Is Hachinohe safe? Japan travel risk
Is Hachinohe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hachinohe scores 40/100 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.
Hachinohe scores 40/100 (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 Hachinohe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (100/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 40.5123° N, 141.4884° E in Aomori, Hachinohe features an altitude of 20 m. The settlement is located 561.3 km SSW from Tokyo.
Aomori
40.5123° N, 141.4884° E
20 m
Asia/Tokyo
222,799
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Hachinohe happened in December (9 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
22 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 8 Dec 2025 (80 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 8 Aug 2026 (82 km away) — USGS details
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