⭐️ Total score |
1.92/5 (Rank #1291)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $6,565 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 28Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 7°C45°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Japan |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 8°C 47°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 7°C 45°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 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 7.69 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 77 |
💸 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 | 800,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
🏞 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 | $6,565 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,944 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,675 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,050 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,439 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $662 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $255 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $469 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
43
6° cold |
48
9° cold |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
70
21° mild |
75
24° warm |
91
33° hot |
91
33° hot |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
48
9° cold |
Real |
45
7°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
57
14°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
70
21°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
77
25°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
61
16°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
nice 70% |
nice 77% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
nice 86% |
nice 79% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
Rain |
rainy 101mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 299mm |
rainy 227mm |
rainy 333mm |
rainy 206mm |
rainy 464mm |
rainy 432mm |
rainy 221mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 112mm |
rainy 139mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 47% |
Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
Sun |
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safe 2 UVI |
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