| ⭐️ Total score |
1.69/5 (Rank #897)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,224 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 28 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 7°C45°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 76%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 56 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Japan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 8°C 47°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels 7°C 45°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 57 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.42 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 64 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 720,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | All Nippon Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Japan Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,224 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,058 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,036 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $582 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,329 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,627 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $361 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $179,770 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $53 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $173 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,846 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 6°C / 43°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 11°C / 52°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold |
| Real (median) |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
nice 70% |
damp 72% |
nice 63% |
nice 76% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 79% |
nice 73% |
damp 73% |
damp 73% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 175mm |
rainy 148mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 162mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 30mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 25% |
| Air quality |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 0 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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