Economy, jobs and prices in Kamakura, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kamakura averaged 5.46 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 4th highest of 262 cities and above the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Kamakura earn in total?
Residents of Kamakura had 460.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 84,304 resident-tax payers (48.8 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kamakura?
At the 2020 census 75,824 residents of Kamakura were in work and 78,387 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.9 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kamakura?
The unemployment rate in Kamakura was 3.3% at the 2020 census (2,563 people out of 78,387 in the labour force), 34th lowest of 262 cities, below the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Kamakura?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Kamakura worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 80.4% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Kamakura?
79.4% of employed residents of Kamakura were employees (excluding company directors), 9.3% were self-employed business owners and 7.9% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Kamakura?
At the 2020 census 42,627 residents of Kamakura commuted to work in another municipality and 34,956 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 167,884, or 97.2 per 100 night-time residents, 126th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kamakura?
Kamakura had 7,137 private-sector business establishments employing 67,396 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kamakura?
Factories in Kamakura shipped goods worth 250.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 6,719 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Kamakura?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kamakura sold goods worth 204.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,407 commercial establishments employing 11,035 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kamakura?
Kamakura had 1,553 retail stores and 1,020 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 24 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kamakura?
Farmland in Kamakura covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kamakura recycle?
Kamakura produced 53,894 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 58.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kamakura compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kamakura ranks 4 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urayasu | 7,764 thousand yen |
| 2 | Musashino | 6,163 thousand yen |
| 3 | Tokyo | 5,836 thousand yen |
| 4 | Kamakura | 5,462 thousand yen |
| 5 | Mitaka | 5,235 thousand yen |
| 6 | Nishinomiya | 5,023 thousand yen |
| 7 | Minoh | 4,965 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kamakura ranks 229 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
| 230 | Niihama | 3.3% |
| 231 | Matsumoto | 3.3% |
| 232 | Kawasaki | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kamakura ranks 137 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Odawara | 97.4 |
| 135 | Osaki | 97.4 |
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
| 137 | Kamakura | 97.2 |
| 138 | Toyohashi | 97.1 |
| 139 | Nishio | 97.1 |
| 140 | Saijo | 97.0 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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