Is Aizuwakamatsu safe? Japan travel risk
Is Aizuwakamatsu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aizuwakamatsu scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Aizuwakamatsu scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aizuwakamatsu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (80/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Fukushima territory, Aizuwakamatsu is established at 37.4948° N, 139.9298° E. It lies 203.8 km S relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Fukushima
37.4948° N, 139.9298° E
238 m
Asia/Tokyo
117,924
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Aizuwakamatsu happened in March (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.3 on 16 Mar 2022 (147 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.9 on 4 Oct 2025 (143 km away) — USGS details
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