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Shizuoka·Pop. 31,330
Atami is a city at the eastern edge of Shizuoka Prefecture, at the base of the Izu Peninsula facing Sagami Bay. An origin record says the hot spring began in 749, when the priest Mangan of Hakone Gongen moved the spring to the site of Oyu, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's visit in 1604 is on record. In the Meiji era imperial family members, business leaders and writers built villas. The Tanna Tunnel was completed in 1934 and brought the Tokaido Main Line, and the Tokaido Shinkansen, opened in 1964, links the city to Tokyo. Almost all of the city is hilly, with homes and villas on high ground. After the Izusan debris flow of July 2021, the city has held district meetings on the Aizome River basin recovery project. This article reads the city through five axes (safety, cost, convenience, welfare and economy), then the residency rate as a supplementary indicator.
Published 2026-04-04 · Article updated 2026-10-09 · Data updated 2026-10-08
Where in Japan
Overall Score
34.0
49.1
62.0
60.6
54.2- ※ Retail and restaurant figures are per resident and include shops serving tourists
* These scores are based on statistical analysis of public data and do not represent a definitive assessment of any area. Actual livability varies depending on individual values and lifestyle.
5-axis scores
Safety34.0Cost49.1Convenience62.0Welfare60.6Economy54.2Basic Information
Population
31,330
Prefecture
Shizuoka
Q&A with Kai
Alex, Yuki, and Kai discuss what it's really like to live here.
From spa town to villa resort
Yuki
Atami is famous for hot springs. When did people start coming to bathe?
Alex
Does the city have any arrangement of its own for people who own villas?
Yuki
When did Atami become a town with so many villas?
Kai
The city's origin record says that in 749 the priest Mangan of Hakone Gongen moved the spring to the site of Oyu, and it records this as the start of the hot spring. In 1604 Tokugawa Ieyasu came for a cure with his two sons, and Atami's hot water was later carried to Edo Castle.
Safety
Alex
Living in a town full of visitors, how should I think about crime?
Yuki
Over what area is this rate counted?
Kai
The crime rate is the guide. Shizuoka Prefectural Police figures by municipality put recorded penal code offenses in 2025 at 8.97 per 1,000 residents, higher than the median for Japan's larger municipalities. It is based on offenses recorded by police and excludes traffic accidents and harm that police have not recorded.
Cost of living
Alex
If I rent, what rent should I expect?
Yuki
What is the terrain of Atami like?
Alex
If I buy land to build, how should I read the land price?
Kai
Looking at average rent for rented homes, the 2023 Housing and Land Survey gives 53,439 yen a month, an average level compared with the median for Japan's larger municipalities. It is an average across all rented homes, so it does not show differences by size, age or location. Check the conditions of each individual property.
Convenience
Alex
I am thinking of commuting toward Tokyo. How many people commute by public transport?
Yuki
How should I read the shop count alongside the number of residents?
Kai
Atami Station has the Shinkansen, the Tokaido Main Line and the Ito Line, and almost all Main Line trains leaving Atami run through to Yokohama or Tokyo. In the 2020 Census, 21.9% of commuters and students used rail or bus, an average level compared with the median for Japan's larger municipalities. Walking, cycling and cars are not broken out.
Welfare
Alex
Where can I look up hospitals in the city?
Yuki
How did the city's municipal schools come to be placed where they are?
Kai
The city points to the prefecture's directory for a list of medical institutions in the city. International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital lists roles including disaster base hospital. The 2023 Survey of Medical Institutions count of hospitals and clinics is 12.45 per 10,000 residents of the 2025 Census, higher than the median for Japan's larger municipalities.
Economy
Alex
How should I read residents' income?
Yuki
How should I read the migration figure, given that this is a town with many villas?
Alex
I am thinking of moving there. Where do I go for a consultation?
Kai
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications taxation survey for fiscal 2025 (Reiwa 7), taxable income per taxpayer was 3,794,181 yen, an average level compared with the median for Japan's larger municipalities. It is the average of income subject to tax, not every resident's earnings or living standard, and taxpayer numbers cannot be read from it.
Share of people living here
Yuki
What does the residency rate actually show?
Alex
When the two populations differ, what should a reader keep in mind?
Kai
It is the ratio of two populations and a supplementary indicator, not an axis: the 2025 Census population divided by the Basic Resident Register population as of 1 January 2026. Atami is at 95.6%, lower than the median for Japan's larger municipalities. The Census counts people living there and the register counts registrations, so timing and method differ.
Who this city suits
Families with children
Municipal elementary schools include Izusan, Izumi and Hatsushima, and junior high schools include Izumi and Hatsushima. Eligibility for the child medical expense subsidy is on the city site. Almost all of the city is hilly, so check school-route gradients and the tsunami and landslide hazard maps by address.
Young singles
Atami Station connects the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Tokaido Main Line. Average rent and the share commuting by rail or bus are both an average level compared with the median for Japan's larger municipalities. For travel times and last trains to Tokyo and the slope from station to home, check the timetable and each property.
Seniors
International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital lists roles including disaster base hospital, and hospitals and clinics per capita are higher than the median for Japan's larger municipalities. In the supply area, municipal hot-spring water can be piped to the home. For hillside housing and steep roads, check first how you would reach clinics and shops.
Remote workers
Atami Station is served by the Shinkansen, the Tokaido Main Line and the Ito Line. Retail and restaurant counts per capita are higher than the median for Japan's larger municipalities but include shops serving tourists. Check the internet connection, workspace and travel to the Tokyo side for each property.
