⭐️ Total score |
2.18/5 (Rank #814)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,497 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C62°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 31 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 46 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
👩 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
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ 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) | 27 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 17°C 62°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 18°C 64°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 47 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.64 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 66 |
💸 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 | 1,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
🏞 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 | $2,497 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,466 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,896 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $827 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,401 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,346 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $535 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $212,476 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $66 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $77 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $405 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,968 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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) | -0°C / 32°F freezing | 4°C / 39°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 30°C / 86°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 21°C / 70°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold |
Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
nice 71% |
nice 84% |
nice 92% |
sweaty 89% |
nice 83% |
damp 78% |
damp 72% |
damp 75% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
dry 44mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 213mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 73mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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seek shade 5 UVI |
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seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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