Community suitability of Nagano, Japan
Highly suitable confidence B · live score 81
90
best land · p90
99%
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 72
Climate, growing & hazards 93
Autonomy & access 78
Where it pushes back
Water availability & qualityLand cover & degradationLegal entity & land framework
Within Nagano — 117 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Agematumati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (66)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Mitakemura
strongest Autonomy & access (98) ·
weakest Land & water (68)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Ookuwamura
strongest Autonomy & access (100) ·
weakest Land & water (63)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Kaidamura
strongest Autonomy & access (100) ·
weakest Land & water (67)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Kisohukusimamati
strongest Economy & cost (96) ·
weakest Land & water (70)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Hiyosimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Kinasamura
pushes back: Soil quality
Highly suitable 83
Miasamura
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Oosikamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Ootakimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Otarimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 83
Sakumati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Usudamati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Hakubamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Hasemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Iizimamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Inasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Kawakamimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Kitaaikimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Kizimadairamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Komaganesi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Koomimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Minamiaikimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Nagisomati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Sakaemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Togakusimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Yamanootimati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Karuizawamati
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 81
Kisomura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Minamimakimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Minamiminowamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Miyadamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Narakawamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Nozawaonsenmura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Ogawamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Sakakitamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Sakusi
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 81
Sinanomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Tatesinamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Yatihomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Hotakamati
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Iiyamasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Oomatisi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Takesimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Tenryuumura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Yasakamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Adumimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Anantyoo
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Asahimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Asasinamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Hirayamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Horiganemura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Kamimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Matukawamura
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 79
Nagawamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Nakagawamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Namiaimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Tatunomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Urugimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Yasuokamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 79
Honzyoomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Iidasi
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Ikusakamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Nagatomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Nebamura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Omimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Oookamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Sakaimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Seenaizimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 78
Atimura
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 77
Azusagawamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Matukawamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Nakazyoomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Sinsyuusinmati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Takagimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Tomiokamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Wadamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Huzimimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Ikedamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Minowamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Samizumura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Simojoomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Takayamamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Aokimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Hatamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Kamiyamadamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Sigamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Takatoomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Toyotamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Komorosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Marukomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Muremura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Nakanosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Sanadamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Akasinamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Haramura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Toguramati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Kitamimakimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Suzakasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Tinosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Toobumati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Koosyokusi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Misatomura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Sakakimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Simosuwamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Siozirisi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Takamorimati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Okayasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Yamagatamura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Naganosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Suwasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Uedasi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Yamagutimura
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Matumotosi
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Toyonomati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Obusemati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Toyosinamati
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
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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