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Score for November

Remodius Score8.0 · #20 of 50 in Nov

Weather17° high · Okay

Sport fitGood

Cost€1,700 / mo · Great

Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.

Everyday life

InternetVery fast

Healthy livingGreat

Air qualityGreat

SafetyUS advisory level 1 of 4

Cost of living

Budget nomad€1,000 / mo

Comfort nomad€1,700 / mo

Luxury nomad€2,600 / mo

One-bedroom rent€950 / mo

Coworking hot desk€150 / mo

Gym day pass€15.50

Coffee€3

Healthy lunch€8

November

Daytime high: 17 °C
Sea: 19 °C
Daylight: 10.3 h
Cloud: 57%

Best months

Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daytime high	10°	11°	14°	19°	24°	26°	30°	31°	28°	22°	17°	12°
Rain	80 mm	74 mm	124 mm	135 mm	148 mm	185 mm	153 mm	134 mm	211 mm	246 mm	120 mm	83 mm
Humidity	75%	76%	76%	77%	79%	82%	83%	81%	82%	82%	80%	78%
Sea	14°	13°	13°	15°	18°	21°	23°	26°	25°	22°	19°	16°
Daylight	10.0	10.9	11.9	13.1	14.0	14.6	14.4	13.5	12.5	11.3	10.3	9.8
Running	Great	Great	Great	Great	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Great	Great	Great
Hiking	Off	Off	Good	Good	Good	Off	Off	Off	Off	Good	Good	Off
Cycling	Off	Off	Good	Good	Good	Off	Off	Off	Off	Good	Good	Off
Surf	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Okay	Okay	Okay	Off

Tokyo by month

Where to stay

budget

Koenji (Suginami)

€550 / mo

Low-key west-side neighbourhood on the Chuo line, 1K around JPY 98,000.

comfort

Nakameguro (Meguro)

€950 / mo

Canal-side and quiet, with cafes and a short train to Shibuya.

luxury

Shibuya

€1,450 / mo

Central and well connected; a 1LDK averages about JPY 257,000.

One-bedroom monthly rent.

Work

InternetVery fast

Coworking hot desk€150 / mo

Coworking spaces61 within 10 km

Time zoneUTC+9 standard time

Best coworking

HAKADORU Shinjuku Sanchome · €172 a month
HAKADORU Shibuya Miyamasuzaka · €172 a month
SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage · €345 a month

All coworking and gyms

Remote-work visa

Designated Activities (Digital Nomad)

Up to 6 months, not renewable. Income from 10,000,000 JPY a year (about €4,748 a month).

Official page

Local tips

On an iPhone, add Suica or Pasmo to Apple Wallet; on Android, buy a physical card at the airport.
Tap water is safe to drink; in older buildings, run the tap first if it has sat in the pipes.
Drop-in coworking runs about JPY 1,000 to 3,300 a day, with monthly hot desks from around JPY 15,000.

Sport & health

GymGreat

ClimbingGreat

RunningGreat

HikingGood

YogaGood

CyclingGood

SurfOkay

PadelLimited

Gyms293 within 10 km

Climbing11 within 10 km

Pools123 within 10 km

Padel courtsNot mapped yet

Yoga studios21 within 10 km

Surf spotsNot mapped yet

Healthy food167 within 10 km

Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.

Outdoor

9 /10

parks: 14.8 km²
running tracks: 50
paths and trails: 3,495 km

From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.

Health

Tap waterSafe to drink

Dengue · ZikaDengue: some risk · Zika: no risk

Nearest A&EJR東京総合病院 · 1.1 km

Pharmacies1,598

Bring with you

SocketsType A/B, 100 V

AdapterUniversal Travel Adapter PRO

Second screenPortable Monitor 13 inch

Laptop standNexstand

PackingPacking Cubes Set of 8

The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.

