--- page_version: efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417 content_date: 2026-09-23 entity_id: city:jp:geonames:2112077 entity_type: city name: Kuroiso name_en: Kuroiso country_code: JP country: Japan slug: kuroiso canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kuroiso.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kuroiso.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/kuroiso snapshot_id: approved-static-655838a13040e345 generated_at: 2026-09-28 last_verified: 2026-09-23 fact_count: 11 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 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/kuroiso/ citation_title: "Kuroiso, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-655838a13040e345 citation_version: "efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-09-23" citation_build_date: "2026-09-23" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Kuroiso In Kuroiso, tenants pay an average rent of €290 a month (2023). Kuroiso is one of the cities recorded in Japan. An unemployment rate of 3.6% was measured in October 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 Kuroiso? The published population was 114,896 people in 2026. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 114,896 people · Period: 2026 - Claims: claim-981716c9cf75 ### Is the air quality good in Kuroiso? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 4.4 µg/m³ · Period: 2023 - Claims: claim-632aa7ccd012 ### What is the unemployment rate in Kuroiso? The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (October 2020). - Value: 3.6 % · Period: October 2020 - Claims: claim-25b9a6cdca1e ## Mobility Kuroiso's nearest airport was FKS, 45 km away and offered 2 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 114,896 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | `rent_mean_dwelling_eur_month` | 290.2 EUR/month | municipality | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 1,908 EUR/month | regional_context | 2025-06-30 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.6 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 4.38 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.61 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.56 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 678 incidents per 100,000 | regional_context | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 45 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | FKS | 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 Kuroiso 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/). ## Nearby cities - [Nasu-machi](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/nasugunnasumachi/) — 9.3 km away - [Ohtawara](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/ootawarashi/) — 10.4 km away - [Yaita](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yaita/) — 20.4 km away - [Nishigo-mura](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/nishishirakawagunsaigoumura/) — 22.2 km away - [Shirakawa](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shirakawa/) — 23.4 km away ## 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. 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/dbview?sid=0004021480 3. MHLW / e-Stat — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, 47-prefecture scheduled earnings reference table — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040421202&fileKind=4 4. 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 5. NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 — Official source — https://gis.nies.go.jp/arcgis/rest/services/full/atm_all/MapServer/206/query?where=measure_year+IN+%282021%2C2022%2C2023%29+AND+measure_material_code%3D%2712%27&outFields=%2A&returnGeometry=true&outSR=4326&f=json&resultOffset=0&resultRecordCount=2000 6. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/hikari/charge/ 7. docomo mini 10GB — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/charge/docomo_mini/ 8. 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 — Official source — https://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/seianki/R07/r07.csv 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 23). Kuroiso, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/ Retrieved 2026-09-23. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kuroiso-japan-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_fa35d750daee, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Kuroiso, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-23}, version = {efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-23. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Kuroiso, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417; retrieved 2026-09-23; built 2026-09-23. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/ - Title: Kuroiso, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-655838a13040e345` - Version: `efd32d56f721d49e9e63021d26cf1417` - Retrieved: 2026-09-23 - Built: 2026-09-23 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kuroiso/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kuroiso.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kuroiso.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/kuroiso - 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