--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:7279570 entity_type: city name: Higashimurayama country_code: JP country: Japan slug: higashimurayama canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/higashimurayama.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/higashimurayama.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/higashimurayama snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-03 fact_count: 12 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/ citation_title: "Higashimurayama, Japan: jobs, air quality, healthcare" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Higashimurayama Higashimurayama is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.96% at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 8,857.4 people per km² at the end of 2020. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Higashimurayama? The published population was 152,136 people in 2026. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 152,136 people · Period: 2026 - Claims: claim-dfa76ef110b4 ### Is the air quality good in Higashimurayama? The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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. - Value: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2023 - Claims: claim-d56d7e020a73 ### What is the unemployment rate in Higashimurayama? The unemployment rate is about 4 % (October 2020). - Value: 4 % · Period: October 2020 - Claims: claim-b7a41ccb2585 ## Mobility Higashimurayama's nearest airport was HND, 37 km away and offered 73 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 4,663 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 152,136 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.96 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 17.14 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 3.07 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Hospital Beds Per 1000 | `hospital_beds_per_1000` | 14.85 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Physicians Per 1000 | `physicians_per_1000` | 2.08 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [7] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 8,857 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 73 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 37 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | HND | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan](https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/japanese_language/education/) — State Language Course · Agency for Cultural Affairs · Japanese · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Hello Work](https://www.hellowork.mhlw.go.jp/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Higashimurayama when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/seido/dl/english.pdf) - Physicians Per 1000: 2.08 per 1,000 — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Japan country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/japan/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Higashimurayama part of Tokyo? Higashimurayama is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 21.4 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1490.json ## Comparable recorded safety 14 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Higashimurayama in this strictly source-matched cohort. - Higashimurayama: 586 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11612580: 319.2 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11612578: 409.5 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11611632: 414.4 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1862599: 429.7 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1858964: 455.8 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11611617: 472.2 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1864518: 483.4 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1850692: 498.7 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1863440: 522.3 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11611930: 526.4 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11612579: 552.9 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:1857871: 557.9 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:11612343: 574.5 offences/100k - city:jp:geonames:8469289: 580.3 offences/100k Only identical source-family, definition, period, grain and denominator cohorts are compared. This is not an absolute safety ranking. - Source: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jsuikei/js-index2.htm - Source: https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/ninchikensu.files/R6.csv - Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N03-2024.html - Source: https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/ninchikensu.html - Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/data/N03/N03-2024/N03-20240101_13_GML.zip - Source: https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jsuikei/2020-2025/js26dv0000.csv ## Sources 1. 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民) — Official source — https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/jichi_gyousei/daityo/jinkou_jinkoudoutai-setaisuu.html 2. Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040479049&fileKind=0 3. 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) — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000032201175 4. tenbou.nies.go.jp — Official source — https://tenbou.nies.go.jp/download/ 5. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) — Official source — https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm 6. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/ 7. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html 8. 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表) — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000032142402 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Higashimurayama, Japan: jobs, air quality, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_higashimurayama-japan-jobs-air-quality-healthcare_e40441575b5a, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Higashimurayama, Japan: jobs, air quality, healthcare}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Higashimurayama, Japan: jobs, air quality, healthcare](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/ - Title: Higashimurayama, Japan: jobs, air quality, healthcare - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/higashimurayama/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/higashimurayama.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/higashimurayama.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/higashimurayama - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json