Sources (35)

Composite (budget): 1br rent (Koenji, e-housing) + food (25 healthy lunches, 20 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (commuter pass JPY 6,000-15,000, midpoint 10,500, e-housing.jp) + gym (8 day passes: price on this city page), no cowork; rounded to 50 EUR; ECB 2026-10-23 JPY 175.51Researched 2026-10-24
Composite (comfort): 1br rent (Nakameguro, A-Realty) + food (40 healthy lunches, 30 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (commuter pass JPY 6,000-15,000, midpoint 10,500, e-housing.jp) + cowork desk and gym (8 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EUR; ECB 2026-10-23 JPY 175.51Researched 2026-10-24
Composite (luxury): 1br rent (Shibuya, e-housing) + food (40 lunches at 1.5x, 40 coffees: prices on this city page) + transit pass (commuter pass JPY 6,000-15,000, midpoint 10,500, e-housing.jp) + 1.5x cowork desk and gym (16 day passes: prices on this city page); rounded to 50 EUR; ECB 2026-10-23 JPY 175.51Researched 2026-10-24
e-housing: Tokyo coworking guide (hot desk JPY 15,000-35,000/month, Oct 2026)Researched 2026-10-23
Interac: gyms in Japan (Gold's Gym guest pass JPY 2,500-3,000)Researched 2026-10-23
Tully's Coffee Japan: cappuccino Tall JPY 530 tax included (ECB 175.51 JPY/EUR)Researched 2026-10-24
Cities Insider: healthy eating in Tokyo (casual healthy meal JPY 1,000-1,800)Researched 2026-10-23
SpeedTestHQ: average internet speeds by country, Japan 230 Mbps (Apr 2026)Researched 2026-10-23
IQAir: Tokyo 2024 average PM2.5 9 ug/m3Researched 2026-10-23
HappyCow: Tokyo print listing shows 350 (at least; view is capped)Researched 2026-10-23
Climate data for Tokyo (Kitanomaru Park, JMA 1991-2020 normals) - WikipediaResearched 2026-10-23
Metropolis: over 20 bouldering gyms across TokyoResearched 2026-10-23
Deep Tokyo: Imperial Palace loop, 5 km, no traffic lightsResearched 2026-10-23
GLTJP: Mount Takao, about 1 hour from Shinjuku, autumn bestResearched 2026-10-23
JW Web Magazine: 10 yoga studios with English instruction, drop-ins JPY 3,000-3,850Researched 2026-10-23
JW Web Magazine: Arakawa levee ride Ukima Park to Kasai Rinkai Park, about 30 km flat with few traffic lights, bike-share at both ends, spring and autumn bestResearched 2026-10-23
Surf-Forecast: Shonan surf guide (beach and reef breaks, fairly consistent, best in autumn)Researched 2026-10-23
Tobu Railway press release: PADEL TOKYO mizumachi a new padel court facility in east Tokyo, opened 2023 (padel is still new in Japan)Researched 2026-10-23
Wanderlust Designers: Suica and IC cards in Japan, 2026 guideResearched 2026-10-23
e-housing: is Tokyo tap water safe to drinkResearched 2026-10-23
Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Bureau of Waterworks campaign presenting Tokyo tap water as clean, safe and delicious to drinkResearched 2026-10-25
CDC Dengue: Areas with Risk (updated 2026-10-13): "Sporadic or uncertain"; mapping frequent/continuous=frequent, sporadic/uncertain or varies by region=some, not listed=noneResearched 2026-10-25
CDC Travelers' Health: Zika Travel Information, country lists (archived 2024-05-15; the current CDC Zika map of 2026-05-15 uses the same categories but is published as an image): "no mosquitoes that spread Zika"; mapping active outbreak notice=frequent, current or past transmission=some, mosquito but no reported cases or no mosquito=noneResearched 2026-10-25
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Designated Activities (Digital Nomad), stay up to 6 months, not renewable; annual income of JPY 10 million or more; eligible nationalities onlyResearched 2026-10-25
ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-23Researched 2026-10-25
HAKADORU Shinjuku page: 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿3-1-24 京王新宿三丁目ビル1F, 30 sec from Shinjuku-sanchome C1Researched 2026-10-25
OSM node 13897923236: Hakadoru (office=coworking)Researched 2026-10-25
HAKADORU Shibuya Miyamasuzaka page: 〒150-0002 東京都渋谷区渋谷2-19-15 宮益坂ビルディング1F, 1 min from Shibuya station B4Researched 2026-10-25
SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage page: 〒150-0031 東京都渋谷区桜丘町1-4 渋谷サクラステージ SHIBUYAサイド 4F, JR Shibuya new south gateResearched 2026-10-25
OSM node 12452359641: SHARE LOUNGE Shibuya Sakura Stage (office=coworking)Researched 2026-10-25

Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate and places updated 2026-10-25.
Temperature normals: Climate data for Tokyo (Kitanomaru Park, JMA 1991-2020 normals) - Wikipedia
Safety: US State Department travel advisory, updated 2026-10-25
Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA