| ⭐️ Total score |
2.88/5 (Rank #286)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,368 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 95 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Good |
| 🤮 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 |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Japan |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 95 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 15°C 58°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 14°C 57°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.38 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 64 |
| 💸 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) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,368 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,145 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,312 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $661 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,060 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,730 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $441 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $210,422 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $57 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $389 / 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 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+
❌ Cold 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 | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people |
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