⭐️ Total score |
2.35/5 (Rank #489)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,022 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 94Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C85°F (feels 35°C95°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 84%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Japan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 94 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 29°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (84%) = feels 35°C 95°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.94 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 69 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 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 | $3,022 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,691 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,515 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $719 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,241 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,662 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $480 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $228,963 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $120 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $423 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Very expensive
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ 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) | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild |
Real (median) |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 73% |
nice 71% |
nice 77% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 72% |
nice 68% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 198mm |
rainy 224mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 56mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 50% |
Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 333 people | 250 people | 333 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people |
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