3.56/5
810 reviews
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Kyoto

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Kyoto receives high praise from visitors for its beauty, affordability, and friendly locals. Many find the blend of modern life with ancient history unique and refreshing. It's considered one of the top destinations they've visited, with some even regretting not staying longer.

Although recent news and some reviews mention an increase in tourist crowds, several visitors note that it's still easy to avoid the busiest areas with a little planning. Overall, Kyoto offers great value and a memorable experience for travelers looking for both culture and comfort.

AI-generated summary of reviews
6 months ago

Great
Pretty, affordable, people super nice
A mixture of modern and ancient
One of the best places I have been to this year

6 months ago

It's been in the news lately for having too many tourists, but it's actually quite easy to avoid them. Don't hesitate to visit one of the most unique places in the world :)

1 year ago

Kyoto is definitely one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever stayed in - my only regret was not staying longer and spending more time in Tokyo.

2 years ago

✅ Very beautiful

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ 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

✅ 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

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Too many tourists

❌ Very expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

643°
cold

948°
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1457°
cool

1864°
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2272°
mild

2577°
warm

3799°
hot

3595°
hot

2577°
warm

2475°
warm

1661°
cool

948°
cold

Real (median)

643°
very cold

1049°
cold

1457°
cool

1763°
cool

2271°
mild

2577°
warm

3085°
very warm

2984°
very warm

2577°
warm

2475°
warm

1559°
cool

948°
cold

Humidity

nice
65%

nice
61%

nice
64%

nice
61%

nice
75%

nice
77%

sweaty
86%

sweaty
85%

nice
81%

nice
72%

nice
65%

nice
67%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
73mm

rainy
78mm

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134mm

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136mm

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156mm

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198mm

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251mm

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146mm

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58mm

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76mm

rainy
71mm

Cloud

pockets
36%

pockets
34%

pockets
41%

pockets
38%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
51%

cloudy
55%

cloudy
56%

pockets
34%

pockets
33%

Air quality

clean
44 US AQI

okay
51 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
46 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

3,000 people

2,585 people

5,862 people

4,880 people

4,385 people

4,855 people

2,769 people

2,538 people

3,923 people

4,575 people

4,114 people

3,764 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Nara

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

🚕1h

$2,009 / mo

40 Mbps

Osaka

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 42

🚕2h

$2,335 / mo

24 Mbps

Kobe

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 65 😷

🚕2h

$3,215 / mo

27 Mbps

Nagoya

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 15° 60° AQI 46

🚕3h

$2,384 / mo

26 Mbps

Hamamatsu

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 42

✈️13min

$3,685 / mo

27 Mbps

Kamiyama

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

✈️14min

$2,759 / mo

26 Mbps

Kanazawa

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62° AQI 46

✈️15min

$1,837 / mo

19 Mbps

Okayama

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°

✈️16min

$2,183 / mo

27 Mbps

Hiroshima

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 26

✈️25min

$2,226 / mo

27 Mbps

Yokohama

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 22

✈️28min

$2,590 / mo

21 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 61 😷

✈️29min

$3,020 / mo

27 Mbps

Ube

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°

✈️35min

$2,764 / mo

27 Mbps

Detroit, MI

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°

✈️14h

$4,906 / mo

38 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 61 😷

✈️29min

$3,020 / mo

27 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 49° 120° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 79 😷

✈️6h

$1,580 / mo

24 Mbps

Dallas, TX

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79°

✈️14h

$4,158 / mo

71 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️15h

$7,198 / mo

28 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 35

✈️13h

$5,769 / mo

22 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 37

✈️14h

$4,494 / mo

34 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️11h

$5,850 / mo

83 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 68 😷

✈️12h

$4,168 / mo

27 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 22

✈️12h

$6,920 / mo

19 Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 93 😷

✈️16h

$2,296 / mo

12 Mbps

Osaka

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 42

🚕2h

$2,335 / mo

🌇 Also went here500 people

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 61 😷

✈️29min

$3,020 / mo

🌇 Also went here716 people

Seoul

South Korea

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 74° AQI 122 😷

✈️1h

$2,502 / mo

🌇 Also went here338 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 42° 108° 36° 97° 🥵 AQI 154 😷

✈️5h

$1,253 / mo

🌇 Also went here342 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 49° 120° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 79 😷

✈️6h

$1,580 / mo

🌇 Also went here493 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌩 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 79 😷

✈️7h

$1,612 / mo

🌇 Also went here333 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85° 🥵

✈️7h

$4,602 / mo

🌇 Also went here363 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 68 😷

✈️12h

$4,168 / mo

🌇 Also went here304 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 22

✈️12h

$6,920 / mo

🌇 Also went here340 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 35

✈️13h

$5,769 / mo

🌇 Also went here394 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 51 😷

✈️13h

$5,523 / mo

🌇 Also went here350 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°

✈️13h

$5,493 / mo

🌇 Also went here270 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 37

✈️14h

$4,494 / mo

🌇 Also went here361 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 30

✈️15h

$4,070 / mo

🌇 Also went here343 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️15h

$7,198 / mo

🌇 Also went here342 people

1,800 remote workers in Kyoto now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.56/5 (Rank #71) 810 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍7 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,354 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 18°C64°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 86%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 91%
💨 Air quality (now)	😐 Moderate: 57 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 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*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 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	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	27 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌤 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (86%) = feels 18°C 64°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 57 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 43 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Line Taxi
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 JPY in USD	USD 6.30
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	JPY 10,000 = USD 63
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Ogawa Coffee
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	3,029,600 visitors
📸 Tourists now	58,062 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$38,640 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 45% 👱‍♀️ 55%
👫 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	$3,354 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,785 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,434 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$695 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,981 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,223 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$447 / month
🏠 Median home price	$302,544
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$140 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$138 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$385 / month
🍛 Dinner	$5
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,509 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$9 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$7 / trip