---
entity_id: city:jp:geonames:13132743
entity_type: city
name: "Ōharu"
country_code: JP
country: Japan
slug: oharu
canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/oharu/
json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/oharu.json
markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/oharu.md
mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/oharu
snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0
generated_at: 2026-09-12
last_verified: 2026-09-03
fact_count: 11
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/oharu/
citation_title: "Ōharu, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare"
citation_author: ImmigrationDB
citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB
citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0
citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0
citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12
citation_build_date: 2026-09-12
citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
---

# Ōharu

Ōharu is one of the cities recorded in Japan. The unemployment rate was 3.5% in October 2020.

## Mobility

Ōharu's nearest airport was NKM, 13 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were 8.3°C in January and 25.7°C in July. Ōharu's monthly precipitation totalled 97.7 mm in January and 298.4 mm in July. Ōharu's average monthly sunshine was 192.5 hours in January and 193.2 hours in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 33,694 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.5 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 11.4 · Feb 12.4 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 18.8 · May 22.5 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 29.8 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 18.7 · Dec 13.8 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 5.2 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 12.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 12.4 · Dec 7.5 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 8.3 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 15.6 · May 19.3 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 20.3 · Nov 15.5 · Dec 10.6 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 97.7 · Feb 118.1 · Mar 185.5 · Apr 212.3 · May 236.7 · Jun 364.7 · Jul 298.4 · Aug 260.3 · Sep 339.2 · Oct 286.6 · Nov 152 · Dec 102.9 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 192.5 · Feb 187.9 · Mar 198.6 · Apr 201.9 · May 193.2 · Jun 132.4 · Jul 193.2 · Aug 234.8 · Sep 176.8 · Oct 169.8 · Nov 177.5 · Dec 194 hours | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Physicians Per 1000 | `physicians_per_1000` | 0.298 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 6 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 13 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | NKM | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |

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 Ōharu 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: 0.298 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/).

## 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 SHIONOMISAKI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Shionomisaki_47778.csv
4. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html
5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
6. 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). Ōharu, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/oharu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_oharu-japan-jobs-climate-healthcare_9fa3fe9aae53,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ōharu, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/oharu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Ōharu, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/oharu/) — 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/oharu/
- Title: Ōharu, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare
- 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/oharu/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/oharu.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/oharu.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/oharu
- 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
