Living in Sakaiminato (境港市)

Sakaiminato (境港市) is a large place in Tottori (鳥取県), Japan, home to 36,324 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are early retirees (top 3%, #46 of 1,845), people who want to live by the sea (top 4%, #55 of 1,420), retired couples (top 5%, #77 of 1,762).

Residents36,324

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport104 km (Okayama Momotaro)

Nearest city of 100k+15 km

Within 30 km467,400 people

Sea coast2 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 30 m

Main railway line13.4 km

Distance to Tokyo589 km

Within 10 km36,324 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 45 min, sunset 8:58

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Good to know about Sakaiminato (境港市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Sea of Japan is 2 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 45 min and sets around 8:58; in late June it sets around 12:26.

How Sakaiminato (境港市) 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 Tottori (鳥取県)
Young family	74	#87 of 1,813	#6 of 19	Map
Low-income household	69	#193 of 1,806	#10 of 17	Map
Low-income family	75	#242 of 1,717	#12 of 17	Map
Single parent	75	#187 of 1,604	#10 of 14	Map
Pensioner couple	81	#77 of 1,762	#2 of 19	Map
Single pensioner	81	#90 of 1,762	#4 of 19	Map
Early retiree	77	#46 of 1,845	#1 of 19	Map
Single professional	40	#1,056 of 1,454	#5 of 14	Map
Young professional	41	#1,063 of 1,405	#5 of 12	Map
DINKS	41	#992 of 1,201	#5 of 8	Map
Remote worker	76	#235 of 1,668	#6 of 14	Map
Commuter	64	#918 of 1,547	#6 of 17	Map
Car-free household	39	#1,043 of 1,256	#5 of 8	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	70	#187 of 1,717	#12 of 17	Map
Budget-constrained mover	67	#308 of 1,877	#14 of 19	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	30	#1,039 of 1,327	#5 of 9	Map
Expat professional	52	#1,020 of 1,668	#5 of 14	Map
Healthcare-first mover	75	#143 of 1,762	#10 of 19	Map
Nature-focused household	77	#100 of 1,958	#9 of 19	Map
Cross-border commuter	75	#280 of 1,949	#10 of 19	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	56	#923 of 1,949	#19 of 19	Map
Rural value seeker	71	#254 of 1,958	#10 of 19	Map
High-net-worth mover	65	#239 of 1,949	#6 of 19	Map
Lottery winner	52	#1,184 of 1,973	#6 of 19	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	65	#985 of 1,877	#18 of 19	Map
Coastal living	84	#55 of 1,420	#5 of 19	Map
Business owner	56	#1,157 of 1,877	#6 of 19	Map
Digital native	38	#1,031 of 1,480	#6 of 14	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Sea or lake shore100
Flat land (terrain relief)98
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)92
Health and elderly86
Safety and community82
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Green space71
Education and family71
Affordability70
Mobility and connectivity69
Lifestyle and amenities60
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)55
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)55
Demographics53
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)49
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
Jobs and economy47
Governance and fiscal strength37
Foundation36
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)35
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)33
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)23
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)14
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)10
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.