While Osaka and Tokyo are the best-known big cities in Japan, the fourth-biggest city, Nagoya , has recently undergone a facelift. Thanks to its attractive restaurants offering quality local foods, its fashionable Sakae district and its history dating back to the samurai era, Nagoya has shed its image as an industrial hub and is fast becoming a vibrant, exciting city. So why is Nagoya the best place to live in Japan? Keep reading for a list of reasons why Nagoya should be high on everyone’s list of places to live.
Nagoya City Rankings Thanks to popular areas like Showa and Midori wards, many Japanese people consider Nagoya a desirable location for living and working: Affordable Housing Nagoya is a nice blend of big-city appeal and small-city prices. Housing prices are 17% cheaper than Japan’s capital. The money goes further, too, with the average home being 50-70% larger than in Tokyo or Osaka.
Similarly, the average rent for the most desirable properties, the 2LDK and 3LDK, is more affordable than the other big cities: Low Cost of Living Speaking of prices, the cost of living in Nagoya is low, making it a good city for those on a tight budget. Students are particularly fortunate if they study in Nagoya. When the Japan Student Services Organization did its annual estimate of the cost of living of the major cities in Japan for students, Nagoya was much cheaper than other cities: Nagoya was also the only one of the major cities to have a total cost of living less than the n.