Living in Yanagawa (柳川市)

Yanagawa (柳川市) is a large place in Fukuoka (福岡県), Japan, home to 64,475 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are retired couples (top 27%, #462 of 1,762), remote workers (top 30%, #499 of 1,668), people who put healthcare first (top 33%, #574 of 1,762).

Residents64,475
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport9 km (Kyushu Saga International)
Nearest city of 100k+12 km
Within 30 km1,179,600 people
Sea coast4 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 140 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo902 km
Within 10 km190,330 people
LandscapeJapan, Kyushu
Winter daylight9 h 57 min, sunset 9:15

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How Yanagawa (柳川市) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Japan. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, governance and fiscal strength, health and elderly, jobs and economy and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Fukuoka (福岡県)
Young family47#1,128 of 1,813#34 of 65Map
Low-income household58#761 of 1,806#34 of 63Map
Low-income family49#1,018 of 1,717#37 of 63Map
Single parent50#968 of 1,604#36 of 63Map
Pensioner couple70#462 of 1,762#40 of 64Map
Single pensioner59#753 of 1,762#35 of 64Map
Early retiree65#614 of 1,845#42 of 64Map
Single professional51#754 of 1,454#28 of 61Map
Young professional54#719 of 1,405#26 of 60Map
DINKS52#741 of 1,201#26 of 56Map
Remote worker71#499 of 1,668#31 of 63Map
Commuter65#864 of 1,547#28 of 62Map
Car-free household57#645 of 1,256#21 of 57Map
Student48#596 of 736#25 of 45Map
First-home buyer58#803 of 1,717#36 of 63Map
Budget-constrained mover57#776 of 1,877#39 of 64Map
Urban lifestyle seeker50#628 of 1,327#23 of 59Map
Expat professional59#671 of 1,668#32 of 63Map
Healthcare-first mover59#574 of 1,762#28 of 64Map
Nature-focused household46#1,277 of 1,958#43 of 65Map
Cross-border commuter66#764 of 1,949#31 of 65Map
Outdoor and mountain lover54#1,004 of 1,949#35 of 65Map
Rural value seeker43#1,165 of 1,958#38 of 65Map
High-net-worth mover61#440 of 1,949#25 of 65Map
Lottery winner68#603 of 1,973#27 of 65Map
Climate-resilient relocation54#1,642 of 1,877#59 of 64Map
Coastal living74#498 of 1,420#14 of 61Map
Business owner61#935 of 1,877#36 of 64Map
Digital native52#669 of 1,480#28 of 62Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Mobility and connectivity96
  • Sea or lake shore96
  • Health and elderly84
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)78
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
  • Lifestyle and amenities74
  • Foundation73
  • Flat land (terrain relief)72
  • Governance and fiscal strength58
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)56
  • Affordability52
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)51
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)49
  • Demographics48
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)48
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
  • Jobs and economy47
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)40
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)40
  • Green space36
  • Education and family36
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)27
  • Safety and community15
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.