What’s Itoigawa like?
About Itoigawa
Itoigawa is located more or less in the centre of Japan. Both the sea and the mountains are close by, and so you can live surrounded by abundant nature. The Fossa Magna, a large geological trench created when the Japanese archipelago was born, is here, and you can find a wide variety of stones, including jade, so Itoigawa is known as “stone town”.
The proportion of foreign residents of Itoigawa
Around 600 foreign residents live in Itoigawa City.
The largest groups come from Vietnam and the Philippines, but there are people from many different countries and regions.
Proportion of foreign residents
Proportions by nationality
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- USA
- Philippines
- China
- South Korea
- Brazil
- other
Public facilities
Itoigawa has parks, other places you can exercise, childraising facilities, and so on.
See the details here
List of public facilities
Local community events
Itoigawa has traditional festivals and other events. Why not enjoy them along with the people in your local community?
See the details here
DISCOVER ITOIGAWA English-language version
Voices of foreign residents
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What I like about Itoigawa is the beautiful sea.
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I like walking between the rows of cherry trees.
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There is no mosque (Islamic place of worship) in Itoigawa City, so I sometimes go to a neighbouring prefecture.
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It’s easy to do my shopping.
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Japan’s rules about garbage disposal are very detailed. However, I was told about them by my company at the beginning, so I did not have many problems.
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In my country, you can’t get earthquake alerts on your smartphone, so I was surprised by this.
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I was happy to make friends from my home country at exchange events. I was also able to make connections with the Japanese participants.
