| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.05/5 (Rank #729)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,864 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 150 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 18°C64°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 88%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 52 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 56 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$2,996 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 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 |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Japan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 150 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels 18°C 64°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 52 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 57 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.25 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 63 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Soft · 36 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎3% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 820,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $35,951 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,864 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,757 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $3,723 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,748 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $499 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,268 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,608 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,317 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $175,125 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $151 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $125 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,544 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / 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
❌ 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) |
643° cold |
541° cold |
1152° cool |
1661° cool |
2068° mild |
2475° warm |
3290° hot |
3595° hot |
2577° warm |
2170° mild |
1457° cool |
846° cold |
| Real (median) |
642°
very cold |
542°
very cold |
1152°
cool |
1660°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2577°
warm |
2170°
mild |
1457°
cool |
847°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
nice 69% |
nice 77% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 79% |
nice 76% |
damp 76% |
damp 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 175mm |
rainy 149mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 162mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 31mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 49% |
| 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 |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people | 800 people | 0 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 800 people | 900 people | 600 people |
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