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name: Kamikawa
country_code: JP
country: Japan
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citation_title: "Kamikawa (JP-12), Japan: jobs, climate"
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---

# Kamikawa

Kamikawa is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. Kamikawa registered an unemployment rate of 3.74% at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 3.3 people per km² at the end of 2020.

## Mobility

Kamikawa's nearest airport was AKJ, 32 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −9.3°C in January and 19.1°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 125 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 3,013 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.74 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 1.28 · Feb 1.78 · Mar 11.62 · Apr 21.75 · May 27.45 · Jun 32.69 · Jul 31.01 · Aug 31.55 · Sep 29.93 · Oct 23.09 · Nov 15.86 · Dec 7.14 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -23.83 · Feb -25.06 · Mar -24.4 · Apr -10.92 · May -4.25 · Jun 1.31 · Jul 5.65 · Aug 7.23 · Sep 2.78 · Oct -5.12 · Nov -15.14 · Dec -20.65 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -9.33 · Feb -8.91 · Mar -4.68 · Apr 2.6 · May 9.75 · Jun 14.91 · Jul 19.05 · Aug 19.55 · Sep 14.94 · Oct 7.63 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -6.59 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 1,049 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 4.15 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 3.3 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 3 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 32 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | AKJ | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |

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 Kamikawa 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/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Citizenship

- Total: 3,500 (100.0%)
- Foreigner: 48 (1.4%)
- Republic of Korea: 4 (0.1%)
- People's Republic of China: 6 (0.2%)
- Republic of the Philippines: 3 (0.1%)
- Kingdom of Thailand: 2 (0.1%)
- Republic of Indonesia: 1 (0.0%)
- Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: 29 (0.8%)
- India: 0 (0.0%)
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal: 1 (0.0%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 0 (0.0%)
- United States of America: 0 (0.0%)
- Federative Republic of Brazil: 0 (0.0%)
- Republic of Peru: 0 (0.0%)
- Others: 2 (0.1%)
- Japanese: 3,452 (98.6%)
- Nationality not reported: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category.
- Period: 2020
- Source: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/dbview?sid=0003445244

## 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. Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000040479049
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. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=142.771110&latitude=43.840000&format=JSON
5. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) — Official source — https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm
6. 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
7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
8. 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 12). Kamikawa (JP-12), Japan: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamikawa/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kamikawa-jp-12-japan-jobs-climate_16b7f52a983a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kamikawa (JP-12), Japan: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamikawa/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Kamikawa (JP-12), Japan: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamikawa/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamikawa/
- Title: Kamikawa (JP-12), Japan: jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamikawa/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kamikawa.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kamikawa.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/kamikawa
- 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
