| ⭐️ Total score |
2.99/5 (Rank #144)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,606 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 28 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C42°F (feels 4°C39°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 80%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 51 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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 |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Japan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 5°C 42°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 4°C 39°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 51 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 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 coffee place | Coffe Stand Frank |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,606 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,401 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,496 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $713 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,868 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,604 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $449 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $223,535 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $88 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $85 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $390 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $9,580 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $22 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ 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) | 6°C / 43°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 28°C / 82°F warm | 38°C / 100°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold |
| Real (median) |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 61% |
nice 64% |
nice 61% |
nice 77% |
nice 76% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 72% |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 124mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 153mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 216mm |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 179mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 80mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
| Air quality |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 360 people | 320 people | 250 people | 267 people | 233 people | 500 people | 240 people | 267 people | 200 people |
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