Is Akune safe? Japan travel risk
Is Akune safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Akune scores 39/100 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.
Akune scores 39/100 (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 Akune: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (89/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Akune belongs to Kagoshima (Japan), centered at coordinates 32.0144° N, 130.1928° E (6 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 963.1 km towards the ENE.
Kagoshima
32.0144° N, 130.1928° E
6 m
Asia/Tokyo
19,009
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Akune happened in July (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
7 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.1 on 8 Aug 2024 (127 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (52 km away) — USGS details
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