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# Yachimata

Yachimata is a city in Japan. Yachimata registered an unemployment rate of 4.47% at the end of 2020.

## Mobility

Yachimata's nearest airport was NRT, 15 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

## Population

The city recorded a population density of 900.1 people per km² at the end of 2020.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 4,691 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 66,393 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.47 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 74.94 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 7.07 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Hospital Beds Per 1000 | `hospital_beds_per_1000` | 7.7 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Physicians Per 1000 | `physicians_per_1000` | 0.597 per 1,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-31 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 900.1 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 103 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 15 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | NRT | 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 Yachimata 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: 0.597 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/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Yachimata part of Tokyo?

Yachimata 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 56.6 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1490.json

## Comparable recorded safety

19 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Yachimata in this strictly source-matched cohort.

- Yachimata: 771.7 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2111220: 386.8 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1856184: 408.2 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2113164: 423.9 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1863713: 444.2 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2113001: 457.3 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2111018: 507.1 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1857553: 541.1 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:11611942: 543.4 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:11612456: 559.1 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1907307: 574.8 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2112664: 600.4 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1859393: 609 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:6822182: 612.9 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2110480: 622.3 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:6822179: 624.8 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1859924: 644.4 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:11612347: 646.8 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:1849186: 652.6 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2113015: 693.1 offences/100k

Only identical source-family, definition, period, grain and denominator cohorts are compared. This is not an absolute safety ranking.

- Source: https://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/keisoka/safe-life_crime_statisticsA-03.html
- Source: https://www.police.pref.chiba.jp/content/common/000069898.pdf
- Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N03-2024.html
- Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/data/N03/N03-2024/N03-20240101_12_GML.zip
- Source: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/joujuu/geppou/2024/202410.html
- Source: https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/toukei/toukeidata/joujuu/geppou/2024/documents/geppou2410.pdf

## 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. 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
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. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) — Official source — https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm
5. Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 — Official source — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/
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). Yachimata, Japan: jobs, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachimata/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_yachimata-japan-jobs-healthcare_85011d51b60a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Yachimata, Japan: jobs, healthcare},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachimata/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Yachimata, Japan: jobs, healthcare](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachimata/) — 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/yachimata/
- Title: Yachimata, Japan: jobs, 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/yachimata/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/yachimata.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/yachimata.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/yachimata
- 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
