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| ⭐️ Total score | 7 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 28 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 7°C 45°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 7°C 45°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 13 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46.5 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 7.32 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 73 |
| 💸 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) | 👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,575 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,369 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,628 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,036 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,622 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $862 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $669 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $28 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $447 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ 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
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| Feels | 341° cold | 415° cold | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 6820° mild | 7222° mild | 8630° warm | 9032° hot | 7222° mild | 6317° cool | 5513° cool | 436° cold |
| Real | 362° very cold | 436° very cold | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 6619° mild | 7222° mild | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 7222° mild | 6116° cool | 5513° cool | 457° 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% |
| Rain | dry 45mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 123mm | rainy 95mm | rainy 78mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 231mm | rainy 225mm | rainy 132mm | rainy 139mm | rainy 88mm | rainy 78mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 53% | pockets 41% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 56% | cloudy 55% |
| 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 |
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