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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Hiroshima.
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Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Hiroshima can be described as very high.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
- Expenses: Average prices for both goods and services, and for the purchase / rental of housing. Usual monthly spendings are around $2700.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
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Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Hiroshima is fine.
- Safety: In general, the situation in Hiroshima is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Nightlife: Hiroshima has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Hiroshima that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Hiroshima directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
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Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Hiroshima.
- Income: The average monthly salary in Hiroshima is quite high around $3200.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
