| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.1/5 (Rank #575)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,277 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 84 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 72%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 31 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 46 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,220 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Japan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 84 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (72%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.39 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 64 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Regus |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,000,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 43% 👱♀️ 57% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 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 | $3,277 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,233 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,025 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $864 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,903 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,319 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,520 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $236,278 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $89 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $174 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $128 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,217 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $45 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Very expensive
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-916° freezing |
-523° freezing |
134° cold |
643° cold |
1254° cool |
1966° mild |
2984° warm |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1355° cool |
846° cold |
-327° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-621°
freezing |
-327°
freezing |
337°
very cold |
745°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2272°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1355°
cool |
948°
cold |
-130°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 85% |
damp 84% |
damp 75% |
damp 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 82% |
nice 82% |
nice 80% |
damp 79% |
damp 82% |
damp 85% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 15mm |
rainy 186mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 95mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 67% |
| Air quality |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,900 people | 1,100 people | 1,080 people | 900 people | 975 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 923 people | 1,114 people | 1,400 people | 1,500 people | 1,286 people |
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