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Japan City Livability Ranking

Compare Japanese Cities Across 5 Livability Metrics

Objective livability scores for Japanese cities — Sapporo, Sendai, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka and more. Scored across safety, cost, convenience, welfare and economy using e-Stat and MLIT government open data.

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Map: based on Global Map Japan (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)

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Imabari
NEW

Ehime

Imabari

49.3
B
Safety46.5Cost59.1Convenience51.9Welfare50.2Economy42.1

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Higashihiroshima
NEW

Hiroshima

Higashihiroshima

47.8
C
Safety51.3Cost54.1Convenience43.9Welfare43.9Economy50.7
Ibaraki
NEW

Osaka

Ibaraki

52.7
A
Safety46.4Cost32.6Convenience51.1Welfare59.0Economy61.3
Fuji
NEW

Shizuoka

Fuji

48.6
B
Safety47.1Cost50.8Convenience48.4Welfare48.9Economy48.2
Hiratsuka
NEW

Kanagawa

Hiratsuka

51.6
A
Safety43.1Cost39.8Convenience51.7Welfare52.7Economy60.4
Hachinohe

Aomori

Hachinohe

51.5
A
Safety64.0Cost57.5Convenience52.2Welfare51.8Economy41.0
Tomakomai

Hokkaido

Tomakomai

46.7
C
Safety47.4Cost63.5Convenience48.0Welfare38.1Economy45.4
Shodoshima

Kagawa

Shodoshima

50.7
B
Safety69.9Cost—Convenience53.3Welfare46.9Economy42.1
Amami

Kagoshima

Amami

49.2
B
Safety46.1Cost55.9Convenience53.4Welfare56.9Economy35.7
Furano

Hokkaido

Furano

49.0
B
Safety69.9Cost59.5Convenience53.4Welfare38.5Economy39.4
Kashiwa

Chiba

Kashiwa

51.2
B
Safety44.9Cost35.4Convenience52.8Welfare48.9Economy62.9
Toyama

Toyama

Toyama

49.0
B
Safety42.9Cost53.4Convenience49.5Welfare49.3Economy49.0
Ichinomiya

Aichi

Ichinomiya

49.6
B
Safety45.5Cost47.5Convenience49.3Welfare50.1Economy52.5
Iwaki

Fukushima

Iwaki

48.2
C
Safety49.7Cost55.7Convenience49.0Welfare49.3Economy41.8
Hachioji

Tokyo

Hachioji

54.0
A
Safety51.5Cost39.5Convenience53.9Welfare54.7Economy61.9
Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi

50.3
B
Safety58.1Cost56.4Convenience46.7Welfare49.3Economy47.8
Funabashi

Chiba

Funabashi

52.0
A
Safety45.0Cost32.4Convenience53.3Welfare50.1Economy65.9
Takatsuki

Osaka

Takatsuki

52.8
A
Safety52.2Cost36.5Convenience50.4Welfare59.9Economy56.6
Obihiro

Hokkaido

Obihiro

49.5
B
Safety59.6Cost57.2Convenience52.0Welfare41.0Economy46.6
Tsukuba

Ibaraki

Tsukuba

51.7
A
Safety—Cost45.1Convenience43.5Welfare45.2Economy69.8

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