--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:11151271 entity_type: city name: Kawahara country_code: JP country: Japan slug: kawahara canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawahara/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kawahara.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kawahara.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/kawahara snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-03 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/kawahara/ citation_title: "Kawahara, 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/ --- # Kawahara Kawahara is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.5% in October 2020. ## Mobility Kawahara's nearest airport was KMJ, 5 km away and offered 6 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 17.3°C in January to 29.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 101.6 mm in January and 188.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 93.1 hours in January and 227 hours in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 7,114 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.5 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 19.8 · Feb 20.2 · Mar 21.9 · Apr 24.3 · May 27 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 31.9 · Aug 31.8 · Sep 30.6 · Oct 28.1 · Nov 25 · Dec 21.5 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 14.9 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 19.1 · May 22.1 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 20.4 · Dec 16.8 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 17.3 · Feb 17.5 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 21.5 · May 24.2 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 29.1 · Aug 29 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 25.5 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 19 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 101.6 · Feb 114.5 · Mar 142.8 · Apr 161 · May 245.3 · Jun 284.4 · Jul 188.1 · Aug 240 · Sep 275.2 · Oct 179.2 · Nov 119.1 · Dec 110 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 93.1 · Feb 93.1 · Mar 115.3 · Apr 120.9 · May 138.2 · Jun 159.5 · Jul 227 · Aug 206.3 · Sep 181.3 · Oct 163.3 · Nov 121.7 · Dec 107.4 hours | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 6 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 5 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KMJ | 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 Kawahara 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. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAHA — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Naha_47936.csv 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). Kawahara, Japan: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawahara/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kawahara-japan-jobs-climate-population_76e104db75ba, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Kawahara, 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/kawahara/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Kawahara, Japan: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kawahara/) — 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/kawahara/ - Title: Kawahara, 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/kawahara/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kawahara.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kawahara.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/kawahara - 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