Is Fukagawa safe? Japan travel risk
Is Fukagawa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Fukagawa scores 34/100 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.
Fukagawa scores 34/100 (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 Fukagawa: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: natural hazards (74/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 43.7178° N, 142.0403° E in Hokkaidō, Fukagawa features an altitude of 40 m. The settlement is located 917.2 km SSW from Tokyo.
Hokkaidō
43.7178° N, 142.0403° E
40 m
Asia/Tokyo
20,039
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Fukagawa happened in April and June (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 11 Jun 2023 (133 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.9 on 26 Apr 2026 (134 km away) — USGS details
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