| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.15/5 (Rank #556)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,384 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 100 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 77%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 30 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$2,996 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 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 |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 100 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (77%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 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 |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Soft · 44 mg/L |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 280,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $35,951 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 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 | $3,384 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $761 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,953 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $558 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,423 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $256 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $127,769 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $160 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $128 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,869 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Very expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) |
439° cold |
337° cold |
1152° cool |
1457° cool |
1966° mild |
2272° mild |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
2475° warm |
1966° mild |
1152° cool |
846° cold |
| Real (median) |
541°
very cold |
440°
very cold |
1151°
cool |
1458°
cool |
1967°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2680°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2475°
warm |
1966°
mild |
1152°
cool |
846°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 74% |
damp 71% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
nice 78% |
nice 84% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
nice 85% |
nice 81% |
damp 75% |
damp 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 164mm |
rainy 204mm |
rainy 200mm |
rainy 206mm |
rainy 332mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 244mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 76mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
| Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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