--- page_version: b5b6f88be1394d88142d12957572fd86 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:jp:geonames:1848933 entity_type: city name: Wakimachi name_en: Wakimachi country_code: JP country: Japan slug: wakimachi canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/wakimachi/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/wakimachi.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/wakimachi.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/wakimachi snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-09-23 fact_count: 10 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/wakimachi/ citation_title: "Wakimachi, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "b5b6f88be1394d88142d12957572fd86" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Wakimachi In Wakimachi, tenants pay an average rent of €212 a month (2023). The unemployment rate was 3.8% in October 2020. ## Mobility Wakimachi's nearest airport was TAK, 21 km away and offered 6 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | `rent_mean_dwelling_eur_month` | 212.1 EUR/month | municipality | 2023-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 1,837 EUR/month | regional_context | 2025-06-30 | 2026-09-23 | aging | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.8 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9.21 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` | 471.7 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` | 6 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 21 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TAK | 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 Wakimachi 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 - [Mima](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/mima/) — 2.7 km away - [Awa](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/awa/) — 14.1 km away - [Kamojimachō-jōgejima](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kamojimacho-jogejima/) — 18.5 km away - [Yoshinogawa](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yoshinogawa/) — 19.3 km away - [Kamiita-cho](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/itanogujouitamachi/) — 24.2 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). Wakimachi, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b5b6f88be1394d88142d12957572fd86]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/wakimachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_wakimachi-japan-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs-safety_5933d007706b, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Wakimachi, Japan: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {b5b6f88be1394d88142d12957572fd86}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/wakimachi/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. 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