Is Fukui safe? Japan travel risk
Is Fukui safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Fukui scores 38/100 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.
Fukui scores 38/100 (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 Fukui: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (84/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Fukui at 36.0641° N, 136.2196° E, Fukui lies 312.1 km E of Tokyo. Time zone: UTC.
Fukui
36.0641° N, 136.2196° E
Lowland
UTC
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Critical Services & Regional Transit
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Fukui happened in 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: M6.2 on 1 Jan 2024 (136 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.1 on 26 Nov 2024 (100 km away) — USGS details
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