Loading data for JapanLining up the latest figures for all 47 prefecturesPulling together quakes, weather, and live camerasBuilding the map layers
No composite score. Line up all 47 prefectures by a single metric and see what shows — laid out across 9 categories and 84 metrics. Each ranking is sourced; the reading is yours.
Total resident population of the municipality.
How much of its required spending a municipality can fund from its own tax revenue. Above 1.0 means it relies on no national local-allocation tax — a financially independent government.
Share of recurring revenue consumed by fixed recurring costs. Lower means more room in the budget for discretionary spending.
Ordinance-set monthly pay of a rank-and-file member of a designated-city assembly (the 20 ordinance-designated cities).
Total number of business establishments in the municipality (2021 Economic Census). A measure of the scale of industrial concentration, not the size of any single establishment.
Total number of people working at all establishments in the municipality (2021 Economic Census). A gauge of the scale of local employment.
How far inside a prefecture do you want to look? We line up all 1,920 municipalities in Japan by the same metric, right beside the prefecture view.
To see the same metric on the map, switch the metric tab from the map on the home page.
Number of general clinics in the municipality. A gauge of primary-care access.