Japan
What brings you to Japan?
Plan the perfect trip: visas, itineraries, costs, transport, safety, and what to see. Covers tourism, city breaks, digital nomad trips, and extended travel.
Study and grow abroad: university exchange, internships, language programmes, and student life. Covers academic requirements, student housing, visa rules, and integration.
Everything you need to move abroad: visa pathways, housing, cost of living, healthcare, schools, and expat life. Covers solo moves, family relocation, retirement, and business setup.
How Japan scores
Tier 3 (moderate): Tokyo expensive; regional Japan very affordable; yen weakness helps foreigners.
Safest large country globally; top 5 GPI consistently.
Universal insurance (kokumin kenko hoken); excellent hospitals.
Universal health insurance; excellent public schools; ultra-safe environment for children.
World-class internet; improving startup visa; language barrier significant; cash-heavy society.
E-visa system; working holiday for <30; digital nomad visa launched 2024; standard process for others.
World-class Shinkansen, JR, subway networks β unmatched punctuality.
Dream destination globally; massive post-COVID tourism boom.
About these scores
Scores are editorial estimates based on public indices (World Bank, Global Peace Index, Numbeo). Higher = better. Cost of living is inverted: 90 = very affordable, 28 = expensive.
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