Living in Tomobe

In Tomobe, tenants pay an average rent of €282 a month (2023).

Tomobe had an unemployment rate of 3.5% in October 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2321 sources

Population72,058people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Average gross salary1,986EUR/month30 Jun 2025Regional figureOfficial source · MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table

Average rent281.8EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate3.5%1 Oct 2020Municipality figureOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime686.8incidents 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 mean6.85µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Lower unemployment than 64% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 86% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Tomobe. 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 citiesTomobe 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

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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¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	281.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official

Is Tomobe a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–76%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–77%

Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–77%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–74%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tomobe?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality³

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

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Tomobe 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,986 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table⁴Official · 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 Tomobe?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,077of €1,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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	− €282
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	€1,077

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tomobe. 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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Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	686.8 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1-5-2¹²Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Tomobe's nearest airport was IBR, 21 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	IBR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Tomobe's monthly mean temperatures were 3.3°C in January and 24.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 54.5 mm in January and 141.8 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 195.4 hours in January and 150.8 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Tomobe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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: 6.85 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁵

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

PM2.56.9WHO 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 Tomobe is 6.9 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Tomobe 6.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.85 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023⁵Official · 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 MITO⁹Official · parent municipality
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 MITO⁹Official · parent municipality
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 MITO⁹Official · parent municipality
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 MITO⁹Official · parent municipality
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 MITO⁹Official · parent municipality

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

How many people live in Tomobe?

The published population was 72,058 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	72,058 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Tomobe

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.

Omitama as a Tomobe alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 0 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 47,916 Omitama vs 72,058 Tomobe−34%
Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Omitama vs 6.9 µg/m³ Tomobesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 687 Omitama vs 687 Tomobesame level

Full comparison More about Omitama

Minami-Alps as a Tomobe alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 416 Minami-Alps vs 687 Tomobe−39%
Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Minami-Alps vs 6.9 µg/m³ Tomobe+11%
Unemployment: 3.4% Minami-Alps vs 3.5% Tomobesame level
Residents: 71,812 Minami-Alps vs 72,058 Tomobe−0%

Full comparison More about Minami-Alps

Cities near Tomobe

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

Kasama 5.4 km away

Rent: 5.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Omitama 12.5 km away

Rent: 5.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ibaraki-machi 12.6 km away

Rent: 4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Mito 13.1 km away

Rent: 7.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Shirosato-machi 16.3 km away

Rent: 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Ishioka 17.2 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sakuragawa 19.2 km away

Rent: 4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Hekinan72,045 residents Ohtawara72,087 residents Yoshikawa71,979 residents Kyōtanabe71,840 residents Yukuhashi71,813 residents Minami-Alps71,812 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Tomobe?

The published population was 72,058 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

Is the air quality good in Tomobe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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 Tomobe?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

Is Tomobe a good place to live?

Tomobe 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 Tomobe?

Kasama, Okunoya, Omitama, Ibaraki-machi, Mito are near Tomobe. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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