AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Prefecture in Japan

Nagano Prefecture

Prefecture JP-20 Largest city: Nagano
40%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 40% (−0.4 pts).
MODEL30th of 47 regions435K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
2M
as of 2021
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.6%
16th largest of 47
People in workMODEL
1.1M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
11.0%
national 11.2%
Area
13.7K km²
148 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
41% live in major cities
Largest city
Nagano
594K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.44×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
0.7%
1.6% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
51%
national 48%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
49%
national 48%
Augmentation 51%Automation 49%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Nagano Prefecture Japan
Health & care 17.0%
Manufacturing 16.1%
Retail & wholesale 14.0%
Business services 8.0%
Construction 7.3%
Other services 7.1%
Education 6.4%
Hospitality 5.2%
Transport & logistics 5.1%
ICT & software 4.4%
Public admin 4.3%
Agriculture 2.8%
Finance 1.8%
Utilities 0.5%
Mining 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 82.1K Retail & wholesale 60.8K Manufacturing 52.6K Business services 47.3K Education 36.3K Public admin 27.9K Other services 25.8K ICT & software 25.1K

Ranking in Japan

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 47 regions.

27Tochigi Prefecture 40% 28Ōita Prefecture 40% 29Yamagata Prefecture 40% 30Nagano Prefecture 40% 31Niigata Prefecture 40% 32Fukui Prefecture 40% 33Mie Prefecture 40%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Japan's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

Other regions of Japan

All of Japan →