Is Chōfugaoka safe? Japan travel risk
Is Chōfugaoka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chōfugaoka scores 33/100 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.
Chōfugaoka scores 33/100 (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 Chōfugaoka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (83/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Chōfugaoka belongs to Tōkyō (Japan), centered at coordinates 35.6506° N, 139.5407° E. Distance to Tokyo is 10.3 km towards the ENE.
Tōkyō
35.6506° N, 139.5407° E
Lowland
UTC
238,087
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (29 °C avg high); Wettest: September (218 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 26° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Low °C | -0° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 52 | 65 | 107 | 109 | 126 | 184 | 168 | 148 | 218 | 148 | 101 | 67 |
Normals: Tokyo (10.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Chōfugaoka happened in June, July, August and September (4 of 4 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: M6.1 on 26 May 2023 (90 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.8 on 22 Aug 2026 (63 km away) — USGS details
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