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Japan
- Guides
- 5
- guides
- Average rating
- 7.0
- average rating
- Average monthly living costs, before rent
- $1,293
- a month before rent
Guides in Japan
Japan · Jun 2024
Naha
Better known for tacos rather than kimonos.
Japan · Jun 2024
Tokyo
A surprisingly manageable stay in the world's biggest city.
Japan · May 2024
Osaka
Everything you need for an exceptional Japanese experience.
Japan · May 2024
Hiroshima
A sombre but worthwhile stopover for your itinerary.
Japan · May 2024
Fukuoka
An unremarkable start to Japan.
At a glance
Average across 5 guides
Visa and working hours
Digital nomad visa available
Japan has introduced a new digital nomad visa under its specified visa category, allowing remote workers to stay in Japan for up to 6 months.
Requirements include having an annual income over 10 million yen (around $65,000 USD), private health insurance, and being from an eligible country like the US, UK, EU, Australia, Singapore or South Korea.
Visa holders are not considered residents, cannot extend their stay beyond 6 months, cannot open bank accounts or access national healthcare system in Japan.
Working hours
Japan observes Japan Standard Time (JST), which is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). However, the time difference reduces to 8 hours during the summer months as Japan does not observe daylight saving time.This large gap in time zones has advantages and disadvantages, but planning a trip during the summer would reduce the likelihood of having to work past midnight to maintain alignment with European schedules.
A typical year
By month
| Month | Low °C | High °C | Rain mm | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 19 | 68 | |
| February | 16 | 20 | 84 | |
| March | 14 | 24 | 131 | peak season |
| April | 18 | 26 | 254 | wet month · peak season |
| May | 20 | 28 | 292 | wet month |
| June | 25 | 31 | 288 | wet month |
| July | 27 | 33 | 177 | peak season |
| August | 27 | 32 | 100 | peak season |
| September | 26 | 32 | 160 | |
| October | 24 | 31 | 168 | |
| November | 20 | 27 | 134 | |
| December | 17 | 21 | 77 |
Typical daytime highs and overnight lows, from the last two years of observations (Open-Meteo). Rain icons mark the wettest months.
- Visitors a year
- 2.1M2024
- Crowds
- Medium
- Peak season
- Mar–Apr, Jul–Aug
- Low season
- May–Jun, Nov–Jan
Costs
$1,078a month, before rent
Basic living costs, rent not included
Day-to-day spending for a month: two meals out and a coffee every day, three taxis and two nights out a week, a gym and a coworking desk. Add your rent on top.
Moderate- Meal in a casual restaurant$9.40
- Speciality coffee$3.29
- Pint of local beer$4.23
- Cocktail$8.46
- Taxi for 2 miles$8.46
- Men's haircut$15
- Women's haircut$38
- Gym membership, monthly$47
- Coworking, monthly$114
Prices as of Oct 2026. Confidence: low (gym & coworking verified; other prices restated at 2026-10-07 exchange rates). Sources: numbeo.com, subger.com, regus.com, nomada.tools. Always check locally before planning around them.
