--- page_version: 5a398d09c3d1790ffb1ac01cc3295e40 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1850872 entity_type: city name: Takefu name_en: Takefu country_code: JP country: Japan slug: takefu canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/takefu/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/takefu.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/takefu.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/takefu snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-09-23 fact_count: 11 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/takefu/ citation_title: "Takefu, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "5a398d09c3d1790ffb1ac01cc3295e40" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Takefu In Takefu, rents across existing tenancies average €6.18 per m² a month (2023). The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.8% in October 2020. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Takefu? The published population was 79,895 people in 2026. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 79,895 people · Period: 2026 - Claims: claim-235ea24f9120 ### How much does it cost to rent in Takefu? Average net cold rent is about 6.18 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. - Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table. - Value: 6.18 EUR/m² per month · Period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey - Claims: claim-effce75a7236 ### Is the air quality good in Takefu? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 7.2 µg/m³ · Period: 2023 - Claims: claim-d79e7deb9eb8 ### What is the unemployment rate in Takefu? The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (October 2020). - Value: 2.8 % · Period: October 2020 - Claims: claim-b2b4fa29cfd0 ## Mobility Takefu's nearest airport was KMQ, 59 km away and offered 9 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 79,895 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 6.18 EUR/m²/month | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-19 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 1,811 EUR/month | regional_context | 2025-06-30 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.8 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 7.16 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.61 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.56 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 443.3 incidents per 100,000 | regional_context | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [8] | | Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 9 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 59 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KMQ | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | 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 Takefu 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/). ## Nearby cities - [Sabae](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sabae/) — 6.1 km away ## 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. e-Stat Housing and Land Survey 2023, table 122-4-2: average rent per 1 m2 of floor area by municipality (家賃０円を含まない) — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/database?layout=dataset&query=square%20meter&statdisp_id=0004021492 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 6. ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/hikari/charge/ 7. docomo mini 10GB — Official source — https://www.docomo.ne.jp/charge/docomo_mini/ 8. 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 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. 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). Takefu, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5a398d09c3d1790ffb1ac01cc3295e40]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/takefu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_takefu-japan-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_815c074b898c, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Takefu, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {5a398d09c3d1790ffb1ac01cc3295e40}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/takefu/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. 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