--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:2128206 entity_type: city name: Shibetsu country_code: JP country: Japan slug: shibetsu canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shibetsu.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shibetsu.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/shibetsu snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 12 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/shibetsu/ citation_title: "Shibetsu, Japan: jobs, climate, population" 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/ --- # Shibetsu Shibetsu is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. Shibetsu registered an unemployment rate of 2.01% at the end of 2020. Shibetsu had a population density of 8 people per km² at the end of 2020. ## Mobility Shibetsu's nearest airport was SHB, 17 km away and offered 2 direct destinations. ## Climate Shibetsu's monthly mean temperatures were −6.9°C in January and 16.9°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 138 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 4,688 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.01 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 3.73 · Feb 4.23 · Mar 10.76 · Apr 21.75 · May 30.63 · Jun 28.88 · Jul 31.34 · Aug 32.65 · Sep 30.08 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 16.44 · Dec 10.73 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -19.87 · Feb -21.11 · Mar -18.05 · Apr -7.82 · May -2.26 · Jun 2.47 · Jul 7.87 · Aug 9.7 · Sep 5.36 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -9.74 · Dec -17.49 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -6.91 · Feb -7.02 · Mar -2.28 · Apr 3.12 · May 8.4 · Jun 13.06 · Jul 16.85 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 15.87 · Oct 9.84 · Nov 3.12 · Dec -3.88 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 624.7 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 2.94 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 8 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 17 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SHB | 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 Shibetsu 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: 5,023 (100.0%) - Foreigner: 77 (1.5%) - Republic of Korea: 2 (0.0%) - People's Republic of China: 0 (0.0%) - Republic of the Philippines: 24 (0.5%) - Kingdom of Thailand: 0 (0.0%) - Republic of Indonesia: 0 (0.0%) - Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: 49 (1.0%) - India: 0 (0.0%) - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal: 0 (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 (0.0%) - Japanese: 4,946 (98.5%) - 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=145.131970&latitude=43.658990&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). Shibetsu, Japan: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shibetsu-japan-jobs-climate-population_cbba9d4ced4c, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Shibetsu, Japan: jobs, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Shibetsu, Japan: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shibetsu/) — 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/shibetsu/ - Title: Shibetsu, Japan: jobs, climate, population - 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/shibetsu/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shibetsu.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shibetsu.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/shibetsu - 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