--- page_version: 7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1851711 entity_type: city name: "Shōbu" name_en: "Shōbu" country_code: JP country: Japan slug: shobu canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shobu.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shobu.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/shobu snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-09-24 fact_count: 10 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 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/shobu/ citation_title: "Shōbu, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Shōbu In October 2020, unemployment in Shōbu reached 3.9%. ## Mobility Shōbu's nearest airport was HND, 60 km away and offered 73 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | `rent_mean_dwelling_eur_month` | 346.8 EUR/month | parent_municipality | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-24 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 1,954 EUR/month | regional_context | 2025-06-30 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.9 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9.29 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [4] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.61 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.56 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 729.3 incidents per 100,000 | regional_context | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [7] | | Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 73 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 60 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | HND | 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 Shōbu 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 Shōbu part of Tokyo? Shōbu 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 42.8 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1490.json ## Nearby cities - [Kisai](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kisai/) — 5.3 km away - [Kuki](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kukishi/) — 5.9 km away - [Kukichūō](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kukichuo/) — 6.7 km away - [Shiraoka](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shiraoka/) — 7.0 km away - [Kōnosu](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/konosu/) — 7.1 km away - [Kitamoto](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kitamoto/) — 7.4 km away - [Okegawa](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/okegawa/) — 7.7 km away - [Kazo](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kazo/) — 8.0 km away ## Sources 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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 5. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/hikari/charge/ 6. docomo mini 10GB — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/charge/docomo_mini/ 7. 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 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, October 16). Shōbu, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shobu-japan-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs-safety_f4fcd9f2cdba, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Shōbu, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Shōbu, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/ - Title: Shōbu, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `7840f1770703c21acecef354971defc5` - Retrieved: 2026-10-16 - Built: 2026-10-16 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/shobu/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shobu.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/shobu.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/shobu - 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