Community suitability of Hokkaidoo, Japan
Highly suitable confidence B · live score 84
89
best land · p90
98%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 76
Governance, safety & tenure 83
Economy & cost 96
Society, freedom & health 96
Land & water 79
Climate, growing & hazards 89
Autonomy & access 94
Where it pushes back
Soil qualityLand cover & degradationGrowing conditions
Within Hokkaidoo — 219 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Hukusimatyoo
strongest Autonomy & access (99) ·
weakest Land & water (74)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 87
Kamiyuubetutyoo
strongest Autonomy & access (99) ·
weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 87
Bekkaityoo
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 86
Engarutyoo
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Hamanakatyoo
strongest Autonomy & access (98) ·
weakest Legal & sovereignty (76)
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 86
Hobetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Hokuryuutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Honbetutyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 86
Huurentyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Kuromatunaityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Makkarimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Nayorosi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Numatatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Oketotyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 86
Rumoisi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 86
Yuubetutyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 86
Akantyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Akkesityoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Asahityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Asyorotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Atutamura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Hamamasumura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Hirootyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Ikutaharatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Imakanetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Kaminokunityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Kikonaityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Monbetusi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Monbetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Nakasibetutyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 85
Nisekotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Osyamanbetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Otobetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Rikubetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Rubesibetyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 85
Sibetusi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Sibetyatyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 85
Sikabetyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Siriutityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Suttutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Tesikagatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Toyooratyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Tubetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Uryuutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 85
Assabutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Bihukatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Higasikawatyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 84
Horokanaityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Huranosi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Kenbutityoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 84
Kitahiyamatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Marusepputyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 84
Matumaetyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Mikasasi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Nemurosi
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Obiratyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Okobbetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Ootakimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Rankosityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Rusutumura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Saromatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Simukappumura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Siratakimura
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 84
Taiseetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Tokorotyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Tomamaetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Tooyamura
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Turuimura
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 84
Tyuuruimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Yuubarisi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 84
Aibetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Bieetyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 83
Bihorotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Biratorityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Erimotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Hukagawasi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Hurubiratyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Kamikawatyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 83
Kamisihorotyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 83
Kumaisityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Kuttyantyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Kyoogokutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Masiketyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Memurotyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Nisiokobbemura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Obihirosi
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 83
Otoineppumura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Sarabetumura
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 83
Sawaratyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Sibetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Simokawatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Sintotukawatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Siranukatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Syakotantyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Taikityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Takinooetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Tippubetutyoo
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 83
Urahorotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Wassamutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Yakumotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Abasirisi
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Abutatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Akabirasi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Asibetusi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Atumatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Esasityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Haborotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Hidakatyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 82
Higasimokotomura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Ikedatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Kamihuranotyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 82
Kamiisotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Kimobetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Kiyosatotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Kosimizutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Kuriyamatyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 82
Minamihuranotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Minamikayabetyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Moseusityoo
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 82
Nakatonbetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Oiwaketyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Onbetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Oomutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Samanityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Setanatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Soobetutyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Tesiotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Toobetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Tukigatatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Utanoborityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Utasinaisi
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 82
Yunityoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 82
Akaigawamura
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Esantyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 81
Hamatonbetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Horonobetyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Kamisunagawatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Kamoenaimura
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 81
Kunnepputyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Kyoowatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Memanbetutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Mituisityoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 81
Morimati
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Mukawatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Nakagawatyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Nakahuranotyoo
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 81
Nakasatunaimura
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 81
Nikityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Sihorotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Sikaoityoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Simamakimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Simizutyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Siraoityoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 81
Syarityoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 81
Syosanbetumura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 81
Toomatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Toyokorotyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Urakawatyoo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 81
Urausutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 81
Bibaisi
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Moderately suitable 80
Enbetutyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 80
Iwanaityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 80
Kurisawatyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Moderately suitable 80
Naietyoo
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Moderately suitable 80
Rausutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Saruhutumura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Titosesi
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 80
Todohokkemura
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 80
Tomarimura
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 80
Toyotomityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Yoitityoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 80
Niikapputyoo
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 79
Sintokutyoo
pushes back: Growing conditions
Moderately suitable 79
Takikawasi
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 79
Nanaetyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Okusirityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Oonotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Sunagawasi
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 78
Takasutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Kitamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Makubetutyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Otohuketyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Sizunaityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Tannotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Wakkanaisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Asahikawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Datesi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Eniwasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Hakodatesi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Hayakitatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Higasikaguratyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Iwamizawasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Kitamisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Pipputyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Sapporosi_Minamiku
pushes back: Soil quality
Moderately suitable 76
Toityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Naganumatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Kusirotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Sinsinotumura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Noboribetusi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Risirihuzityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Risirityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Tomakomaisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Hirosimatyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Isikarityoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Nanporotyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Otarusi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Sapporosi_Nisiku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Rebuntyoo
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Kusirosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Sapporosi_Toyohiraku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Sapporosi_Teeneku
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 61
Muroransi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Ebetusi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Sapporosi_Tyuuooku
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Sapporosi_Atubetuku
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 42
Sapporosi_Higasiku
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 42
Sapporosi_Kitaku
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 41
Sapporosi_Siroisiku
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 41
Reading the land, criterion by criterion
Each signal names the open dataset behind it and how measured it is.
Legal entity & land frameworkcountry B OECD FDI RRI + manual
Education & schooling freedomcountry B HSLDA + UNESCO UIS
Seed & agricultural autonomycountry C UPOV membership proxy
Governance & corruptioncountry A World Bank WGI + Transparency CPI
Land tenure securitycountry A IPRI (de jure) + Prindex (de facto)
Business & economic viabilitycountry A World Bank B-READY, Heritage, Fraser
Cost of living, labour & landcountry A World Bank PPP, ILOSTAT
Monetary & capital sovereigntycountry A IMF/World Bank, Chinn-Ito
Personal freedomcountry A Cato/Fraser Human Freedom Index
Healthcare qualitycountry B WHO GHO
Disease / vector burden A Malaria Atlas + dengue Index P
Soil quality A SoilGrids (ISRIC)
Water availability & quality A WRI Aqueduct + AQUASTAT
Terrain & buildability A SRTM / NASADEM
Land cover & degradation A ESA WorldCover + Global Forest Watch
Biodiversity & alignment B Biodiversity Intactness Index
Climate & natural hazards A ThinkHazard + NASA FIRMS + USGS
Growing conditions A CHELSA / FAO GAEZ
Food & forage diversity B FAO GAEZ crop suitability + GLW
Coastal risk B Climate Central CoastalDEM
Energy potential A Global Solar Atlas + Global Wind Atlas
Natural building materials B SoilGrids clay + forest + geology
Environmental quality A SEDAC PM2.5 + VIIRS night-lights
Connectivity A Ookla + ITU (+ Starlink)
Accessibility A Malaria Atlas friction surface
Remoteness / surroundings A GPWv4 population density
Contamination legacy C Maus mining polygons + WRI power plants
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
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