Living in Takizawa

In Takizawa, rents across existing tenancies average €6.72 per m² a month (2023).

Takizawa had an unemployment rate of 3.5% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population53,876people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)249.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 7% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 3.8% — 7% 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 crime292.7incidents 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 mean6µg/m³country median 8.4 — 29% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 滝沢市

Pricier rent than 61% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Takizawa?

Average net cold rent is about 6.72 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): 6.72 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesTakizawa highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Takizawa€6.72

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¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	288.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura⁵Official

Is Takizawa 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 46–62%

Family58%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 49–67%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 403 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.72 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 Takizawa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (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)²⁰

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Takizawa is 3.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Takizawa 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	249.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %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)²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Takizawa?

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€6.72/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €403
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 Takizawa Salary needed to live in Takizawa

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Takizawa. 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

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Takizawa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	18 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	4.19 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.619 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	65.1 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 Takizawa 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 residents0.619 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	292.7 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1-5-2¹⁸Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Takizawa's nearest airport was HNA, 42 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	6 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	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HNA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open the full Japan section

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

Find courses near Takizawa

Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 49.4 mm in January and 197.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Takizawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 — 滝沢市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

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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

PM2.56WHO 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 Takizawa is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Takizawa 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 滝沢市⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 14.4 · May 20.3 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 4.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MORIOKA¹⁴Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.2 · Feb -4.8 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 3.2 · May 9.1 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MORIOKA¹⁴Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.7 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MORIOKA¹⁴Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.4 · Feb 48 · Mar 82.1 · Apr 85.4 · May 106.5 · Jun 109.4 · Jul 197.5 · Aug 185.4 · Sep 151.7 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 85.6 · Dec 70.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MORIOKA¹⁴Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 115.6 · Feb 124.8 · Mar 157.8 · Apr 171.4 · May 188 · Jun 161.3 · Jul 130.5 · Aug 145.3 · Sep 128.8 · Oct 141.3 · Nov 117.7 · Dec 103.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MORIOKA¹⁴Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Aizu-Wakamatsu ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.1 °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

How many people live in Takizawa?

The published population was 53,876 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 passport99.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	182.5 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	0.522 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²²Official
Foreign residents	281 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²²Official
Population density	304.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²¹Official
Population	53,876 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹²Official

International community in Takizawa

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	55,579	100.0%
Japanese	55,116	99.2%
Foreigner	233	0.4%
Nationality not reported	230	0.4%
People's Republic of China	108	0.2%
Others	30	0.1%
Republic of Korea	25	0.0%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	25	0.0%
Republic of the Philippines	21	0.0%
United States of America	9	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	7	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
India	6	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	2	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	49.7 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Takizawa

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.

Hanamaki as a Takizawa alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.33/m² Hanamaki vs €6.72/m² Takizawa−21%
Foreign residents: 0.8% Hanamaki vs 0.5% Takizawa+62%
Unemployment: 3.3% Hanamaki vs 3.5% Takizawa−5%
Annual PM2.5: 6.3 µg/m³ Hanamaki vs 6.0 µg/m³ Takizawa+5%
Median gross pay, region: €244 Hanamaki vs €250 Takizawasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Hanamaki vs 293 Takizawasame level

Full comparison More about Hanamaki

Chino as a Takizawa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 488 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 2.4% Chino vs 0.5% Takizawa+351%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 407 Chino vs 293 Takizawa+39%
Median gross pay, region: €284 Chino vs €250 Takizawa+14%
Unemployment: 3.2% Chino vs 3.5% Takizawa−7%
Rent: €6.59/m² Chino vs €6.72/m² Takizawasame level
Residents: 53,723 Chino vs 53,876 Takizawa−0%

Full comparison More about Chino

Cities near Takizawa

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

Shizukuishi-cho 9.7 km away

Rent: 3.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yahaba-cho 15.4 km away

Rent: 7.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Shiwa-cho 21.1 km away

Rent: 6.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Hachimantai 24.7 km away

Rent: 4.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Sakurai53,885 residents Iwade53,967 residents Chino53,723 residents Tsukubamirai53,720 residents Mutsu54,103 residents Nōgata54,154 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 Takizawa?

The published population was 53,876 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 Takizawa?

Average net cold rent is about 6.72 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 471 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Takizawa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 — 滝沢市.

What is the unemployment rate in Takizawa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (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 Takizawa?

The median gross salary is 249.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Takizawa a good place to live?

Takizawa 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 Takizawa?

Shizukuishi-cho, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-cho, Hachimantai are near Takizawa. 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 Takizawa?

The official citizenship distribution records 55,116 people (99.2%) 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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