⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #774)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,862 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 28Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 32°C90°F (feels 42°C108°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 73%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
❄️ Very high: 91%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 56 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 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 |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Japan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 32°C 90°F + 🥵 Sweaty (73%) = feels 42°C 108°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 57 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.93 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 69 |
💸 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) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 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 | $1,862 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,016 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,196 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $627 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,359 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,254 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $390 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $193,914 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $64 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $41 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $187 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $13,851 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very sweaty and humid 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 | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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