--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1862505 entity_type: city name: Hirara country_code: JP country: Japan slug: hirara canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hirara/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hirara.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hirara.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/hirara snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 10 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful 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/hirara/ citation_title: "Hirara, Japan: jobs, climate, population" 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/ --- # Hirara Hirara is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. An unemployment rate of 3.6% was measured in October 2020. ## Mobility Hirara's nearest airport was MMY, 2 km away and offered 3 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 18.3°C in January to 28.9°C in July. Hirara's monthly precipitation totalled 138.8 mm in January and 151.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 85.5 hours in January and 241 hours in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 55,499 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.6 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 20.6 · Feb 21.1 · Mar 22.8 · Apr 25.1 · May 27.7 · Jun 30.3 · Jul 31.7 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 30.1 · Oct 27.8 · Nov 25.3 · Dec 22.2 °C | parent_municipality | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 16.3 · Feb 16.6 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 20.4 · May 23 · Jun 25.7 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 25.6 · Oct 23.8 · Nov 21.3 · Dec 18.2 °C | parent_municipality | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 18.3 · Feb 18.6 · Mar 20.1 · Apr 22.5 · May 25 · Jun 27.7 · Jul 28.9 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 25.5 · Nov 23.1 · Dec 20 °C | parent_municipality | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 138.8 · Feb 119.8 · Mar 138.7 · Apr 148.7 · May 222.3 · Jun 194.7 · Jul 151.6 · Aug 257.4 · Sep 259.3 · Oct 157.9 · Nov 139.8 · Dec 147.2 mm | parent_municipality | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 85.5 · Feb 90.3 · Mar 116 · Apr 122.9 · May 149.3 · Jun 191.9 · Jul 241 · Aug 210.9 · Sep 179.3 · Oct 151.9 · Nov 112.3 · Dec 92.7 hours | parent_municipality | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 3 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 2 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | MMY | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | 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 Hirara 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) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Japan country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/japan/). ## Sources 1. 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 2. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&cycle=0&toukei=00200521&tstat=000001136464&tclass1=000001136467&result_page=1&tclass2val=0&stat_infid=000032201175 3. JMA 1991-2020 surface climate normals — 宮古島 — Official source — https://www.data.jma.go.jp/stats/mdrr/normal/2020/data/normal_surface.zip 4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 5. 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). Hirara, Japan: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hirara/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hirara-japan-jobs-climate-population_c00aa136a0d5, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Hirara, Japan: jobs, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hirara/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Hirara, Japan: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hirara/) — 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/hirara/ - Title: Hirara, Japan: jobs, climate, population - 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/hirara/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hirara.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hirara.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/hirara - 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