Is Akaiwa safe? Japan travel risk
Is Akaiwa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Akaiwa scores 31/100 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.
Akaiwa scores 31/100 (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 Akaiwa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Okayama at 34.7553° N, 134.0189° E (elevation 47 m), Akaiwa lies 521.7 km ENE of Tokyo. Time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
Okayama
34.7553° N, 134.0189° E
47 m
Asia/Tokyo
42,341
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (198 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 41 | 52 | 99 | 128 | 128 | 198 | 184 | 140 | 181 | 93 | 55 | 49 |
Normals: Okayama (15 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Akaiwa happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 6 Jan 2026 (107 km away) — USGS details
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