Living in Tottori

In Tottori, rents across existing tenancies average €6.41 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 3.5% in October 2020. Monthly precipitation was 201.2 mm in January and 188.6 mm in July. In 2024, 鳥取市 had a population of 179,215. The city covered 765.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 234.2 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1522 sources

Population179,215people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度

Median gross salary (region)263.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent6.41EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 2% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 3.8% — 7% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime569.7incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年市町村別認知状況)

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 8.4 — 7% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鳥取市

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

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

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 鳥取市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.41 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): 6.41 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesTottori highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Tottori€6.41

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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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB⁴Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	13.83 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.41 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	293.1 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 mura⁹Official

Is Tottori 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–65%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%

Student60%strong on safety, weak on education · range 51–69%

Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 63–79%

Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 385 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.41 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 鳥取市?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality¹⁰

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

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Tottori 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	263.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Tottori?

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€6.41/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €385
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 Tottori. 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 Tottori. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	16.53 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,653 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Hospitals	11 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV¹⁹Official
Pharmacies	83 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.92 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	316.5 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.⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tottori 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,653 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 鳥取市?

Police recorded about 570 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: 569.7 incidents per 100,000 · 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年市町村別認知状況)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	569.7 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年市町村別認知状況)²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 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 Tottori. 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 Tottori.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 4.2°C in January and 26.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in 鳥取市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 — 鳥取市¹⁴

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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144

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123

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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177

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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

PM2.59WHO 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 Tottori is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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4–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Tottori 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鳥取市¹⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.1 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 18.9 · May 23.8 · Jun 26.9 · Jul 30.9 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 27.8 · Oct 22.4 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 10.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取¹³Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 7.6 · May 12.9 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 3.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.2 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 13.2 · May 18.1 · Jun 22 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 22.9 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 6.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取¹³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 201.2 · Feb 154 · Mar 144.3 · Apr 102.2 · May 123 · Jun 146 · Jul 188.6 · Aug 128.6 · Sep 225.4 · Oct 153.6 · Nov 145.9 · Dec 218.4 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取¹³Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 69 · Feb 83.7 · Mar 131.3 · Apr 177.4 · May 201.4 · Jun 153.9 · Jul 166.5 · Aug 203.8 · Sep 143.4 · Oct 146.1 · Nov 110.7 · Dec 82.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取¹³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in 鳥取市?

The published population was 179,215 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	765.3 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 km2.⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,869 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁶Official
Population density	234.2 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 km2.⁷Official
Population	179,215 people	31 Dec 2024	e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度⁶Official

International community in Tottori

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	188,465	100.0%
Japanese	185,241	98.3%
Nationality not reported	1,918	1.0%
Foreigner	1,306	0.7%
People's Republic of China	339	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	305	0.2%
Republic of Korea	234	0.1%
Others	217	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	127	0.1%
Republic of Indonesia	21	0.0%
United States of America	18	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Kingdom of Thailand	12	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	10	0.0%
India	8	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	8	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	6	0.0%
Republic of Peru	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	51.1 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)³Official

Alternatives for people set on Tottori

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.

Yazu-cho as a Tottori alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €3.20/m² Yazu-cho vs €6.41/m² Tottori−50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 342 Yazu-cho vs 570 Tottori−40%
Median gross pay, region: €227 Yazu-cho vs €264 Tottori−14%
Unemployment: 3.4% Yazu-cho vs 3.5% Tottorisame level

Full comparison More about Yazu-cho

Kofu as a Tottori alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 394 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Kofu vs 9.0 µg/m³ Tottori−38%
Median gross pay, region: €311 Kofu vs €264 Tottori+18%
Empty flats: 18.1% Kofu vs 13.8% Tottori+31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 416 Kofu vs 570 Tottorino percentage
Rent: €6.64/m² Kofu vs €6.41/m² Tottori+3%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,788.2 Kofu vs 1,653.4 Tottori+8%
Residents: 183,850 Kofu vs 179,215 Tottori+3%

Full comparison More about Kofu

Cities near Tottori

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

Yazu-cho 9.8 km away

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

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Tottori-shi179,215 residents Uji178,294 residents Chuo-ku (Niigata)180,345 residents Jōetsu180,440 residents Asao-ku (Kawasaki)180,705 residents Hanamigawa-ku (Chiba)177,328 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 鳥取市?

The published population was 179,215 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系市区町村データ基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in 鳥取市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.41 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 449 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 鳥取市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 — 鳥取市.

How safe is 鳥取市?

Police recorded about 570 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年市町村別認知状況).

What is the unemployment rate in 鳥取市?

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

What is the typical salary around Tottori?

The median gross salary is 263.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Tottori a good place to live?

Tottori 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 Tottori?

Yazu-cho is near Tottori. 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 Tottori?

The official citizenship distribution records 185,241 people (98.3%) 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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2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-17
2025 confirmed crime recognition counts by municipality (令和7年市町村別認知状況) pref.tottori.lg.jp · checked 2026-10-13
2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
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
Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling · e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-12
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16

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Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 鳥取 JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals · data.jma.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 鳥取市 MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 · env.go.jp · checked 2026-07-26
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
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27
ドコモ光月額料金 — NTTドコモドコモ光月額料金 · docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-19
医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-09-15
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1156136 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q200731 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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