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A comparison of 402 cities in Japan by VanSky score — how comfortable it is to travel in each today. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea. Sort by any metric and pick your next stop. A comparison of 47 regions of Japan by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to travel right now. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea.
The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.
The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.
Top cities in Japan by VanSky Regions of Japan
| City | VanSky | Temp. | Solar | Wind | Water | Conditions |
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Hitachi
Ibaraki Prefecture
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96 | 23° / 15° | 2 kWh | 15 (↑39) km/h | — | |
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Miyako
Iwate Prefecture
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96 | 20° / 17° | 1.8 kWh | 9 km/h | — | |
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Minami-Sōma
Fukushima Prefecture
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95 | 22° / 16° | 1.9 kWh | 9 km/h | — | |
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Urayasu
Chiba Prefecture
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95 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 15 km/h | — | |
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Okaya
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 22° / 7° | 2 kWh | 8 (↑20) km/h | — | |
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Shiojiri
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 22° / 7° | 2 kWh | 8 (↑19) km/h | — | |
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Chino
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 21° / 6° | 2 kWh | 8 (↑20) km/h | — | |
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Odawara
Kanagawa Prefecture
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94 | 24° / 18° | 2 kWh | 8 (↑22) km/h | — | |
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Ichihara
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 15° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑31) km/h | — | |
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Azumino
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 22° / 8° | 2 kWh | 9 km/h | — | |
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Yachiyo
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 15° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Suzaka
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 21° / 10° | 1.9 kWh | 11 (↑25) km/h | — | |
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Matsumoto
Nagano Prefecture
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94 | 20° / 10° | 2 kWh | 8 (↑21) km/h | — | |
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Tagajō-shi
Miyagi Prefecture
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94 | 23° / 15° | 1.8 kWh | 10 km/h | — | |
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Futtsu
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑34) km/h | — | |
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Yokosuka
Kanagawa Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑32) km/h | — | |
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Narashino
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Yotsukaidō
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Sakura
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 15° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Narita
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 24° / 16° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑32) km/h | — | |
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Sodegaura
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Zushi
Kanagawa Prefecture
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94 | 25° / 18° | 2 kWh | 16 (↑32) km/h | — | |
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Mobara
Chiba Prefecture
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94 | 24° / 16° | 2 kWh | 15 (↑34) km/h | — | |
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Tsuchiura
Ibaraki Prefecture
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94 | 24° / 17° | 2 kWh | 18 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Ishioka
Ibaraki Prefecture
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94 | 24° / 17° | 2 kWh | 18 (↑30) km/h | — | |
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Tanba
Hyōgo Prefecture
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93 | 25° / 16° | 2 kWh | 13 (↑32) km/h | — | |
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Tamba
Hyōgo Prefecture
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93 | 25° / 16° | 2 kWh | 13 (↑32) km/h | — | |
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Ina
Nagano Prefecture
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93 | 23° / 8° | 2.1 kWh | 9 (↑22) km/h | — | |
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Tsuruga
Fukui Prefecture
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93 | 24° / 15° | 2 kWh | 13 (↑36) km/h | — |
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Regular
$1.03 /L
JPY163.64 · €0.92/L
24 of 170
cheaper than 86% of countries
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$1.10 /L
JPY174.40 · €0.98/L
15 of 104
cheaper than 87% of countries
Diesel
$0.96 /L
JPY151.98 · €0.86/L
21 of 170
cheaper than 88% of countries
LPG
$0.87 /L
JPY138.20 · €0.78/L
29 of 56
cheaper than 50% of countries
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