Living in Uwajima

In Uwajima, rents across existing tenancies average €4.89 per m² a month (2023).

Uwajima's unemployment stood at 4.85% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population70,809people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)276.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent4.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 22% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate4.85%country median 3.8% — 29% 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 crime544.4incidents 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 mean7.8µg/m³country median 8.4 — 7% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宇和島市

Cheaper rent than 77% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Uwajima?

Average net cold rent is about 4.89 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): 4.89 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 citiesUwajima highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Uwajima€4.89

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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¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	248.8 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 Uwajima 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 48–66%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student68%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–76%

Family69%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 60–78%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 293 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.89 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 Uwajima?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 4.85 % · 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 Uwajima is 4.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Uwajima 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	276.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	4.85 %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 Uwajima?

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€4.89/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €293
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 Uwajima Salary needed to live in Uwajima

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Uwajima. 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 Uwajima. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	46 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹⁰Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	20.56 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.99 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁸Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	297.1 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 Uwajima 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 residents2.99 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	544.4 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

Uwajima's nearest airport was MYJ, 68 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Destinations from nearest airport	10 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
Distance to the nearest major airport	68 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MYJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 7°C in January and 26.8°C in July. Uwajima's monthly precipitation totalled 61.2 mm in January and 245 mm in July. Uwajima's average monthly sunshine was 110.1 hours in January and 195.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Uwajima?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.8 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 — 宇和島市¹¹

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

116

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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

PM2.57.8WHO 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 Uwajima is 7.8 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Uwajima 7.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.8 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 宇和島市¹¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.3 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 20.4 · May 24.3 · Jun 26.7 · Jul 31 · Aug 32.2 · Sep 29 · Oct 24.3 · Nov 19.1 · Dec 13.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宇和島⁹Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.9 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 5 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宇和島⁹Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 7 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 19.3 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 9.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宇和島⁹Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 61.2 · Feb 74.8 · Mar 115.6 · Apr 116.7 · May 149 · Jun 286 · Jul 245 · Aug 177.1 · Sep 215.9 · Oct 129.8 · Nov 86.4 · Dec 70.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宇和島⁹Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 110.1 · Feb 132 · Mar 167.7 · Apr 187.7 · May 197 · Jun 139 · Jul 195.1 · Aug 219.8 · Sep 169.5 · Oct 171.9 · Nov 135.4 · Dec 110 hours	31 Dec 2020	JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宇和島⁹Official · parent municipality

Population and city profile

Uwajima had a population density of 151.2 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Uwajima?

The published population was 70,809 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	468.2 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	1.2 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²¹Official
Foreign residents	786 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²¹Official
Population density	151.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)⁶Official
Population	70,809 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁶Official

International community in Uwajima

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	70,809	100.0%
Japanese	70,122	99.0%
Foreigner	365	0.5%
Nationality not reported	322	0.5%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	130	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	69	0.1%
People's Republic of China	67	0.1%
Others	50	0.1%
Republic of Korea	27	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	13	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	8	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	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	58.9 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Uwajima

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.

Seiyo as an Uwajima alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €4.30/m² Seiyo vs €4.89/m² Uwajima−12%
Residents: 35,388 Seiyo vs 70,809 Uwajima−50%
Median gross pay, region: €247 Seiyo vs €277 Uwajima−11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 544 Seiyo vs 544 Uwajimasame level

Full comparison More about Seiyo

Tanabe as an Uwajima alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 267 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 448 Tanabe vs 544 Uwajima−18%
Foreign residents: 0.8% Tanabe vs 1.2% Uwajima−34%
Unemployment: 4.3% Tanabe vs 4.8% Uwajima−11%
Median gross pay, region: €259 Tanabe vs €277 Uwajima−7%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Tanabe vs 7.8 µg/m³ Uwajima−9%
Rent: €4.90/m² Tanabe vs €4.89/m² Uwajimasame level
Residents: 69,870 Tanabe vs 70,809 Uwajima−1%

Full comparison More about Tanabe

Cities near Uwajima

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

Seiyo 16.2 km away

Rent: 4.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Tsurugashima70,693 residents Inuyama71,038 residents Tome70,486 residents Yawata70,433 residents Eniwa70,159 residents Dazaifu71,580 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 Uwajima?

The published population was 70,809 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Uwajima?

Average net cold rent is about 4.89 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 342 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Uwajima?

What is the unemployment rate in Uwajima?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (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 Uwajima?

The median gross salary is 276.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Uwajima a good place to live?

Uwajima 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 Uwajima?

Kihoku-chō, Seiyo are near Uwajima. 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 Uwajima?

The official citizenship distribution records 70,122 people (99.0%) 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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docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
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