Living in Gotemba (御殿場)

Gotemba (御殿場) is a large place in Shizuoka (静岡県), Japan, home to 86,614 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 33%, #602 of 1,877), expat professionals (top 37%, #602 of 1,668), single professionals (top 40%, #568 of 1,454).

Residents86,614

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport81 km (Tokyo Haneda International)

Nearest city of 100k+21 km

Within 30 km1,512,700 people

Sea coast21 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 730 m, height range 560 m

Main railway line18.9 km

Distance to Tokyo84 km

Within 10 km105,182 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 46 min, sunset 8:36

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Good to know about Gotemba (御殿場)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 46 min and sets around 8:36; in late June it sets around 12:02.

How Gotemba (御殿場) 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 Shizuoka (静岡県)
Young family	49	#1,084 of 1,813	#36 of 45	Map
Low-income household	40	#1,261 of 1,806	#35 of 45	Map
Low-income family	46	#1,115 of 1,717	#34 of 45	Map
Single parent	51	#952 of 1,604	#34 of 44	Map
Pensioner couple	49	#1,329 of 1,762	#37 of 45	Map
Single pensioner	46	#1,230 of 1,762	#34 of 45	Map
Early retiree	59	#977 of 1,845	#26 of 45	Map
Single professional	56	#568 of 1,454	#19 of 38	Map
Young professional	58	#606 of 1,405	#20 of 37	Map
DINKS	61	#516 of 1,201	#18 of 35	Map
Remote worker	59	#1,205 of 1,668	#40 of 44	Map
Commuter	66	#795 of 1,547	#27 of 38	Map
Car-free household	58	#612 of 1,256	#20 of 35	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	46	#1,168 of 1,717	#36 of 45	Map
Budget-constrained mover	36	#1,336 of 1,877	#34 of 45	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	50	#603 of 1,327	#19 of 37	Map
Expat professional	61	#602 of 1,668	#22 of 44	Map
Healthcare-first mover	29	#1,235 of 1,762	#32 of 45	Map
Nature-focused household	53	#1,121 of 1,958	#22 of 45	Map
Cross-border commuter	62	#1,040 of 1,949	#39 of 45	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	56	#895 of 1,949	#28 of 45	Map
Rural value seeker	36	#1,322 of 1,958	#27 of 45	Map
High-net-worth mover	57	#748 of 1,949	#20 of 45	Map
Lottery winner	67	#621 of 1,973	#22 of 45	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	65	#1,022 of 1,877	#20 of 45	Map
Coastal living	62	#1,127 of 1,420	#45 of 45	Map
Business owner	68	#602 of 1,877	#24 of 45	Map
Digital native	49	#765 of 1,480	#20 of 39	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)88
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)85
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)83
Lifestyle and amenities79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Jobs and economy74
Mobility and connectivity73
Demographics69
Sea or lake shore68
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)68
Foundation64
Safety and community60
Governance and fiscal strength59
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)56
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)50
Green space49
Education and family49
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)43
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)36
Affordability25
Health and elderly23
Flat land (terrain relief)16
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.