Living in Kofu (甲府市)

Kofu (甲府市) is a city in Yamanashi (山梨県), Japan, home to 189,591 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 3%, #42 of 1,547), single professionals (top 8%, #103 of 1,454), city lovers (top 9%, #119 of 1,327).

Residents189,591

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport103 km (Mount Fuji Shizuoka)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km835,800 people

Sea coast60 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 590 m, height range 980 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo107 km

Within 10 km459,288 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 44 min, sunset 8:36

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Good to know about Kofu (甲府市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 44 min and sets around 8:36; in late June it sets around 12:05.

How Kofu (甲府市) 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 Yamanashi (山梨県)
Young family	50	#1,041 of 1,813	#26 of 30	Map
Low-income household	38	#1,321 of 1,806	#22 of 27	Map
Low-income family	42	#1,181 of 1,717	#23 of 27	Map
Single parent	49	#1,002 of 1,604	#22 of 26	Map
Pensioner couple	57	#965 of 1,762	#24 of 28	Map
Single pensioner	62	#631 of 1,762	#22 of 28	Map
Early retiree	62	#788 of 1,845	#24 of 28	Map
Single professional	71	#103 of 1,454	#1 of 25	Map
Young professional	74	#128 of 1,405	#1 of 26	Map
DINKS	76	#126 of 1,201	#1 of 22	Map
Remote worker	58	#1,235 of 1,668	#21 of 26	Map
Commuter	81	#42 of 1,547	#1 of 29	Map
Car-free household	80	#116 of 1,256	#1 of 21	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	45	#1,190 of 1,717	#22 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	33	#1,412 of 1,877	#23 of 28	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	73	#119 of 1,327	#1 of 24	Map
Expat professional	71	#189 of 1,668	#1 of 26	Map
Healthcare-first mover	61	#472 of 1,762	#8 of 28	Map
Nature-focused household	33	#1,525 of 1,958	#29 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter	67	#712 of 1,949	#18 of 30	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	50	#1,131 of 1,949	#28 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	20	#1,551 of 1,958	#29 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	68	#124 of 1,949	#3 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	74	#273 of 1,973	#1 of 32	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	68	#836 of 1,877	#27 of 28	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	75	#257 of 1,877	#1 of 28	Map
Digital native	67	#242 of 1,480	#1 of 26	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)97
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)94
Foundation92
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)92
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)90
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)85
Lifestyle and amenities80
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Safety and community75
Mobility and connectivity74
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)71
Demographics68
Jobs and economy68
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)62
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)61
Governance and fiscal strength61
Health and elderly55
Green space21
Education and family21
Affordability16
Flat land (terrain relief)3
Sea or lake shore0
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.