,160 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 墨田区?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.

How safe is 墨田区?

Police recorded about 693 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 墨田区?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Sumida-ku?

The median gross salary is 379.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Sumida-ku a good place to live?

Sumida-ku 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 Sumida-ku?

The official citizenship distribution records 261,231 people (96.0%) 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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Criminal offences known to the police by town, crime type and method (Reiwa 7 / 2025) keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-08
docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
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
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
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
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13

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Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet flets.com · checked 2026-09-15
tenbou.nies.go.jp tenbou.nies.go.jp · checked 2026-08-26
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
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
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