| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.15/5 (Rank #460)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Good |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $2,386 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ Super fast: 81 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 29ยฐC84ยฐF (feels 36ยฐC97ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 88%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ Very high: 91%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 55 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 46 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Great
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Great
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| ๐ Education level* |
High |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Bad
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,220 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Great |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Japan |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 3 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 81 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (88%) = feels 36ยฐC 97ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 55 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 47 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 115V 60Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.28 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 63 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ณ Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Tully's Coffee |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ Yes, safe to drink |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 1,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 47% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 53% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 55% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 45% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 75% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 25% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Ambiguous |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | All Nippon Airlines |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Japan Airlines |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $2,386 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,635 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,907 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $830 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,325 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $3,053 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $565 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $200,984 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $62 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $100 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $126 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $6 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $3,768 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Great hospitals
โ Roads are very safe
โ Freedom of speech
โ Democratic
โ Safe for women
โ Family friendly
โ LGBTQ+ friendly
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Very difficult to make friends
โ People don't speak English well
โ Many people smoke tobacco
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-032ยฐ freezing |
439ยฐ cold |
1050ยฐ cold |
1355ยฐ cool |
2068ยฐ mild |
2272ยฐ mild |
3086ยฐ warm |
3290ยฐ hot |
2272ยฐ mild |
1763ยฐ cool |
1355ยฐ cool |
439ยฐ cold |
| Real (median) |
134°
very cold |
642°
very cold |
1151°
cool |
1456°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1661°
cool |
1355°
cool |
541°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 81% |
damp 75% |
damp 73% |
nice 76% |
nice 83% |
nice 89% |
sweaty 87% |
nice 85% |
damp 83% |
damp 81% |
damp 84% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 45mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 213mm |
rainy 201mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 73mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 73% |
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 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 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 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,000 people |
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