As opposed to the other three, you can find a place to stay matching most if not all your requirements in literally a few hours in Tokyo -- which is not a "city

As opposed to the other three, you can find a place to stay matching most if not all your requirements in literally a few hours in Tokyo -- which is not a "city" ( it's a prefecture, with a governor, and dozens of cities ), and that's a whole different conversation, but needed to understand the difference. Housing in the West is a demented horror story at any rate.