| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.2/5 (Rank #386)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,248 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 18 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C78°F (feels 28°C82°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 75%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 37 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:
$3,220 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ 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) | 18 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 28°C 82°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 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 | コワーキングスクエア金沢香林坊 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Curio Espresso |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 530,000 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 | $2,248 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,567 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,400 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $686 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,091 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,303 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $415 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $182,382 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $51 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $108 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $128 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,198 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ 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) |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
0° freezing |
| Real (median) |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
0°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 89% |
damp 87% |
damp 82% |
damp 76% |
damp 75% |
damp 78% |
damp 82% |
damp 81% |
damp 83% |
damp 83% |
damp 85% |
damp 88% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
| Cloud |
overcast 91% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 88% |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 900 people | 1,050 people | 1,080 people | 1,200 people | 750 people | 900 people | 800 people | 900 people | 750 people | 1,200 people | 960 people |
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