Is Chikuma safe? Japan travel risk
Is Chikuma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chikuma scores 40/100 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.
Chikuma scores 40/100 (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 Chikuma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (91/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Nagano at 36.5339° N, 138.1200° E (elevation 388 m), Chikuma lies 167.3 km SE of Tokyo. Time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
Nagano
36.5339° N, 138.1200° E
388 m
Asia/Tokyo
58,755
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Chikuma happened in January (6 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
9 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 1 Jan 2024 (130 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 2 Jun 2024 (127 km away) — USGS details
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