Is Gamagōri safe? Japan travel risk
Is Gamagōri safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gamagōri scores 37/100 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.
Gamagōri scores 37/100 (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 Gamagōri: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (81/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Aichi territory, Gamagōri is established at 34.8431° N, 137.2196° E. It lies 239.3 km ENE relative to Tokyo. Time zone observed: Asia/Tokyo.
Aichi
34.8431° N, 137.2196° E
23 m
Asia/Tokyo
80,063
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (243 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | -1° | -0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 21° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 51 | 61 | 116 | 147 | 147 | 227 | 214 | 151 | 243 | 119 | 83 | 61 |
Normals: Nagoya (47.7 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 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Gamagōri happened in September (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 14 Nov 2022 (115 km away) — USGS details
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