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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