--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:10865987 entity_type: city name: "Shimo’ochiai" country_code: JP country: Japan slug: shimo-ochiai canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/shimo-ochiai snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-28 fact_count: 9 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/shimo-ochiai/ citation_title: "Shimo’ochiai, Japan: jobs, climate" 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/ --- # Shimo’ochiai Shimo’ochiai is a city in Japan. In October 2020, unemployment in Shimo’ochiai reached 3.8%. ## Mobility Shimo’ochiai's nearest airport was HND, 20 km away and offered 73 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were 5.4°C in January and 25.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 59.7 mm in January and 156.2 mm in July. Shimo’ochiai's average monthly sunshine was 192.6 hours in January and 151.4 hours in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.8 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.8 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 7.7 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 59.7 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 116 · Apr 133.7 · May 139.7 · Jun 167.8 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 154.7 · Sep 224.9 · Oct 234.8 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 57.9 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 192.6 · Feb 170.4 · Mar 175.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 179.6 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 151.4 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 126.7 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 149.8 · Dec 174.4 hours | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 73 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 20 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | HND | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | 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 Shimo’ochiai 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/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Shimo’ochiai part of Tokyo? Shimo’ochiai is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 3.5 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1490.json ## Sources 1. 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 2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Tokyo_47662.csv 3. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 4. 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). Shimo’ochiai, Japan: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shimo-ochiai-japan-jobs-climate_c78209f0c16b, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Shimo’ochiai, Japan: jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Shimo’ochiai, Japan: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai/) — 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/shimo-ochiai/ - Title: Shimo’ochiai, Japan: jobs, climate - 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/shimo-ochiai/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimo-ochiai.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/shimo-ochiai - 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