Living in Tōgane

In Tōgane, rents across existing tenancies average €6.91 per m² a month (2023).

At the end of 2020, unemployment in Tōgane reached 5.13%.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population56,193people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)270.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.91EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 10% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate5.13%country median 3.8% — 36% aboveOfficial 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 crime639.5incidents 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 mean7.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 14% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東金市

Pricier rent than 65% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 92% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Tōgane?

Average net cold rent is about 6.91 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): 6.91 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesTōgane highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Tōgane€6.91

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)	6.91 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	303.5 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 Tōgane 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–65%

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

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 415 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.91 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 Tōgane?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 5.13 % · 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 Tōgane is 5.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Tōgane 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	270.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	5.13 %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 Tōgane?

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€6.91/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €415
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 Tōgane Salary needed to live in Tōgane

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tōgane. 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 Tōgane. 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	12.94 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.43 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	223.5 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 Tōgane 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 residents2.43 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	639.5 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1-5-2¹⁸Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Tōgane's nearest airport was NRT, 24 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	103 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	114 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	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NRT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tōgane?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.2 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 — 東金市⁹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.57.2WHO 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 Tōgane is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Tōgane 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.2 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 東金市⁹Official

Population and city profile

The city recorded a population density of 653.3 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Tōgane?

The published population was 56,193 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 passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	89.12 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	4.37 %	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	2,458 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	653.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²¹Official
Population	56,193 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹²Official

International community in Tōgane

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	58,219	100.0%
Japanese	55,979	96.2%
Foreigner	1,371	2.4%
Nationality not reported	869	1.5%
People's Republic of China	414	0.7%
Others	328	0.6%
Republic of Korea	184	0.3%
Republic of the Philippines	137	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	132	0.2%
Kingdom of Thailand	85	0.1%
Republic of Peru	24	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	19	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	16	0.0%
United States of America	13	0.0%
India	8	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	7	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4	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	52.9 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Tōgane

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.

Yachimata as a Tōgane alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €5.43/m² Yachimata vs €6.91/m² Tōgane−21%
Foreign residents: 7.1% Yachimata vs 4.4% Tōgane+62%
Unemployment: 4.5% Yachimata vs 5.1% Tōgane−13%
Annual PM2.5: 8.5 µg/m³ Yachimata vs 7.2 µg/m³ Tōgane+18%
Median gross pay, region: €285 Yachimata vs €270 Tōgane+6%
Residents: 66,393 Yachimata vs 56,193 Tōgane+18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 640 Yachimata vs 640 Tōganesame level

Full comparison More about Yachimata

Murakami as a Tōgane alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 307 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €4.54/m² Murakami vs €6.91/m² Tōgane−34%
Foreign residents: 1.0% Murakami vs 4.4% Tōgane−77%
Unemployment: 3.5% Murakami vs 5.1% Tōgane−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Murakami vs 640 Tōgane−28%
Median gross pay, region: €233 Murakami vs €270 Tōgane−14%

Full comparison More about Murakami

Cities near Tōgane

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

Ōamishirasato 5.9 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sammu 6.4 km away

Rent: 4.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kujukuri-machi 7.3 km away

Rent: 5.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-12-31

Yachimata 12.6 km away

Rent: 5.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yokoshibahikari-machi 17.2 km away

Rent: 5.5 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 Tōgane?

The published population was 56,193 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 Tōgane?

Average net cold rent is about 6.91 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 484 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Tōgane?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.2 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 — 東金市.

What is the unemployment rate in Tōgane?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (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 Tōgane?

The median gross salary is 270.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Tōgane a good place to live?

Tōgane 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 Tōgane?

Ōamishirasato, Sammu, Kujukuri-machi, Shirako-machi, Yachimata are near Tōgane. 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 Tōgane?

The official citizenship distribution records 55,979 people (96.2%) 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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