⭐️ Total score |
2.65/5 (Rank #160)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,532 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 99Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 21°C70°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 79%
|
💨 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 |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
😄 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) | 99 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (79%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Line Taxi |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.61 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 66 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
🏞 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 | $2,532 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,264 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,396 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $684 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,135 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,103 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $457 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $100 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $403 / 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+
❌ Expensive
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
75
24° warm |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
73
23° mild |
68
20° mild |
Real |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 35% |
nice 39% |
nice 36% |
nice 43% |
nice 44% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
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 | 200 people | 250 people | 300 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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