--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1852314 entity_type: city name: Shimoichi country_code: JP country: Japan slug: shimoichi canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimoichi/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimoichi.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimoichi.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/shimoichi snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-01 fact_count: 13 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/shimoichi/ citation_title: "Shimoichi, 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/ --- # Shimoichi Shimoichi is a city in Japan, and the figures below are its published values. Shimoichi had an unemployment rate of 5.64% at the end of 2020. The city recorded a population density of 81.3 people per km² at the end of 2020. ## Mobility Shimoichi's nearest airport was KIX, 50 km away and offered 57 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.6°C in January to 25.1°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 23 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 4,250 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.64 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 19.11 · Feb 19.59 · Mar 20.35 · Apr 26.52 · May 28.84 · Jun 31.9 · Jul 34.12 · Aug 34 · Sep 32.74 · Oct 29.23 · Nov 24.32 · Dec 22.34 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -5.5 · Feb -5.47 · Mar -4 · Apr -2.06 · May 3.87 · Jun 8.68 · Jul 15.26 · Aug 14.92 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 3.28 · Nov -0.73 · Dec -3.73 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 2.62 · Feb 3.72 · Mar 6.82 · Apr 12.1 · May 17.09 · Jun 21.12 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25.86 · Sep 22.26 · Oct 16.31 · Nov 10.58 · Dec 4.98 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 61.99 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 0.541 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Physicians Per 1000 | `physicians_per_1000` | 0.218 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 81.3 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 57 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 50 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KIX | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | 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 Shimoichi 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: 0.218 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/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Citizenship - Total: 5,037 (100.0%) - Foreigner: 37 (0.7%) - Republic of Korea: 2 (0.0%) - People's Republic of China: 2 (0.0%) - Republic of the Philippines: 2 (0.0%) - Kingdom of Thailand: 0 (0.0%) - Republic of Indonesia: 1 (0.0%) - Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: 25 (0.5%) - 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: 2 (0.0%) - Federative Republic of Brazil: 3 (0.1%) - Republic of Peru: 0 (0.0%) - Others: 0 (0.0%) - Japanese: 5,000 (99.3%) - 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=135.787660&latitude=34.370890&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. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/index.html 7. 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 8. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 9. 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). Shimoichi, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimoichi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shimoichi-japan-jobs-climate-healthcare_40352a9ac490, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Shimoichi, 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/shimoichi/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Shimoichi, Japan: jobs, climate, healthcare](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shimoichi/) — 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/shimoichi/ - Title: Shimoichi, 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/shimoichi/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimoichi.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shimoichi.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/shimoichi - 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