 
							
											
					| ⭐️ Total score | 2.12/5 (Rank #938) | 
| 👍 Quality of life score | Okay | 
| 👶 Family score | Okay | 
| 🎒 Community score | Okay | 
| 💵 Cost | 
																						🙂 Okay: $2,734 / mo
									 | 
| 📡 Internet | 
																						😡 Slow: 27 Mbps (avg) | 
| 😝 Fun | Okay | 
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
																						🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 16°C61°F)
									 | 
| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
										💦 Damp: 83%
									 | 
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
																								😍 Very high: 91%
										 | 
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 
																								😐 Moderate: 59 US AQI
										 | 
| 💨 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 | 
| 💰 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) | 🌧 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 16°C 61°F | 
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 59 US AQI 🍃 OK | 
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 47 US AQI | 
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |  | 
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing | 
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.49 | 
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 65 | 
| 💸 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) | 👨 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 | $2,734 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,726 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,830 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $808 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,369 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,467 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $523 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $207,652 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $64 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $114 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $396 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 | 
| 👩🏫 International school | $7,786 / 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ 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) | -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 | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI | 
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 
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