Living in Hokuto (北杜市, Yamanashi)

Hokuto (北杜市, Yamanashi) is a large place in Yamanashi (山梨県), Japan, home to 46,888 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are climate-conscious movers (top 18%, #322 of 1,877), outdoor and mountain lovers (top 32%, #615 of 1,949), people who put healthcare first (top 42%, #728 of 1,762).

Residents46,888

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport117 km (Mount Fuji Shizuoka)

Nearest city of 100k+24 km

Within 30 km699,500 people

Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)

Terrain around itabout 980 m, height range 1,180 m

Main railway line2.7 km

Distance to Tokyo123 km

Within 10 km46,888 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 43 min, sunset 8:37

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Good to know about Hokuto (北杜市, Yamanashi)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 43 min and sets around 8:37; in late June it sets around 12:06.

How Hokuto (北杜市, Yamanashi) 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 Yamanashi (山梨県)
Young family	54	#889 of 1,813	#22 of 30	Map
Low-income household	48	#1,104 of 1,806	#19 of 27	Map
Low-income family	55	#854 of 1,717	#19 of 27	Map
Single parent	59	#714 of 1,604	#18 of 26	Map
Pensioner couple	50	#1,288 of 1,762	#28 of 28	Map
Single pensioner	58	#795 of 1,762	#27 of 28	Map
Early retiree	57	#1,210 of 1,845	#28 of 28	Map
Single professional	45	#918 of 1,454	#14 of 25	Map
Young professional	45	#948 of 1,405	#15 of 26	Map
DINKS	49	#806 of 1,201	#14 of 22	Map
Remote worker	54	#1,440 of 1,668	#24 of 26	Map
Commuter	61	#1,059 of 1,547	#17 of 29	Map
Car-free household	43	#960 of 1,256	#16 of 21	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	53	#1,007 of 1,717	#19 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	44	#1,183 of 1,877	#19 of 28	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	35	#937 of 1,327	#17 of 24	Map
Expat professional	55	#875 of 1,668	#15 of 26	Map
Healthcare-first mover	55	#728 of 1,762	#24 of 28	Map
Nature-focused household	60	#936 of 1,958	#17 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter	63	#987 of 1,949	#23 of 30	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	62	#615 of 1,949	#13 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	45	#1,113 of 1,958	#16 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	54	#973 of 1,949	#25 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	57	#1,050 of 1,973	#16 of 32	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	74	#322 of 1,877	#4 of 28	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	61	#953 of 1,877	#18 of 28	Map
Digital native	36	#1,086 of 1,480	#16 of 26	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)96
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)92
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)92
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)81
Safety and community75
Jobs and economy68
Green space67
Education and family67
Lifestyle and amenities66
Demographics65
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)65
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)62
Mobility and connectivity60
Governance and fiscal strength56
Health and elderly55
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)46
Foundation43
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)42
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)42
Affordability34
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
Flat land (terrain relief)1
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.