Disaster risk and hazard maps
The city's Disaster Prevention Guidebook, produced in December 2025, has sections on earthquakes, tsunami, storms and sediment disasters, river floods and storm surge, and volcanoes. The tsunami inundation area was designated a Tsunami Disaster Warning Area in March 2023 (page updated 13 January 2026). For river floods, Shizuoka Prefecture has published maximum-rainfall inundation maps, and the city has also published inundation maps for inland flooding from rainwater. The sediment disaster hazard maps are in the guidebook's storms and sediment disasters section. For the Izusan debris flow of July 2021, the city's dedicated page has recovery information. When choosing a home, confirm address-level assumptions on the official maps.
- Atami City: Hazard maps (Disaster Prevention Guidebook)
- Atami City: Preparing for river floods (river flood inundation maps)
- Atami City: Preparing for heavy-rain inundation (inland flooding maps)
- Atami City: Preparing for storms and sediment disasters
- Atami City: Information on the Izusan debris flow disaster
- GSI: Overlay hazard map (Kasaneru Hazard Map)
Notes on the data
- ※ The crime rate is the number of penal code offenses recorded by Shizuoka Prefectural Police for the municipality where they occurred, per 1,000 residents in the 2025 Census. Visitors are not in the denominator. It excludes offenses police have not recorded and traffic accidents.
- ※ "Higher or lower than the median" compares each indicator with the median of municipalities with 50,000 or more residents in the 2025 Census. Atami has fewer than 50,000 residents and is not part of that pool; the median is used only as a reference. Values within the middle half are described as an average level.
- ※ Per-capita retail and restaurant figures are JaScore calculations dividing 2021 Economic Census establishments by the 2025 Census population. They include shops serving tourists and villa guests, so they do not show the density of shops for residents.
- ※ Indicator years are not aligned. Commuting modes are from the 2020 Census, establishments from the 2021 Economic Census, rent and medical facilities from 2023, and school counts from FY2024. The per-capita medical figure also uses the 2025 Census population.
- ※ Land price is the simple average of residential survey points in the 2026 official land price survey. Commercial and industrial land are excluded. City measures and hazard information are based on city pages as of October 2026.
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Detailed Data
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Crime Rate (per 1,000) | 8.97 | 2025 |
| Avg. Land Price (¥/m²) | 66,700 | 2026 |
| Avg. Rent (¥) | 53,439 | 2023 |
| Public Transit Usage (%) | 21.9 | 2020 |
| Retail Establishments | 418 | 2021 |
| Retail Establishments (per 1,000) | 13.34 | 2021 |
| Restaurant Establishments | 417 | 2021 |
| Restaurant Establishments (per 1,000) | 13.31 | 2021 |
| Residency Rate (%, census ÷ resident register) | 95.6 | 2025 |
| Medical Facilities (per 10,000, hospitals + clinics) | 12.45 | 2023 |
| Hospitals | 5 | 2023 |
| Hospitals (per 10,000) | 1.60 | 2023 |
| Clinics | 34 | 2023 |
| Clinics (per 10,000) | 10.85 | 2023 |
| Schools (elementary + junior high + high) | 12 | 2024 |
| Schools (per 1,000) | 0.383 | 2024 |
| Schools (per habitable km²) | 0.507 | 2024 |
| Taxable Income per Capita (¥) | 3,794,181 | 2025 |
| Net Migration | 29 | 2025 |
| Net Migration Rate (%) | 0.09 | 2025 |
| Total Population | 31,330 | 2025 |
| crime_count | 281 | 2025 |
| crime_count_pref | 17,856 | 2025 |
| crime_rate_pref_per_1000 | 5 | 2025 |
| habitable_area_km2 | 24 | 2024 |
| resident_registry_population | 32,757 | 2026 |
- ※ Retail and restaurant figures are per resident and include shops serving tourists
Data sources
| Indicator | Source | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2025 Population CensusStatistics Bureau of Japan | 2025 | |
| Crime Rate (per 1,000) | Reported penal code offenses by municipalityShizuoka Prefectural Police | 2025 | Counted where offenses occur; per 1,000 uses the 2025 census population |
| Avg. Land Price (¥/m²) | Official land prices (National Land Numerical Information L01)Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | 2026 | Residential sites only; simple average of sites |
| Avg. Rent (¥) | 2023 Housing and Land SurveyStatistics Bureau of Japan | 2023 | Monthly rent of rented housing; next survey in 2028 |
| Public Transit Usage (%) | 2020 Population Census (means of commuting)Statistics Bureau of Japan | 2020 | To be updated when the 2025 census commuting tables are published |
| Retail Establishments (per 1,000) | 2021 Economic Census for Business ActivityMIC and METI | 2021 | Next survey in 2026 |
| Restaurant Establishments (per 1,000) | 2021 Economic Census for Business ActivityMIC and METI | 2021 | Next survey in 2026 |
| Medical Facilities (per 10,000, hospitals + clinics) | Survey of Medical Institutions (System of Social and Demographic Statistics)Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | 2023 | Hospitals and clinics combined |
| Schools (per habitable km²) | School Basic Survey and habitable area (System of Social and Demographic Statistics)MEXT and Statistics Bureau of Japan | 2024 | Elementary, junior high and high schools per habitable km² |
| Taxable Income per Capita (¥) | Survey on municipal tax assessmentMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications | 2025 | Taxable income per taxpayer |
| Net Migration Rate (%) | Report on Internal MigrationStatistics Bureau of Japan | 2025 | |
| Residency Rate (%, census ÷ resident register) | Census population ÷ resident register populationMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications | 2025 | Resident register population as of January 1, 2026 |
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Data years: mainly 2025 (2020–2026 by indicator)
Published 2026-04-04 · Article updated 2026-10-09 · Data updated 2026-10-08