Living in Mino-Kamo

A small city on the Kiso River, a multicultural city where about 11% of residents are foreigners (many of them Filipino and Brazilian), the highest share in Gifu Prefecture. Unlike the nationwide trend of population decline, it has kept growing, and rents are less than half of studio prices in Nagoya. However, it is a semi-commuter zone about an hour from Nagoya, and it is closer to a regional industrial city where a car is essential and manufacturing is the core industry.

Mino-Kamo City in Gifu Prefecture, about 1 hour from Nagoya by train. Rent for 1K and 1DK units is cheaper than in central Nagoya, and many foreign factory workers live here, so it is an industrial city with the highest share of foreigners in Gifu Prefecture (10.7%). However, many areas are far from the station, so daily life is inconvenient without a car. It is a neighborhood that suits office workers with a car who want to save on rent near Nagoya.