Living in Kashima (鹿島市)

Kashima (鹿島市) is a large place in Saga (佐賀県), Japan, home to 30,159 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are outdoor and mountain lovers (top 7%, #128 of 1,949), remote workers (top 8%, #127 of 1,668), early retirees (top 8%, #145 of 1,845).

Residents30,159

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport20 km (Kyushu Saga International)

Nearest city of 100k+24 km

Within 30 km893,500 people

Sea coast4 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 310 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo931 km

Within 10 km56,007 people

LandscapeJapan, Kyushu

Winter daylight9 h 58 min, sunset 9:17

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Good to know about Kashima (鹿島市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The East China Sea is 4 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 58 min and sets around 9:17; in late June it sets around 12:32.

How Kashima (鹿島市) 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 Saga (佐賀県)
Young family	67	#340 of 1,813	#7 of 20	Map
Low-income household	70	#158 of 1,806	#3 of 20	Map
Low-income family	70	#380 of 1,717	#4 of 20	Map
Single parent	70	#355 of 1,604	#5 of 20	Map
Pensioner couple	78	#172 of 1,762	#2 of 20	Map
Single pensioner	76	#192 of 1,762	#4 of 20	Map
Early retiree	73	#145 of 1,845	#1 of 20	Map
Single professional	42	#1,013 of 1,454	#16 of 20	Map
Young professional	42	#1,044 of 1,405	#16 of 20	Map
DINKS	41	#983 of 1,201	#15 of 18	Map
Remote worker	78	#127 of 1,668	#1 of 20	Map
Commuter	60	#1,070 of 1,547	#16 of 20	Map
Car-free household	38	#1,066 of 1,256	#17 of 20	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	68	#297 of 1,717	#7 of 20	Map
Budget-constrained mover	69	#210 of 1,877	#4 of 20	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	30	#1,054 of 1,327	#16 of 20	Map
Expat professional	56	#822 of 1,668	#14 of 20	Map
Healthcare-first mover	68	#317 of 1,762	#15 of 20	Map
Nature-focused household	71	#343 of 1,958	#3 of 20	Map
Cross-border commuter	74	#303 of 1,949	#8 of 20	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	74	#128 of 1,949	#2 of 20	Map
Rural value seeker	67	#418 of 1,958	#3 of 20	Map
High-net-worth mover	61	#414 of 1,949	#10 of 20	Map
Lottery winner	58	#1,009 of 1,973	#15 of 20	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	62	#1,201 of 1,877	#19 of 20	Map
Coastal living	81	#123 of 1,420	#2 of 20	Map
Business owner	61	#951 of 1,877	#13 of 20	Map
Digital native	35	#1,108 of 1,480	#17 of 20	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)99
Sea or lake shore97
Mobility and connectivity90
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)83
Affordability78
Health and elderly77
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)68
Lifestyle and amenities65
Green space63
Education and family63
Jobs and economy55
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)52
Safety and community49
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
Foundation43
Governance and fiscal strength42
Flat land (terrain relief)41
Demographics40
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)39
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)27
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)17
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)13
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)13
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.