Work and income were the most common concerns of residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area about moving to rural areas, according to a survey conducted in June 2022. While 50.2 percent of the respondents expressed worries about employment and income, around one-fourth of the respondents named personal relationships and access to shopping facilities and public transportation as leading concerns.
Leading worries regarding relocation to rural areas among residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan as of June 2022
among residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area who were intersted in moving to rural areas
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The survey was conducted among 10,056 respondents aged 15 to 89 years, including 1,128 respondents in Tokyo and 2,424 respondents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding Tokyo). The source did not specify the exact number of respondents for this question.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Area consists of the prefectures Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (July 22, 2022). Leading worries regarding relocation to rural areas among residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255850/japan-common-concerns-moving-to-rural-areas-tokyo-residents/
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Leading worries regarding relocation to rural areas among residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255850/japan-common-concerns-moving-to-rural-areas-tokyo-residents/
