Economy, jobs and prices in Kashihara, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kashihara averaged 3.66 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 128th highest of 262 cities and below 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 Kashihara earn in total?
Residents of Kashihara had 184.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 50,513 resident-tax payers (41.8 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kashihara?
At the 2020 census 52,352 residents of Kashihara were in work and 54,466 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.3 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 Kashihara?
The unemployment rate in Kashihara was 3.9% at the 2020 census (2,114 people out of 54,466 in the labour force), 124th highest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Kashihara?
By sector, 1.3% of employed residents of Kashihara worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 21.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 73.6% 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 Kashihara?
82.9% of employed residents of Kashihara were employees (excluding company directors), 8.1% were self-employed business owners and 4.5% 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 Kashihara?
At the 2020 census 28,203 residents of Kashihara commuted to work in another municipality and 22,218 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 113,394, or 93.8 per 100 night-time residents, 84th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kashihara?
Kashihara had 4,286 private-sector business establishments employing 44,133 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kashihara?
Factories in Kashihara shipped goods worth 250.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 5,472 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 Kashihara?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kashihara sold goods worth 230.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 967 commercial establishments employing 9,178 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kashihara?
Kashihara had 915 retail stores and 396 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kashihara?
Farmland in Kashihara covered 9.00 square kilometres in 2024, 22.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kashihara recycle?
Kashihara produced 38,564 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 9.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kashihara compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kashihara ranks 128 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Hitachi | 3,672 thousand yen |
| 126 | Oyama | 3,670 thousand yen |
| 127 | Fukui | 3,665 thousand yen |
| 128 | Kashihara | 3,658 thousand yen |
| 129 | Kakamigahara | 3,656 thousand yen |
| 130 | Takamatsu | 3,656 thousand yen |
| 131 | Uji | 3,654 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kashihara ranks 124 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Karatsu | 3.9% |
| 122 | Niigata | 3.9% |
| 123 | Fujimino | 3.9% |
| 124 | Kashihara | 3.9% |
| 125 | Kawagoe | 3.9% |
| 126 | Kumamoto | 3.9% |
| 127 | Kamagaya | 3.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kashihara ranks 179 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Yaizu | 94.0 |
| 177 | Ibaraki | 93.9 |
| 178 | Ebina | 93.8 |
| 179 | Kashihara | 93.8 |
| 180 | Moriguchi | 93.7 |
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
| 182 | Itami | 93.2 |
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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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