⭐️ Total score |
1.91/5 (Rank #1240)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,035 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 28Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 24°C75°F (feels 24°C75°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 53 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 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 |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Japan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 24°C 75°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 24°C 75°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.90 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 69 |
💸 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 | 800,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
🏞 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 | $4,035 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,238 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,816 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $805 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,698 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $544 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $138,060 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $173 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $421 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,745 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $36 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) | 5°C / 41°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold | 11°C / 52°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 19°C / 66°F mild | 11°C / 52°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold |
Real (median) |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
nice 77% |
nice 85% |
nice 87% |
sweaty 87% |
nice 86% |
nice 79% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 163mm |
rainy 204mm |
rainy 200mm |
rainy 205mm |
rainy 332mm |
rainy 208mm |
rainy 243mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 76mm |
Cloud |
pockets 26% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 24% |
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 |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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