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# Cities with cleanest air in Japan

Japan cities ranked by annual PM2.5 concentration, not by current readings.

- Canonical: /reports/japan-cities-with-cleanest-air/
- Last checked: 2026-09-23

## Answers

### 揖斐郡池田町, Japan

3.93 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Nasushiobara, Japan

4.2 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Kuroiso, Japan

4.38 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Ōtawara, Japan

4.38 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### 那須郡那須町, Japan

4.38 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Aioi, Japan

4.5 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Shisō, Japan

4.51 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Tatsuno, Japan

4.6 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Shingū, Japan

4.7 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Shinshiro, Japan

4.8 µg/m³
- Source: https://tenbou.nies.go.jp/download/
- Checked: 2026-08-26

### 丹波市, Japan

4.8 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Hokuto, Japan

4.81 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Kamiiso, Japan

4.81 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### 亀田郡七飯町, Japan

4.81 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Awaji, Japan

4.83 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Minamiawaji, Japan

4.83 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Tamba-Sasayama, Japan

4.98 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### 赤穂市, Japan

5.1 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### 千葉市稲毛区, Japan

5.2 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Kahoku, Japan

5.26 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Sandachō, Japan

5.27 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Ebetsu, Japan

5.29 µg/m³
- 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
- Checked: 2026-09-23

### Kawanishi, Japan

5.3 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### 三田市, Japan

5.3 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### 千葉市緑区, Japan

5.3 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### 札幌市厚別区, Japan

5.3 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Hashimoto, Japan

5.4 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Kamaishi, Japan

5.4 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Sumoto, Japan

5.4 µg/m³
- Source: https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Tsubata, Japan

5.4 µg/m³
- Source: https://tenbou.nies.go.jp/download/
- Checked: 2026-08-26

## Method

Every row is a published pm2.5 — annual mean observation measured in µg/m³, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2023 and 2024. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023 — 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
MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 那須塩原市 — https://www.env.go.jp/content/000377910.pdf
tenbou.nies.go.jp — https://tenbou.nies.go.jp/download/

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Cities with cleanest air in Japan [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 07edd63bd157dc7c481abad7ec03a97d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/japan-cities-with-cleanest-air/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-cleanest-air-in-japan_6b093b006664,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cities with cleanest air in Japan},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {07edd63bd157dc7c481abad7ec03a97d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/japan-cities-with-cleanest-air/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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## Boundary

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