Minimum Wage by Prefecture, in Japan, 2015
The following data show the minimum wage in Japan by prefecture in 2015. The minimum wages are defined by the government under the Minimum Wages Act.
Figure: Official minimum wage by prefecture, in Japan, 2015 (unit: yen/hour)
In red area, the minimum wage is high, in blue arear it is low.
Table: Official minimum wage by prefecture, in Japan, 2015 (unit: yen/hour)
| Prefecture | Minimum wage, yen/hour | $ | Euro |
| Tokyo | 907 | 8.66 | 7.81 |
| Kanagawa | 905 | 8.64 | 7.79 |
| Osaka | 858 | 8.19 | 7.39 |
| Saitama | 820 | 7.83 | 7.06 |
| Aichi | 820 | 7.83 | 7.06 |
| Chiba | 817 | 7.80 | 7.03 |
| Kyoto | 807 | 7.70 | 6.95 |
| Hyogo | 794 | 7.58 | 6.84 |
| Shizuoka | 783 | 7.47 | 6.74 |
| Mie | 771 | 7.36 | 6.64 |
| Hiroshima | 769 | 7.34 | 6.62 |
| Hokkaido | 764 | 7.29 | 6.58 |
| Shiga | 764 | 7.29 | 6.58 |
| Gifu | 754 | 7.20 | 6.49 |
| Tochigi | 751 | 7.17 | 6.47 |
| Ibaraki | 747 | 7.13 | 6.43 |
| Toyama | 746 | 7.12 | 6.42 |
| Nagano | 746 | 7.12 | 6.42 |
| Fukuoka | 743 | 7.09 | 6.40 |
| Nara | 740 | 7.06 | 6.37 |
| Gunma | 737 | 7.03 | 6.35 |
| Yamanashi | 737 | 7.03 | 6.35 |
| Ishikawa | 735 | 7.02 | 6.33 |
| Okayama | 735 | 7.02 | 6.33 |
| Fukui | 732 | 6.99 | 6.30 |
| Niigata | 731 | 6.98 | 6.29 |
| Wakayama | 731 | 6.98 | 6.29 |
| Yamaguchi | 731 | 6.98 | 6.29 |
| Miyagi | 726 | 6.93 | 6.25 |
| Kagawa | 719 | 6.86 | 6.19 |
| Fukushima | 705 | 6.73 | 6.07 |
| Yamagata | 696 | 6.64 | 5.99 |
| Shimane | 696 | 6.64 | 5.99 |
| Ehime | 696 | 6.64 | 5.99 |
| Aomori | 695 | 6.63 | 5.98 |
| Iwate | 695 | 6.63 | 5.98 |
| Akita | 695 | 6.63 | 5.98 |
| Tokushima | 695 | 6.63 | 5.98 |
| Saga | 694 | 6.62 | 5.98 |
| Nagasaki | 694 | 6.62 | 5.98 |
| Kumamoto | 694 | 6.62 | 5.98 |
| Oita | 694 | 6.62 | 5.98 |
| Kagoshima | 694 | 6.62 | 5.98 |
| Tottori | 693 | 6.61 | 5.97 |
| Kochi | 693 | 6.61 | 5.97 |
| Miyazaki | 693 | 6.61 | 5.97 |
| Okinawa | 693 | 6.61 | 5.97 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 地域別最低賃金の全国一覧
www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/koyou_roudou/roudoukijun/minimumichiran/
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