Living in Minami-Alps (南アルプス)

Minami-Alps (南アルプス) is a large place in Yamanashi (山梨県), Japan, home to 71,618 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 14%, #212 of 1,547), single professionals (top 20%, #280 of 1,454), single pensioners (top 22%, #386 of 1,762).

Residents71,618
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport95 km (Mount Fuji Shizuoka)
Nearest city of 100k+11 km
Within 30 km805,400 people
Sea coast57 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 280 m, height range 640 m
Main railway line6.1 km
Distance to Tokyo116 km
Within 10 km370,097 people
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 45 min, sunset 8:37

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How Minami-Alps (南アルプス) 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.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Yamanashi (山梨県)
Young family63#519 of 1,813#11 of 30Map
Low-income household63#499 of 1,806#6 of 27Map
Low-income family62#626 of 1,717#13 of 27Map
Single parent65#514 of 1,604#12 of 26Map
Pensioner couple66#594 of 1,762#7 of 28Map
Single pensioner69#386 of 1,762#4 of 28Map
Early retiree67#449 of 1,845#11 of 28Map
Single professional66#280 of 1,454#3 of 25Map
Young professional67#339 of 1,405#4 of 26Map
DINKS67#358 of 1,201#4 of 22Map
Remote worker72#402 of 1,668#4 of 26Map
Commuter76#212 of 1,547#5 of 29Map
Car-free household71#363 of 1,256#4 of 21Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for campus–Map
First-home buyer63#539 of 1,717#9 of 27Map
Budget-constrained mover58#704 of 1,877#8 of 28Map
Urban lifestyle seeker64#332 of 1,327#4 of 24Map
Expat professional66#376 of 1,668#3 of 26Map
Healthcare-first mover64#395 of 1,762#1 of 28Map
Nature-focused household45#1,317 of 1,958#24 of 30Map
Cross-border commuter71#447 of 1,949#7 of 30Map
Outdoor and mountain lover54#993 of 1,949#25 of 30Map
Rural value seeker44#1,151 of 1,958#19 of 30Map
High-net-worth mover70#88 of 1,949#1 of 30Map
Lottery winner70#497 of 1,973#4 of 32Map
Climate-resilient relocation70#611 of 1,877#17 of 28Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner70#509 of 1,877#5 of 28Map
Digital native58#511 of 1,480#5 of 26Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)93
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
  • Foundation84
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
  • Safety and community75
  • Mobility and connectivity74
  • Lifestyle and amenities71
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)70
  • Demographics68
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)67
  • Governance and fiscal strength67
  • Jobs and economy64
  • Health and elderly55
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)52
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)49
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)48
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)47
  • Affordability44
  • Green space25
  • Education and family25
  • Flat land (terrain relief)11
  • Sea or lake shore5
  • 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

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.