Where's the Best Place to Live in Japan? City vs. Countryside

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A comparison of living in rural Yamagata Prefecture versus the city of Sendai, weighing the pros and cons of each lifestyle based on the creator's five years of experience.

5 places

1
Kobe
Kobe
Creator's voice
A city in Hyogo Prefecture, initially the creator's first choice for an English teaching job due to its famous Kobe beef.
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
2
Yamagata Prefecture
region
Yamagata, a prefecture on Japan's Honshu Island, is known for mountains, hot springs and temples. Snow-covered conifers famously resembling "snow monsters" mark its Mt. Zao ski resort area, which is also the site of hot springs and hiking trails around color-shifting Okama Crater Lake. The capital, also called Yamagata, is home to the hillside Yamadera Buddhist complex, centered on 9th-century Risshaku-ji Temple.
Yamagata, Japan
3
Osaka
Osaka
Creator's voice
The creator's favorite city, but ruled out for living due to its distance from North Japan, where many of his friends were and where he wanted to continue making videos.
Osaka, Japan
4
Sendai
Sendai
Creator's voice
A city that offers a balance between urban opportunities and access to the Tohoku countryside. It's well-connected, with Tokyo and Osaka about 90 minutes away by bullet train or airplane, and boasts a large train station with multiple Starbucks branches.
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
5
Mount Haguro
Mountain peak · Tsuruoka
4.6 (502)
One of the Three Mountains of Dewa, this mountain has a famous pagoda reached atop 2446 steps.
Mt. Haguro, Haguroyama Haguromachi Touge, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0211, Japan