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# Yachiyo

Yachiyo is a city in Japan. The unemployment rate was 3.39% at the end of 2020. At the end of 2020, the population density reached 356.4 people per km².

## Mobility

Yachiyo's nearest airport was IBR, 47 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,150 people | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.39 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [2] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 58.99 km² | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 10.3 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 356.4 people/km² | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 5 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 47 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | IBR | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |

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 Yachiyo 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 Yachiyo part of Tokyo?

Yachiyo 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 57.7 km away by straight-line distance.

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

## Comparable recorded safety

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

- Yachiyo: 610.7 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:6822100: 552.7 offences/100k
- city:jp:geonames:2110729: 583.9 offences/100k

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

- Source: https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei/a01_safety/statistics/shichoson.html
- Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/data/N03/N03-2024/N03-20240101_08_GML.zip
- Source: https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kikaku/tokei/fukyu/tokei/betsu/jinko/getsu/documents/jinko2410.xlsx
- Source: https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N03-2024.html
- Source: https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei/a01_safety/statistics/documents/r6ninti.pdf
- Source: https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kikaku/tokei/fukyu/tokei/betsu/jinko/getsu/jinko2410.html

## 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. 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
3. 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) — Official source — https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htm
4. 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
5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
6. 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 14). Yachiyo (JP-14), Japan: jobs, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_yachiyo-jp-14-japan-jobs-population_5afb94e65555,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Yachiyo (JP-14), Japan: jobs, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Yachiyo (JP-14), Japan: jobs, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093/
- Title: Yachiyo (JP-14), Japan: jobs, population
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/yachiyo-14-1848093
- 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
