| ⭐️ Total score |
2.16/5 (Rank #792)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,532 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 11°C51°F (feels 11°C52°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 79%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 38 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
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 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 | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 11°C 51°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 11°C 52°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 47 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 |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,532 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,541 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,785 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $796 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,347 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,780 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $515 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $204,502 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $63 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $390 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $7,662 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ 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 damp 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) | -0°C / 32°F freezing | 4°C / 39°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 30°C / 86°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 21°C / 70°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold |
| Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
nice 71% |
nice 84% |
nice 92% |
sweaty 89% |
nice 83% |
damp 78% |
damp 72% |
damp 75% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 213mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 73mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people |
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