Living in Takatori-cho

The median age was 59 years in 2020. The unemployment rate was 4.1% in October 2020. The city had 3 schools in May 2024. The foreign population count was 23 in 2024. In October 2020, 高市郡高取町 had a population of 6,729.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population6,729people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)267.1EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average rent348.8EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate4.1%country median 3.8% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime487.5incidents 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 mean8.86µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Higher unemployment than 65% 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 Takatori-cho?

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 Takatori-cho.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 Takatori-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesTakatori-cho highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	348.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official · regional context

Is Takatori-cho a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–58%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student37%strong on safety, weak on work · range 28–46%

Family44%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 34–54%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 高市郡高取町?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Takatori-cho is 4.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Takatori-cho 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	267.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	4.1 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Takatori-cho?

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
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	− €349
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 Takatori-cho. 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 Takatori-cho. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	3 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	59.32 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.42 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	237.9 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 Takatori-cho 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 residents2.42 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	487.5 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1-5-2¹⁹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	34 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.¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 高市郡高取町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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: 8.86 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³

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

PM2.58.9WHO 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 Takatori-cho is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Takatori-cho 8.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.86 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.2 · Feb 9.8 · Mar 13 · Apr 17.8 · May 22 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 28.5 · Aug 30 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 21.2 · Nov 16.3 · Dec 11.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MITO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 7 · May 12.5 · Jun 17 · Jul 21 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MITO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 12.3 · May 17 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 5.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MITO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.5 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 102.8 · Apr 116.7 · May 144.5 · Jun 135.7 · Jul 141.8 · Aug 116.9 · Sep 186.3 · Oct 185.4 · Nov 79.7 · Dec 49.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MITO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 195.4 · Feb 174.3 · Mar 182.7 · Apr 183.5 · May 186.1 · Jun 137.8 · Jul 150.8 · Aug 179.4 · Sep 138.7 · Oct 140.6 · Nov 153.7 · Dec 178 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MITO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Adachi-ku ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.0 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.3 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.5 °C, Reims (France) ±4.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.3 °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 25.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 234.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 高市郡高取町?

The published population was 6,729 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	25.79 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	23 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	234.4 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	6,729 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Takatori-cho

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	6,729	100.0%
Japanese	6,699	99.6%
Nationality not reported	21	0.3%
Foreigner	9	0.1%
Republic of Korea	3	0.0%
People's Republic of China	2	0.0%
Republic of the Philippines	1	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%
United States of America	1	0.0%
Others	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	59 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Takatori-cho

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.

Koryo-cho as a Takatori-cho alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 33,810 Koryo-cho vs 6,729 Takatori-cho+402%
Median gross pay, region: €353 Koryo-cho vs €267 Takatori-cho+32%
Unemployment: 3.3% Koryo-cho vs 4.1% Takatori-cho−20%
Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Koryo-cho vs 8.9 µg/m³ Takatori-cho+10%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 488 Koryo-cho vs 488 Takatori-chosame level

Full comparison More about Koryo-cho

Fuchu-cho as a Takatori-cho alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 302 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,155 Fuchu-cho vs 6,729 Takatori-cho+660%
Median gross pay, region: €320 Fuchu-cho vs €267 Takatori-cho+20%
Unemployment: 3.3% Fuchu-cho vs 4.1% Takatori-cho−20%

Full comparison More about Fuchu-cho

Cities near Takatori-cho

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

Gose 5.1 km away

Rent: 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Oyodo-cho 6.6 km away

Rent: 2.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Katsuragi 7.5 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sakurai 7.7 km away

Rent: 5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yamato-Takada 9.0 km away

Rent: 6.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Koryo-cho 11.1 km away

Rent: 5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 高市郡高取町?

The published population was 6,729 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 高市郡高取町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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.

What is the unemployment rate in 高市郡高取町?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Takatori-cho?

The median gross salary is 267.1 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Takatori-cho?

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

Is Takatori-cho a good place to live?

Takatori-cho 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 Takatori-cho?

Asuka-mura, Gose, Oyodo-cho, Katsuragi, Sakurai are near Takatori-cho. 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 Takatori-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,699 people (99.6%) 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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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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