| ⭐️ Total score |
2.03/5 (Rank #1118)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,856 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 39 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 |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 15°C 59°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.51 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 65 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Sakura House |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | All Nippon Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Japan Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,856 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,507 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,026 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $865 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,457 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $525 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $74,883 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $68 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $133 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) | 8°C / 46°F cold | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 12°C / 54°F cool | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 20°C / 68°F mild | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 20°C / 68°F mild | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold |
| Real (median) |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 71% |
nice 33% |
nice 70% |
nice 37% |
nice 72% |
nice 38% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 40% |
nice 76% |
nice 38% |
nice 67% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 70mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 127mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 169mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 156mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 42mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 34% |
clear 0% |
pockets 33% |
clear 0% |
pockets 42% |
clear 0% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 45% |
clear 0% |
pockets 23% |
clear 0% |
pockets 29% |
| Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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