Living in Ichinoseki (一関市)

Ichinoseki (一関市) is a city in Iwate (岩手県), Japan, home to 114,476 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are single parents (top 1%, #1 of 1,604), first-time home buyers (top 1%, #2 of 1,717), cross-border commuters (top 1%, #3 of 1,949).

Residents114,476

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport88 km (Sendai)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km440,400 people

Sea coast38 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 110 m, height range 110 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo379 km

Within 10 km121,728 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 26 min, sunset 8:17

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Good to know about Ichinoseki (一関市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 26 min and sets around 8:17; in late June it sets around 12:04.

How Ichinoseki (一関市) 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.

Profile	Score	In Japan	In Iwate (岩手県)
Young family	77	#19 of 1,813	#1 of 33	Map
Low-income household	79	#10 of 1,806	#2 of 33	Map
Low-income family	84	#8 of 1,717	#1 of 32	Map
Single parent	85	#1 of 1,604	#1 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	58	#913 of 1,762	#2 of 33	Map
Single pensioner	58	#807 of 1,762	#1 of 33	Map
Early retiree	67	#511 of 1,845	#3 of 33	Map
Single professional	59	#492 of 1,454	#4 of 20	Map
Young professional	61	#515 of 1,405	#4 of 18	Map
DINKS	58	#583 of 1,201	#6 of 15	Map
Remote worker	81	#42 of 1,668	#1 of 31	Map
Commuter	78	#130 of 1,547	#4 of 19	Map
Car-free household	68	#431 of 1,256	#3 of 15	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	81	#2 of 1,717	#1 of 32	Map
Budget-constrained mover	74	#59 of 1,877	#2 of 34	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	56	#511 of 1,327	#3 of 17	Map
Expat professional	55	#887 of 1,668	#7 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	33	#1,162 of 1,762	#1 of 33	Map
Nature-focused household	64	#734 of 1,958	#27 of 34	Map
Cross-border commuter	87	#3 of 1,949	#1 of 34	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	34	#1,484 of 1,949	#33 of 34	Map
Rural value seeker	67	#393 of 1,958	#26 of 34	Map
High-net-worth mover	62	#389 of 1,949	#3 of 34	Map
Lottery winner	62	#841 of 1,973	#5 of 34	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	75	#289 of 1,877	#10 of 34	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	63	#847 of 1,877	#8 of 34	Map
Digital native	60	#448 of 1,480	#2 of 22	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Safety and community98
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)91
Affordability81
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)81
Mobility and connectivity79
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)75
Flat land (terrain relief)74
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)74
Foundation69
Lifestyle and amenities69
Green space46
Education and family46
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
Jobs and economy41
Sea or lake shore39
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)30
Governance and fiscal strength28
Demographics27
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)22
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)19
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)16
Health and elderly13
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

Nearby

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