Is Gojō safe? Japan travel risk
Is Gojō safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gojō scores 32/100 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.
Gojō scores 32/100 (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 Gojō: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (74/100) and health and medical access (35/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% 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 Nara at 34.3564° N, 135.6956° E (elevation 98 m), Gojō lies 388.9 km ENE of Tokyo. Time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
Nara
34.3564° N, 135.6956° E
98 m
Asia/Tokyo
26,998
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (239 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 28° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 55 | 64 | 117 | 153 | 154 | 239 | 196 | 125 | 207 | 116 | 76 | 65 |
Normals: Osaka (41.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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