Which cities in Japan have the best nightlife and culture?

The most vibrant cities in Japan are ranked above by lifestyle amenity scores covering cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks.

How is the vibrancy score calculated?

The vibrancy score is a composite of scores for cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability within each city.

How are vibrancy scores calculated?

Vibrancy scores are calculated from venue and amenity data including cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability.

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Vibrant Cities

Japan

Overview

Top 100 cities ranked by lifestyle amenities including cafes, coworking spaces, nightlife, restaurants, and parks.

Rankings

Rank	City	Score	Cafes	Coworking	Bars	Restaurants	Parks
#1	Osaka	1698	647	13	970	1770	68
#2	Tokyo	742	253	2	378	891	109
#3	Sendai	569	209	1	303	782	56
#4	Minato-ku	519	180	1	257	732	81
#5	Kobe	482	229	4	198	607	51
#6	Nagoya	470	158	2	209	366	101
#7	Kyoto	449	228	4	163	519	54
#8	Aomori	403	67	0	291	322	45
#9	Kita-ku	353	58	0	127	276	168
#10	Amagasaki Shi	348	167	2	149	293	30
#11	Ōita	335	33	0	267	165	35
#12	Sapporo	309	119	3	130	431	57
#13	Neyagawa	299	68	0	73	179	158
#14	Kadoma	285	56	0	88	192	141
#15	Musashino	277	85	0	94	226	98
#16	Fukuoka	268	89	5	125	326	49
#17	Yokohama	265	99	0	76	323	90
#18	Okayama	259	45	0	188	245	26
#19	Nagano	254	73	2	138	220	41
#20	Hamamatsu	253	64	1	150	201	38
#21	Nagano	246	69	2	135	216	40
#22	Suita	245	83	0	86	208	76
#23	Kamigyō-ku	243	130	2	50	243	61
#24	Moriguchi	242	52	0	77	169	113
#25	Hirakata	230	48	1	59	188	122
#26	Hiroshima	228	78	3	87	219	60
#27	Takatsuki	226	73	1	108	268	44
#28	Nishitōkyō-shi	225	11	1	41	108	172
#29	Matsue	224	28	0	146	128	50
#30	Nishio	211	2	0	0	9	209
#31	Chōfu	206	46	1	104	204	55
#32	Ashiya	204	65	0	41	209	98
#33	Machida	202	49	0	70	144	83
#34	Naha	201	49	0	75	237	77
#35	Urayasu	196	16	0	62	142	118
#36	Ibaraki	195	67	1	78	242	49
#37	Tanashichō	188	10	0	28	101	150
#38	Fukuoka-shi	188	36	0	101	125	51
#39	Hachinohe	182	29	0	112	189	41
#40	Atsugi	182	20	0	39	114	123
#41	Takamatsu	181	60	5	56	176	60
#42	Sakata	176	28	0	86	187	62
#43	Chiba	172	21	2	67	123	82
#44	Kashiwa	171	18	0	69	131	84
#45	Yao	170	48	0	35	123	87
#46	Izumi	169	20	0	24	92	125
#47	Kōchi	168	21	0	16	49	131
#48	Kurashiki	168	53	0	92	177	23
#49	Morioka	166	30	0	73	140	63
#50	Kashihara	166	35	0	42	112	89
#51	Akashi	164	53	0	64	194	47
#52	Sakai	161	45	0	39	168	77
#53	Mino	158	44	0	15	89	99
#54	Utsunomiya	158	22	0	51	120	85
#55	Kamakura	156	101	4	12	168	39
#56	Toyonaka	153	21	0	4	37	128
#57	Kagoshima	152	21	1	53	73	77
#58	Matsubara	151	37	0	47	105	67
#59	Otaru	150	36	0	103	121	11
#60	Kakegawa	150	27	0	59	107	64
#61	Miyazaki	148	23	0	52	69	73
#62	Shibata	144	15	0	89	45	40
#63	Kusatsu	142	22	0	59	123	61
#64	Takarazuka	142	71	0	27	142	44
#65	Kawagoe	140	57	1	41	133	41
#66	Shizuoka	136	30	1	69	130	36
#67	Tsuruoka	134	14	0	54	132	66
#68	Yokote	134	12	2	89	73	31
#69	Fuchū-shi	131	23	0	42	85	66
#70	Beppu	128	22	0	77	203	29
#71	Hirosaki	128	30	1	46	72	51
#72	Kawasaki	128	26	0	30	121	72
#73	Kasugai	127	17	0	24	102	86
#74	Obihiro	127	4	0	36	18	87
#75	Odawara	127	20	3	44	103	60
#76	Shingū	127	40	0	75	92	12
#77	Toyooka	127	53	0	52	119	22
#78	Ichinomiya	126	27	0	46	77	53
#79	Himeji	126	39	4	27	98	56
#80	Fussa	126	9	0	48	76	69
#81	Kesennuma	125	22	0	61	98	42
#82	Toyokawa	125	31	0	58	83	36
#83	Takaishi	121	18	0	18	76	85
#84	Abiko	118	15	0	7	34	96
#85	Kokubunji	118	15	0	24	56	79
#86	Shiogama	118	10	0	36	96	72
#87	Tajimi-shi	116	28	0	26	78	62
#88	Amami	116	12	0	85	63	19
#89	Hakodate	114	13	0	41	103	60
#90	Kanazawa	114	4	0	0	8	110
#91	Isehara	113	8	0	18	37	87
#92	Tokushima	110	31	1	53	110	25
#93	Kurume	109	19	0	40	149	50
#94	Nagareyama	109	8	0	18	51	83
#95	Tanabe	109	4	0	8	24	97
#96	Ōsaki	108	11	0	73	127	24
#97	Nonoichi	108	10	0	4	45	94
#98	Kawaguchi	107	9	0	24	38	74
#99	Kure	106	22	0	53	100	31
#100	Kisarazu	106	8	0	57	92	41

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Sources: City Amenity Data · Last updated: 2025

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