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One thing he doesn't mention is that Tokushima, is, I believe, something of a backwater, It's not even on honshu (the mainland of japan), wikipedia lists it as
by awongh 15y ago
One thing he doesn't mention is that Tokushima, is, I believe, something of a backwater, It's not even on honshu (the mainland of japan), wikipedia lists it as the 86th most populous city: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_cities_by_population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_cities_by_popu...
I'm not sure how much this plays into the cost of living; I am assuming that things are a whole level cheaper than in Tokyo, as it would be compared to any other country, but I'd also be curious how it compares to secondary cities, such as osaka, or other smaller places w/ more population....
- pyre 15y ago> I am assuming that things are a whole level cheaper than > in Tokyo Depends on what. If it's not even on the mainland, then shipping could be expensive. For example. Yellowknife (Canada) is away from major cities, and I'm sure that real estate is cheap, but shipping costs have to be through the roof.
- awongh 15y agoThere is a land bridge to Tokushima.... I assume most goods are trucked in.
- donw 15y agoIt's night and day. For what I'm paying for a tiny 1LDK (one bedroom, living-dining-kitchen) in Tokyo, I could get something about three times the size in Saitama, and that's still within commuting distance. Go out into the boonies and space gets really cheap. Food is also cheaper, but you pay a lot more for transportation.